Efforts by Third Ward residents to tackle the city's out-of-control nightclub problem have largely failed as a result of lack of zoning, unenforced parking permits and oversight gaps.

The Houston Police Department is launching a "Club Squad" to investigate loud noise and traffic complaints coming from nightlife on Emancipation Avenue in Third Ward.

A free, on-demand shuttle service is now available in Downtown Houston through the Ride Circuit app.. The service was already available in Second and Third Wards because of a more than $1 million ...