HOUSTON, TX — Dr. Candice Matthews is demanding answers after families in Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens say they are still living with sickness, death, and uncertainty despite past promises of legal action connected to alleged Union Pacific contamination.
During an exclusive interview in northeast Houston, Dr. Matthews spoke with the great-grandson of an elderly Fifth Ward resident battling cervical cancer. He described generations of residents, relatives, classmates, and neighbors who have either died or become seriously ill, including cases of cancer and unexplained illnesses…