Galena Park, Texas Galena Park, Texas Galena Park sign Galena Park sign Galena Park is a town/city in Harris County, Texas, United States, inside the Houston Sugar Land Baytown urbane area.

Issac Batterson and his family settled in the region in 1833; it was a part of the Ezekiel Thomas Survey. The region of Galena Park began as the settlement of Clinton in 1835. The center of what would turn into Galena Park was a 1,000-acre (400 ha) tract that Batterson purchased from the estate of Ezekiel Thomas. The settlement originally served as a farming and ranching improve but in the 1880s transformed into a barns center along the new Port of Houston.

The settlement's name was changed to Galena Park after the Galena Signal Oil Company of Texas, which assembled the first refinery there.

Galena Park's initial name survives today as the name of a primary street in the city, Clinton Drive. Because of the 1935 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Galena Park's territory into its town/city limits, while Houston took in surrounding areas that were unincorporated. By the late 1930s Houston was burgeoning as a port, so Galena Park expanded.

The economy of Galena Park began to suffer in the early 1980s, when cranes used to haul ship cargo were reduced; before to the early 1980s a team of workers who took up to one week to load cargo off of a ship stayed in the port town/city and contributed to its small-town economy, but the new technology lead to ships unloading all cargo in less than one day. The 1980s also hit Galena Park's economy with all the layoffs from the steel mills. The economy further decreased after the September 11, 2001 attacks, when sea port administrators tightened security rules that governed whether sailors could leave ships docked at port. Map of Galena Park Galena Park is positioned at 29 44 20 N 95 14 14 W (29.738928, -95.237211). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 5.0 square miles (13 km2), all of it land.

The town/city is east of the 610 Loop, north of the Houston Ship Channel, and adjoining to the City of Jacinto City, as well as the Clinton Park neighborhood of Houston. Clinton Drive is the chief arterial road for Galena Park and traffic to and from the ship channel and the Port of Houston uses this road.

The region around Galena Park includes freeways, freight stockyards , and heavy industry. The border between Galena Park, previously an all-White town/city and Clinton Park, an black neighborhood, is barricaded as of 2008.

Galena Park City Hall As of 2014 Esmeralda Moya is the mayor. The City of Galena Park made history on June 21, 2014 by electing mayor Moya, Commissioner Serna, and Commissioner Flores as the first Hispanics to hold these positions in office.

Moya was sworn into office on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at Galena Park's City Hall positioned at 2000 Clinton Dr., Galena Park, Texas 77547.

De - Foyd serves as the town/city attorney, Mayra Gonzales serves as the town/city secretary and the tax collector and assesser, and City Administrator Robert Pruett directs enhance works. The Galena Park Fire Department and the Galena Park Police Department serve the city.

Gregory has been a long-time firefighter at Galena Park and has served for many years at the chief of Tarkington Volunteer Fire Department. Galena Park is positioned inside Harris County Precinct 2; as of 2011 Jack Morman headed Precinct 2. Galena Park is positioned in District 143 of the Texas House of Representatives As of 2011 Ana Hernandez Luna, formerly Ana E.

Hernandez, represented the district. Galena Park is inside District 6 of the Texas Senate; as of 2011 Mario Gallegos, Jr.

Galena Park was inside Texas's 29th congressional district; as of 2011 Gene Green represented the district. The United States Postal Service operates the Galena Park Post Office at 1805 Clinton Drive. Galena Park High School Galena Park Library Students in Galena Park attend schools in Galena Park Independent School District.

Four separate elementary schools, Galena Park Elementary School in Galena Park, Mac - Arthur Elementary School in Galena Park, Jacinto City Elementary School in Jacinto City, and Pyburn Elementary School in Houston, serve students from the town/city of Galena Park Almost all Galena Park students are zoned to Galena Park Middle School (6-8) in Galena Park.

A several in northeast Galena Park are zoned to Woodland Acres Middle School in Houston. All Galena Park inhabitants are zoned to Galena Park High School (9-12) in Galena Park. [Our Lady of Fatima School, a PK 3 to Grade 8 Roman Catholic school, is in Galena Park .

Galena Park is zoned to the San Jacinto College system.

The Harris County Public Library (HCPL) fitness operates the Galena Park Branch at 1500 Keene Street in Galena Park.

The 5,800-square-foot (540 m2) branch, a partnership between HCPL and Galena Park, was assembled in March 1996 opened in December of that year. Galena Park Middle School Galena Park Elementary School Galena Park Fire Station #1 Galena Park Police Department a b "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Galena Park city, Texas".

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