South Houston, Texas
City of South Houston Marker for the town/city of South Houston Marker for the town/city of South Houston Location of South Houston, Texas Location of South Houston, Texas South Houston is a town/city in the U.S.
In 1913 Dumont was incorporated as the town/city of South Houston. Because of the 1913 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate South Houston's territory into its town/city limits, while Houston took in surrounding areas that were unincorporated. South Houston's initial industrialized activity consisted of shipping produce along the Galveston, Houston and Henderson Railroad.
The establishment of the Houston Ship Channel resulted in the establishment of manufacturing industries inland, including in South Houston.
Between the 1940s and the early 1960s South Houston found rapid populace growth.
From the 1980 census to the 1990 census, Hispanics began to move into South Houston by an amount between 1,000 and 3,500 per square mile.
South Houston police station/Robert A.
South Houston City Hall The South Houston City Council establishes town/city policies, considering resolutions and ordinances, appointing South Houston inhabitants to positions on municipal committees and boards, and establishing the annual budgets.
City council meets amid the first and third Tuesdays of each month in the South Houston Municipal Court; meetings begin at 7:30 PM; it is open to members of the public.
The South Houston Fire Department serves the city.
The South Houston Police Department is headquartered at 1023 West Dallas Street.
South Houston is positioned inside Harris County Precinct 2; as of 2008 Sylvia Garcia heads Precinct 2. South Houston is positioned in District 145 of the Texas House of Representatives.
As of 2008 Rick Noriega represents the district. South Houston is inside District 6 of the Texas Senate; as of 2008 Mario Gallegos is the representative. South Houston is inside Texas's 29th congressional district; as of 2008 Gene Green is the representative. The United States Postal Service operates the South Houston Post Office at 315 North Allen Genoa Road. South Houston High School South Houston is served by the Pasadena Independent School District.
Pearl Hall Elementary School (South Houston) Walter Matthys Elementary School (South Houston) Smith Elementary School (South Houston) South Houston Elementary School (South Houston) In the reconstruction - 1999-2000 South Houston Elementary, despite the low socio-economic backgrounds of its students, received "recognized" scores from the Texas Education Agency. Sections of South Houston west of Old Galveston Road are served by Rick Schneider Middle School (Houston, Grades 5-6).
Parts of South Houston are zoned to Carter Lomax Middle School (Pasadena, Grades 5-6).
Parts of South Houston are not served by any "middle school" and instead are served by elementary schools, intermediate schools, and high schools. Sections of South Houston west of Old Galveston Road are served by South Houston Intermediate School (South Houston, Grades 7-8).
All of South Houston is served by South Houston High School. South Houston Library South Houston is served by the South Houston Branch of Harris County Public Library at 607 Avenue A.
The first South Houston library opened in 1927.
South Houston Elementary School South Houston Intermediate School South Houston Police Department front entrance "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): South Houston city, Texas".
South Houston, Texas from the Handbook of Texas Online City of South Houston.
South Houston Police Department.
"CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS 3316 South Shaver Street South Houston, Texas 77587" "South Houston Branch Library." A Short History of South Houston (South Houston Chamber of Commerce, 1982).
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