The Woodlands, Texas The Woodlands, Texas Skyline of The Woodlands, Texas Chang's China Bistro outside The Woodlands Mall House in The Woodlands The Woodlands is a master-planned improve and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S.
State of Texas in the Houston The Woodlands Sugar Land urbane area.
According to The Woodlands Development Company, the populace was 107,769 as of a January 2014 estimate, an increase of 93.7% over its populace of 55,649 at the 2000 census. Although it began as a suburban evolution and a bedroom community, it has also thriving corporations and has a several corporate campuses, most prominently Chevron Phillips, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, Huntsman Corporation, Woodforest National Bank, Baker Hughes, CB&I, Mc - Kesson Corporation, Aon plc, Maersk Line, Safmarine, Geo - Southern Energy, Exxon - Mobil, and SWN or Southwestern Energy Company.
The Woodlands was conceived after the petroleum trade investor George P.
Mitchell in 1974 and managed by The Woodlands Corporation as an extension of Mitchell Energy & Development. Mitchell, an petroleum businessman, prepared to establish a conference center, hotels, office parks, retail malls, schools, large distribution centers, and golf courses.
Bill Schadewald of the Houston Business Journal said that Mitchell wanted the evolution to "entice town/city slickers looking for far-flung suburban character of life." Schadewald said that small-town sources stated that the HUD New Town program, a federally funded program, had a "low survival rate" and questioned whether The Woodlands would succeed. The Woodlands Corporation was acquired on July 31, 1997, by a partnership between Morgan Stanley and Crescent Real Estate Equities. In December 2003, The Rouse Company acquired Crescent's interest, and Rouse was bought by General Growth Properties on November 12, 2004.
In 2011 The Woodlands was sold to the Howard Hughes Development Corporation. In 2011, Schadewald said "Now: Obviously, The Woodlands had quite a future.
Somewhere between First Colony and The Woodlands, I realized why visionary real estate developers strike it rich more often than skeptical real estate reporters." Enumeration Bureau designated the region around The Woodlands and Conroe as a "large urbanized transit area," defined as having over 200,000 residents, making it eligible to receive federal transit funds. Mitchell's initial plan was for The Woodlands to be took in by the town/city of Houston.
To counteract any possible move by the city, a boss began to problematic an autonomous town/city government. However, the formation of an autonomous government would require authorization by the State of Texas and the City of Houston, as Houston held extraterritorial jurisdiction over the area. In 2007, two state legislators representing Woodlands, Sen.
Robert Eissler, created and passed two bills in the 2007 Legislature House Bill 4109 and Senate Bill 1012. HB 4109 called for a vote to allow expansion of an existing enhancement precinct (now The Woodlands Township) and to allow The Woodlands to collect revenue tax, while SB 1012 allowed for the creation of county-wide agreements between governments.
Map of the Woodlands CDP as of the 2000 census The Woodlands is primarily in Montgomery County, Texas, with a small portion of the CDP in Harris County.
A bridge dominant through the forest in The Woodlands, Texas.
Some of them moved to The Woodlands to escape increased crime and political tensions from the Mexican presidential election. According to the 2010 U.S.
Enumeration 6.6% of the inhabitants of The Woodlands were Hispanic.
As of the 2013-2014 school year 22% of the students at Conroe Independent School District elementary and junior high schools in The Woodlands were Hispanic.
The 2013-2014 percentage in Conroe ISD schools in The Woodlands is below the overall Conroe ISD Hispanic average of 34.2%. The Woodlands Magazine, a Spanish language periodical that covers The Woodlands, as well as the Montgomery County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Many churches in The Woodlands region have some services in Spanish. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has its command posts in The Woodlands. On February 11, 1999 Anadarko announced that it would purchase a 7.5-acre (30,000 m2) tract from The Woodlands Land Company, to build a 800,000-square-foot (74,000 m2), 32-story command posts building, to open in mid-2002. As of 2000 the Anadarko building was the biggest office universal in The Woodlands. The Woodlands Mall Other companies based in The Woodlands include Woodforest National Bank, Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Mc - Kesson Corporation, Tetra Technologies, Rigaku, and Kroger Texas.
Many wealthy Mexicans who settled in The Woodlands due to rising crime in Mexico had also established businesses in The Woodlands. United States Postal Service postal services include The Woodlands Post Office at 9450 Pinecroft Drive and the Panther Creek Post Office at 10800 Gosling Road. Law enforcement in Montgomery County is provided by the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Highway Patrol.
The Woodlands Township is a Special-purpose precinct created by the 73rd Texas Legislature in 1993, and is run by a seven-member board of administrators who are propel directly by the inhabitants of the township in an at large election, for two year staggered terms. Even though The Woodlands is not a town/city nor a traditional township government, it still provides limited municipal government services such as trash pickup, parks and recreation, covenant enforcement, fire and rescue services, streetscaping, economic development, and enhanced law enforcement and security patrols. The township's offices are positioned at 2801 Technology Forest Boulevard, The Woodlands, TX 77381. The Brazos Transit District runs three transit services in The Woodlands: The Woodlands Express, which provides commuter service to Houston from park and ride lots in The Woodlands, Waterway Cruisers, which run on weekends, and the no-charge daily Waterway Trolley. The Woodlands offers many entertainment venues including two movie theaters, over 150 restaurants, a publicly accessible waterway, dancing waterfalls with music, and the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, summer home of the Houston Symphony and catering for many large acts (rock bands to classical).
The Woodlands Waterway will eventually be more than 1/2 mile long, reaching from The Woodlands Mall around to Lake Woodlands and with wide, lighted sidewalks along both sides and Waterway Taxis.
The Woodlands Mall borders the waterway and is adjoining to Market Street, forming a large pedestrian-friendly shopping district.
Each of the "villages" in The Woodlands has its own shopping center with a core grocery store and shops, banks, gas, restaurants, etc.
Market Street, a shopping center in The Woodlands.
The town/city is also home to a famous improve concert band officially known as "The Woodlands Concert Band".
The Woodlands has an amateur radio club and repeater.
The cast and crew were largely composed of small-town residents, and the film itself was part of a larger accomplishment on Eakin's part to generate interest in using The Woodlands and Houston as shooting locations for primary motion pictures.
Following its culmination, the film was heavily promoted in the small-town press and at region businesses, dominant to its world premier at The Woodlands High School.
The film was generally not well received, and no further attempts have been made to bring the film trade to The Woodlands.
The Woodlands High School The Woodlands College Park High School Most students in the Montgomery County portion attend schools in the Conroe Independent School District.
Children residing in the May Valley neighborhood in Sterling Ridge Village attend schools in the Magnolia Independent School District.
Children from the Creekside Park Village in Harris County attend the Tomball Independent School District.
Montgomery County Memorial Library System operates two libraries in The Woodlands, the South Branch and the George and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Library.
Most schools have the honored project of an exemplary school, the highest school ranking in Texas.
The Woodlands High School (TWHS) serves the portion of The Woodlands in Montgomery County.
The Woodlands College Park High School, which opened in 2005, serves the easterly portion of The Woodlands in Montgomery County.
Magnolia High School serves pupils residing in May Valley, and Tomball High School serves pupils residing inside the Harris County portion.
Montgomery County: Knox Junior High School, Mc - Cullough Junior High School, Bear Branch Junior High School Harris County: Tomball Junior High School The Woodlands Preparatory School The Woodlands Christian Academy The closest Catholic high school is Frassati Catholic High School in north Harris County; the creators of the school intended for it to serve The Woodlands. Lone Star College (originally the North Harris Montgomery Community College District) and Sam Houston State University The Woodlands Center serve the community.
The territory in Conroe ISD joined the improve college precinct in 1991, and the territory in Tomball ISD had joined the precinct in 1982. The command posts of the Lone Star College System are positioned in The Woodlands and in unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas. The precinct moved to its current locale on March 17, 2003. Our Lady of the Lake University, a private non-profit college based in San Antonio, moved its Houston Campus to The Woodlands in 2011.
The Woodlands is organized into "villages", subdivided into "neighborhoods." Village of Grogan's Mill: the first village in The Woodlands, locatednnear the Town Center.
Location of Market Street, The Waterway District, The Woodlands Mall and The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, and hotels and a meeting hall (formerly "Metro Center").
Borders the west shore of Lake Woodlands (opened 1976).
Village of Cochran's Crossing: locale of The Woodlands High School.
Village of College Park: locale of Lone Star College and Sam Houston State University-The Woodlands Center.
Village of Sterling Ridge: locale of The Woodlands High School Ninth Grade Campus.
Village of Creekside Park: The new village evolution to be undertaken by The Woodlands Development Company, in Harris County.
Steve Toth, outgoing District 15 Republican state representative, 2013-2015; businessman in The Woodlands The Woodlands Township.
"The Woodlands, Texas Demographics: January 1, 2013".
The Woodlands Development Company.
"Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): The Woodlands CDP, Texas".
"US Enumeration Bureau Population Finder: The Woodlands CDP, Texas".
Woodlands governing groups prepare for November election.
"Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): The Woodlands CDP, Texas".
"The Woodlands CDP Quick - Facts from the US Enumeration Bureau".
2000 US Census, The Woodlands CDP, Texas 2007 American Community Survey Estimate via US Enumeration Factfinder.
"The Woodlands lures more Hispanics to area" (Archived 2015-09-25 at Web - Cite).
"Hispanic populace in The Woodlands continues to grow." "The Woodlands becomes a prestige in office construction." "Woodlands a haven for Mexican entrepreneurs." The Woodlands election knowledge packet.
"The Woodlands Township FAQ".
The Woodlands Express Park and Ride "7901 Bay Branch Drive The Woodlands, Texas" The Woodlands Township, small-town government website The Woodlands Journal - The Woodlands News, Business, Events, Entertainment, Real Estate and More The Woodlands, Texas Flag of Texas Houston The Woodlands Sugar Land Municipalities and communities of Harris County, Texas, United States Municipalities and communities of Montgomery County, Texas, United States
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