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Spring Branch is a district in west-northwest Harris County, Texas, United States, roughly bordered by Tanner Road and Hempstead Road to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and the 610 Loop to the east; it is almost entirely within the city of Houston. [4]
Spring Branch is located in western Comal County along U.S. Highway 281, north of Bulverde, west of Canyon Lake and the surrounding unincorporated community of the same name. New Braunfels is approximately 21 miles (34 km) southeast of Spring Branch. The city covers 1.9 square miles, all land. [2]
The city of Houston, Texas, contains many neighborhoods, ranging from planned communities to historic wards. There is no uniform standard for what constitutes an individual neighborhood within the city; however, the city of Houston does recognize a list of 88 super neighborhoods which encompass broadly recognized regions. According to the city ...
In 1936 state highway maps indicated a cemetery and a church. Initially the settlement consisted of one and one-half square miles. [5]In the mid-1950s, efforts to form a Spring Branch municipality (proposed to be called the city of Spring Branch in roughly the area known today as the Memorial Villages) failed. [6]
When Houston was established in 1837, the city's founders divided it into political geographic districts called "wards." The ward designation is the progenitor of the nine current-day Houston City Council districts. Much of the predominantly African American First Ward was demolished and renovated as part of a gentrification effort. Much of the ...
The Spring Branch ISD area is served by the Houston Community College System, but it is not within the tax base. [ citation needed ] SBISD is not to be confused with the Spring Independent School District , also located in the Greater Houston area (the latter is located in the northern portion of the region).
Islamic Education Institute of Texas (Darul Arqam Schools) - the Spring Branch campus, Southeast Campus, and Southwest Campus, all K-8 schools, are in the Houston city limits [67] Its high school in north Harris County is outside of the city limits. Defunct. Mount Carmel High School; North Houston Baptist School
Spring Branch may refer to: A spring branch, a stream carrying the outflow of a spring to a nearby primary stream; Spring Branch (Murderkill River tributary), a stream in Kent County, Delaware; Spring Branch (Little Blue River tributary), a stream in Missouri; Spring Branch, Comal County, Texas, city north of San Antonio