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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]
San Francisco City Hall is the seat of government for the City and County of San Francisco, California. Re-opened in 1915 in its open space area in the city's Civic Center , it is a Beaux-Arts monument to the City Beautiful movement that epitomized the high-minded American Renaissance of the 1880s to 1917.
In the mid-1950s, effort to form a Spring Branch municipality failed. [6] Hilshire Village incorporated on April 15, 1955. [5] Because of the 1955 incorporation, Houston did not incorporate Hilshire Village's territory into its city limits, while Houston annexed surrounding areas that were unincorporated. [7] In 1960 543 people lived in ...
The Spring Branch Memorial area was originally settled by German immigrants in the 19th century. Hedwig Village's name originates from Hedwig Road, which was built on the property of Hedwig Jankowski Schroeder; Schroeder emigrated from Germany to Texas in 1906 to help her sister operate a business in Houston.
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; Spring Branch, Houston ...
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]
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).