VicMan

In another forum I asked whether the University of Texas should consider establishing an undergraduate program in Houston. The UT System had success in establishing UT Dallas in Richardson, TX. Should it follow suit and establish a school in Houston? Should UT acquire TSU, or should it build a new campus? If it builds new, where should it build?

1. The City of Houston doesn't have the same boundaries as Houston ISD, so technically that would be "it's the other districts that hassle Houston ISD residents who want to get out" 2. I seriously think that North Forest should be forcefully annexed into Houston ISD and/or Aldine ISD. The only way that NFISD would remain viable as a district is if the stewardship currently in charge started attracting people to live in the district.

Regarding the Houston Press entry: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/eating/2009/...ertain_futu.php The bit about the Marriott bandit sign is pretty interesting

Now that it will not get a renewed lease at the Piney Point location, where will it go next?

HISD allows out of district residents to attend for no charge if they are accepted. But there are some things: 1. No free transportation 2. Out of district people have to get into an HISD school; they are accepted LAST, after the HISD-zoned kids and the children of HISD employees

This is a standard operating procedure. The Houston ISD website states that a utility bill is needed to enroll your child: http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/...00052147fa6RCRD "proof of your identity and residential address (driver’s license and utility bill);" I'll look at other district websites and compare them to HISD... * Aldine ISD http://www.aldine.k12.tx.us/sections/paren...orm/english.cfm "Proof of residential address in parent’s / guardian’s name. Possible documents that can be used are utility bills (with the exception of telephone), mortgage closing papers, lease agreements, etc." * Alief ISD: http://www.aliefisd.net/site_res_view_temp...21-50d815c22e30 "Two proofs of residence (deed, lease, bank statement, and/or most recent utility bill)" * Clear Creek ISD http://www2.ccisd.net/Departments/PublicIn...nformation.aspx "Two Proofs of Residency in the Clear Creek Independent School District: Current Deed to a house in the name of the Adult seeking to enroll a child, or Current mortgage or payment book, Signed apartment lease in the name of the adult seeking to enroll a child, AND A copy of a current electric bill, or Water utility bill for the address identified." * Fort Bend ISD http://www.fortbendisd.com/parentlinks/enrollchild.cfm "proof of residence including a deed or a lease agreement and a recent utility bill," * Katy ISD http://www.katyisd.org/files/parents/Accep..._Enrollment.pdf "Any of the following documents containing the name of the parent/guardian and street address are acceptable for proof of residency for initial enrollment purposes: 1. A recent utility bill (other than a phone or cable bill) with parent/guardian’s name and street address; 2. House or apartment lease agreement*; or 3. An earnest money or purchase contract and a letter from a mortgage company indicating loan approval or proof from the home builder/realtor of cash payment verification*." * Pasadena ISD http://www.pasadenaisd.org/studentsvcs/frame.htm "A current deed, a mortgage, a mortgage payment book, or an apartment lease, and a utility bill (present or previous month) to establish residence within the school district" * Spring Branch ISD http://wve.springbranchisd.com/About/Enrol...06/Default.aspx "1. Proof of residency (provide one): *Lease *Mortgage papers *Tax Bill (Not utility bills)" * Stafford MSD http://www.stafford.msd.esc4.net/parentenrollmentinfo.aspx "Proof of Residency (i.e. mortgage contract, lease agreement, rent receipt)" North Forest ISD does not state what it considers to be proof of residency: http://www.nfisd.org/default.aspx?name=ccr.register

For Humble ISD I see a list of subdivisions by school, but no maps (yet) http://www.humble.k12.tx.us/attendance.htm

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...ro/6390446.html They got a suspect

That's really cool! It's very useful to see which high schools have which boundaries: Pasadena ISD has its high school zone maps here: http://www.pasadenaisd.org/pages/HighSchools.pdf Pearland ISD has its high school zone maps here: http://www.pearlandisd.org/files/filesyste...ool_zoning1.pdf Alief ISD has no high school boundaries, as it has a lottery to determine high school assignments North Forest ISD has one high school

Yep - Elsik and Hastings are next door to each other. Taylor is a bit to the west. As for the original topic, HISD is opening a new K-8 to relieve Dowling. I don't know exactly where it will be.

As far as I know, there are no other Houston-area districts that do that.

Alief assigns its high schools differently: A random number generator determines whether a person goes to Elsik, Hastings, or Taylor. His location within the district does not affect the assignment. However AFAIK one can get into the school that his or her sibling gets into.

The 2008-2009 map is here: http://www.fortbend.k12.tx.us/cmf/var/tidb...080818_1305.pdf Well, in some districts with influxes of people on undeveloped land, new high schools open frequently. In Houston ISD, which is almost completely built out, high school boundary maps hardly ever change.

Foxmulder has a point: METRO should increase lot security. The guy in the picture likely will get caught.

If it's in Garden Villas, the " school information" on the HAR page is dead wrong. Garden Villas is zoned to Houston ISD (Garden Villas ES, Hartman MS, Sterling HS)

Edwards and Koch DO share the garage, but AFAIK there isn't a separate side thing. The elavators for the Edwards and for the Koch are on opposite sides, though. AFAIK the workers park in that garage during the day, while the theater patrons use it during the night.

Determine if it's true or not; if it is, I'm sure the press would like to know. Whether Wilson is or is not, it doesn't seem necessary. An old, beat up truck with 18 MPG city is good enough to use to tour bus sites.

Yes, the 1994 Roselawn, Indiana incident caused AA to relocate several ATR aircraft to warmer areas. Anyway, a search of AA.com shows that on April 16 on the Hobby-DFW route the AA airlines will fly daily 9 flights that day. 4 of them will use ATR-72s and 5 of them will use ERJ-145s.

1. SGR already has general aviation jet traffic, so I'm not sure if some additional ATRs will raise any noise levels to significant levels. Now, military aircraft would be a huge annoyance. 2. Continental also charges for one or two bags for economy class pax on basic tickets in the U.S., but Southwest does not. Out of all of the major U.S. airlines Southwest is the only one that has two bags free within the Continental U.S. Most of the others charge even for one bag. To be fair, Southwest is the dominant carrier at Hobby and many go to Hobby specifically to fly Southwest. However there are ways to avoid the bag fee on AA, CO, or other carriers (packing light and only taking carryons, being a member of the frequent flyer program, etc) 3. American Eagle, or whatever airline decides to fly to SGR, would have to attract people from Richmond, Rosenberg, Sugar Land, Missouri City, Stafford, and far southwest Houston who want the convenience of flying out of SGR as opposed to HOU or IAH.

In 1998 I flew on Atlantic Southeast Airlines (dba Delta Connection) from Houston Hobby to Dallas/Fort Worth on an Embraer EMB-120. There is a possibility that ERJs could be used, but there's also a possibility ATRs could be used too. I guess it depends on the specific economics of SGR-DFW. ATR-72s have been used for longer services, I.E. Bari to Djerba. Using this: http://gc.kls2.com/ * SGR-DFW: 240 miles * BRI-DJE: 599 miles So SGR-DFW isn't close to the full range of an ATR72. Many prop planes are economically good for shorthaul routes, and some airlines, realizing this, are putting Q400s in place of regional jets. I.E. Colgan Air, dba Continental Airlines, operates Q400s out of Newark to some places on the Eastern Seaboard. If you have heard of Porter Airlines, it operates Q400 flights from Toronto City Centre (YTZ) to Newark Airport (EWR): That is 336 miles. Also, notice that Executive Airlines dba American Eagle operates ATR72s on many Puerto Rico to Caribbean island routes. I'm not sure what the answer would be for charter vs. scheduled. I know businessmen like having multiple frequencies, but I'm not sure how many frequencies would be enough for Sugar Land to Dallas. EDIT: There's an airliners.net thread from 2007 about ideas for alternative airports in Houston and Dallas: http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/g...quest#ID3446617

Ah, I see. I know DeAnda will relieve Mitchell. Mitchell's boundary is here: http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolbounda.../MitchellES.pdf From looking at Mitchell's boundary it seems likely that DeAnda's boundary will extend west of Telephone, just as Mitchell's boundary does now. There's a possibility DeAnda's boundary may go west of Mykawa. BTW, where can I find the addresses of DeAnda, Reagan K-8, and the Sharpstown reliever school?

Hehehe.. Well, it's a bit different having an ATR-72 take off twice a day (in addition to the general aviation traffic) versus the homeowners at Garden Villas, who hear a 737 take off about every minute

If by "the city" you mean Downtown Houston, then isn't that what the P&R services would be for? Or are you referring to intra-Sugar Land services (between the airport, Schlumberger, and city hall)? On City-Data I pointed out that there were plans around 2003 from the Fort Bend County government to install commuter rail to take Fort Bend County-area residents into the Texas Medical Center: http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summa...286-9044560_ITM (Hanson, Eric. "Fort Bend County, Texas, Draws up Commuter Rail Plan." - Houston Chronicle - October 6, 2003) In 2005 Fort Bend County began a kind of "park and ride" service involving minibuses that would go from the county to Houston employment centers: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headli...ro/5304824.html Do these points answer your questions?

Looking at this map of the METRO lots: http://www.ridemetro.org/SchedulesMaps/Pdf...-System-Map.pdf And this map of the City of Stafford: http://www.cityofstafford.com/PDF%20Files/ZoneMap2005.pdf The West Bellfort Park and Ride is pretty close to the City of Stafford - but it doesn't seem to be exactly on the border. I can see how it makes Stafford joining METRO a bit less likely. Still, it's not quite the same having to rely on a P&R there versus getting on near Stafford City Hall.

1. This only measures vacancies. Anything fully booked isn't listed. 2. Wouldn't you say the same of 77048 or 77047? 3. But you shouldn't build a complex in an area when the complex will over-tax the area's infrastructure. Notice how the Sugar Land-area zips had several schools per zip code. Anyhow, here are maps of the two "empty" southern Houston zip codes: * http://cbtcws.cityofhouston.gov/zipcodes/z...p?zipcode=77047 * http://cbtcws.cityofhouston.gov/zipcodes/z...p?zipcode=77048 047 and 048 are very close to the new WaterLights district of Pearland, which will house some office buildings and retail.