Port Houston, Houston, Texas
Encyclopedia
Port Houston is a neighborhood located on the East Side of Houston, Texas
, United States
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Port Houston is an industrial, mostly Hispanic
community located near the Houston Ship Channel
and the Port of Houston
. In a 2007 article John Nova Lomax of the Houston Press
described Port Houston as "a blue-collar Mexican neighborhood of wrought-iron fences and wood-framed houses."
. Zoned schools include Port Houston Elementary School, Holland Middle School, and Furr High School
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Port Houston was constructed in 1909, Furr was built in 1961, and Holland was built in 1979. At one time Port Houston Elementary School had an international shipping magnet program.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Port Houston is an industrial, mostly Hispanic
Hispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
community located near the Houston Ship Channel
Houston Ship Channel
The Houston Ship Channel, located in Houston, Texas, is part of the Port of Houston—one of the United States's busiest seaports. The channel is the conduit for ocean-going vessels between the Houston-area shipyards and the Gulf of Mexico.-Overview:...
and the Port of Houston
Port of Houston
The Port of Houston is a port in Houston—the fourth-largest city in the United States. The Port is a 25-mile-long complex of diversified public and private facilities located a few hours' sailing time from the Gulf of Mexico...
. In a 2007 article John Nova Lomax of the Houston Press
Houston Press
The Houston Press is an alternative weekly newspaper published in Houston, Texas, United States. It is headquartered in Downtown Houston....
described Port Houston as "a blue-collar Mexican neighborhood of wrought-iron fences and wood-framed houses."
Education
Residents are within the Houston Independent School DistrictHouston Independent School District
The Houston Independent School District is the largest public school system in Texas and the seventh-largest in the United States. Houston ISD serves as a community school district for most of the city of Houston and several nearby and insular municipalities...
. Zoned schools include Port Houston Elementary School, Holland Middle School, and Furr High School
Furr High School
Ebbert L. Furr High School is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States.Furr, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the Houston Independent School District.Furr is adjacent to Hermann Brown Park and the Songwood subdivision....
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Port Houston was constructed in 1909, Furr was built in 1961, and Holland was built in 1979. At one time Port Houston Elementary School had an international shipping magnet program.