25 Facts About Kingwood Houston

Kingwood Houston was created in 1971 as a joint venture between the Friendswood Development Company and King Ranch.

Kingwood Houston was founded in 1970, and the first village opened in 1971.

The residents filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Kingwood Houston, claiming that the city was taxing residents without representation.

In 1996 Thomas Phillips, a retired longshoreman and Bordersville resident, joined with representatives of Kingwood and sued the City of Houston in federal court arguing that the city could not legally annex areas if it did not provide certain services to some of its existing areas, including Bordersville which never had city water.

Kingwood Houston residents lobbied the Texas Legislature, asking for modifications to the state's annexation laws.

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Some Kingwood Houston residents expressed satisfaction that other suburban unincorporated areas including The Woodlands would not undergo the annexation that occurred in Kingwood Houston.

In 2017, Kingwood Houston suffered evacuations and severe flooding from the after-effects of Hurricane Harvey.

Kingwood Houston has two community newspapers, The Tribune Newspaper and The Kingwood Houston Observer.

In 1999 Sergeant G A MacAnulty of the Houston Police Department, who worked at the Kingwood substation, stated that almost all of the crime is perpetrated by juveniles.

An unpublished study commissioned by the Friendswood Development Corporation and the Clergy Association of Kingwood Houston concluded that the root of crime is due to the lack of recreational activities available in Kingwood Houston.

Kingwood Houston pupils residing in Harris County attend the Humble Independent School District.

Kingwood Houston is served by three Humble ISD middle schools: Kingwood Houston Middle School, Creekwood Middle School and Riverwood Middle School.

Private schools in Kingwood Houston include The Covenant Preparatory School, St Martha Catholic School, Kingwood Houston Montessori School, Pines Montessori School, and Christian Life Center Academy .

Lone Star College-Kingwood Houston is a two-year community college that serves the area and it is part of the Lone Star College System.

The City of Houston has a liaison who works with the District E representative and the residents of Kingwood.

METRO operates a single Park and Ride location in Kingwood Houston to provide commuters with an alternative to driving themselves downtown.

When Kingwood became a part of Houston, residents could no longer legally discharge fireworks in Kingwood due to a City of Houston ban.

Mike Byers, a Kingwood resident quoted in the Houston Chronicle and the president of the Humble Area Chamber of Commerce, said that because many of the volunteer fire department members were friends and neighbors of Kingwood residents, the Kingwood residents had difficulty with the loss of the VFD and the city taking the money.

Kingwood Houston added that many of the new staff of the emergency services stations were not familiar with Kingwood, and some were unable to find certain locations, leading to slow response times and 11 deaths.

Fuhre said that there were occasions when Kingwood Houston had no coverage because all of the firefighters were called to other locations, and still do.

Harris County section of Kingwood Houston is located in District 127 of the Texas House of Representatives.

The Montgomery County section of Kingwood Houston is located in District 16 of the Texas House of Representatives.

Kingwood Houston is within District 4 of the Texas Senate; as of 2021 Brandon Creighton represents that district.

Kingwood Houston has over 500 acres of nature preserves and parks, and it has over 75 miles of hike and bicycle trails.

Kingwood Houston residents enjoy a number of community events throughout the year, including:.

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