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Old 08-02-2009, 05:10 PM
 
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There are some Houston ISD schools that get people from the wealthy inner-westside neighborhoods, but private schools are popular too.

The big growth of private schools is in far west Houston, with The Village School getting high school and with some other new private schools established over there.

Keep in mind that there are pockets of wealthy people scattered around since Houston has many business districts, which are scattered across the city. You have Royal Oaks and Rivercrest by Westchase, for instance.

Cy-Fair ISD is close to Hewlett-Packard, and the Pakistani consulate is within CFISD on Jones Road. The thing is that it is mostly a suburban district.

Mr. Football: I don't see the demographic changes in Houston as being "grim" - It's not like people with money are leaving. If you want grim, go to Detroit, Michigan.
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Old 08-02-2009, 05:19 PM
 
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Mr. Football: I don't see the demographic changes in Houston as being "grim" - It's not like people with money are leaving. If you want grim, go to Detroit, Michigan.

Totally agree with this. The wealthy will not be pushed out. They have a lifestyle firmly established in Houston and can afford to create their own "suburbia." In fact, they would move to "The Country" long beore they would move 45 miles outside of Houston.

And if things are going so grim, how do you explain the upper-middle class explosion north of I-10? Among my piers, people moved out in their late twenties, only to come running back "in" once they started making money.
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Old 08-02-2009, 05:21 PM
 
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Mr. Football: I don't see the demographic changes in Houston as being "grim" - It's not like people with money are leaving. If you want grim, go to Detroit, Michigan.
Considering that the fastest growing demographic in Texas has a less than 50% HS graduation rate, I don't view it as a beneficial thing for the future economic health of Houston or Texas.
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Old 08-02-2009, 05:28 PM
 
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Considering that the fastest growing demographic in Texas has a less than 50% HS graduation rate, I don't view it as a beneficial thing for the future economic health of Houston or Texas.
You don't need to go to high school to do rich white folks' yards.
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Old 08-02-2009, 05:46 PM
 
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Considering that the fastest growing demographic in Texas has a less than 50% HS graduation rate, I don't view it as a beneficial thing for the future economic health of Houston or Texas.
I just want to quote this for the absolute truth.

It's truly despicable what's happening to Texas.
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Old 08-02-2009, 05:57 PM
 
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You don't need to go to high school to do rich white folks' yards.
Actually, you don't need a high school diploma to do anybody's yard - rich or poor. The problem is that people who don't graduate high school stateside aren't so much unintelligent as they are completely unmotivated, given that high school standards here are non-existent, and graduating is largely a matter of showing up in school. And people who are completely unmotivated tend to end up on public assistance instead of working on anybody's yard. A chunk of these people will revert to a hunter-gatherer existence to supplement taxpayer-provided public assistance, meaning that homes will be burgled, cars will be stolen, stores will be held up, etc.
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Old 08-02-2009, 06:04 PM
 
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You know what I find MASSIVELY ironic about most of these statements? The people most concerned about demographic changes don't even live IN Houston proper. Strangley, in Houston proper pick-your-race rich and pick-your-race-poor seem to live side by side without much interaction or affect.
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Old 08-02-2009, 06:09 PM
 
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You know what I find MASSIVELY ironic about most of these statements? The people most concerned about demographic changes don't even live IN Houston proper. Strangley, in Houston proper pick-your-race rich and pick-your-race-poor seem to live side by side without much interaction or affect.
Most of the people here live in Harris County, which IS what we're talking about.
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Old 08-02-2009, 06:13 PM
 
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Most of the people here live in Harris County, which IS what we're talking about.
Hmm, well all this pain and panic is new to me. I don't hear any of it on the westside.
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Old 08-02-2009, 06:15 PM
 
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you can thank bill white for the changes, enjoy your 30 pieces of silver bill.
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