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Houston has such a big city limits compared to Boston. It must be strange for people to come from there to Boston , see a scene like this https://goo.gl/maps/qtJHgP9JQB4hw81T9 and have someone point out that no, you aren't in Boston.
Yea different county, different mayor, different schools, very different demographics, different crime, different liquor laws (important), different affordability laws, different last call, different traditions, It's a legitimately different place- not just a practicality. But at least Somerville shares the same form of government with Boston, Cambridge does an entirely different form of government than Boston.
For most natives, the Charles River (or theMystic River) is a mental barrier as much as it is a physical one.
But I think In Houston dont yall do like multiple school districts with the city and share schools with suburbs and stuff. yea none of that happens in Boston.
Yea different county, different mayor, different schools, very different demographics, different crime, different liquor laws (important), different affordability laws, different last call, different traditions, It's a legitimately different place- not just a practicality. But at least Somerville shares the same form of government with Boston, Cambridge does an entirely different form of government than Boston.
For most natives, the Charles River (or theMystic River) is a mental barrier as much as it is a physical one.
But I think In Houston dont yall do like multiple school districts with the city and share schools with suburbs and stuff. yea none of that happens in Boston.
Houston (Texas in general) school district limits are definitely all over the place.
You're correct - Clear Lake for instance go to Clear Creek ISD (along with suburbs like Webster, League City, etc.), Kingwood (who never really wants to be part of City of Houston anyway) goes to Humble ISD with suburbs like...well, Humble and Anascocita. Even further intown (inside Beltway 8) you have areas like Acres Homes and Greenspoint zoned to Aldine ISD, areas east of Hobby Airport goes to Pasadena ISD, the whole Alief ISD is within City of Houston limit...
Suburban school district aren't much better as sprawl expands. The area near Grand Parkway/Westpark Tollway intersection can be part of Fort Bend ISD, Lamar CISD, or Katy ISD. County line do still matter as I don't think school districts cross county lines (I could be wrong on that part also, though).
In Midwest things are either base on town/city limit or township limit. In Maryland (and Virginia I believe) everything is county-based...being used to Houston myself that's also different anyway.
At the end it's just part of annexation of city limit - take Aldine - part of that area is still unincorporated (and thus falls only under jurisdiction of Harris County). Alief for years was ETJ of Houston. Then there's always Kingwood who fought hard against annexation to no avail .
Houston (Texas in general) school district limits are definitely all over the place.
You're correct - Clear Lake for instance go to Clear Creek ISD (along with suburbs like Webster, League City, etc.), Kingwood (who never really wants to be part of City of Houston anyway) goes to Humble ISD with suburbs like...well, Humble and Anascocita. Even further intown (inside Beltway 8) you have areas like Acres Homes and Greenspoint zoned to Aldine ISD, areas east of Hobby Airport goes to Pasadena ISD, the whole Alief ISD is within City of Houston limit...
Suburban school district aren't much better as sprawl expands. The area near Grand Parkway/Westpark Tollway intersection can be part of Fort Bend ISD, Lamar CISD, or Katy ISD. County line do still matter as I don't think school districts cross county lines (I could be wrong on that part also, though).
In Midwest things are either base on town/city limit or township limit. In Maryland (and Virginia I believe) everything is county-based...being used to Houston myself that's also different anyway.
At the end it's just part of annexation of city limit - take Aldine - part of that area is still unincorporated (and thus falls only under jurisdiction of Harris County). Alief for years was ETJ of Houston. Then there's always Kingwood who fought hard against annexation to no avail .
Your mostly right. While as a general rule School districts don't pass county lines. Katy ISD does because the city of Katy is in three counties at once and is small as hell, so the much larger Katy ISD with 350,000+ people is also in 3 counties.
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