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East Houston is a community in Houston, Texas, United States.

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Government and infrastructure

The City of Houston Super Neighborhood #49 East Houston opened on August 24, 2000. [1]

The United States Postal Service operates the East houston Post Office at 9604 Mesa Drive. [2] In July 2011 the USPS announced that the post office may close. [3]

Education

The Houston Independent School District serves East Houston. [4] North Forest High School is the sole zoned high school.

Until July 1, 2013, [4] North Forest Independent School District served East Houston; that district was formerly named the East and Mount Houston Independent School District. [5]

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References

  1. "Super Neighborhood # 49 - East Houston." City of Houston. Retrieved on December 4, 2008.
  2. "Post Office Location - EAST HOUSTON Archived 2012-07-16 at archive.today ." United States Postal Service . Retrieved on December 4, 2008.
  3. Weisman, Laura. "Nine Houston post offices marked for closure (with poll) Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine ." Houston Chronicle . July 26, 2011. Retrieved on July 26, 2011.
  4. 1 2 Barajas, Erik. "North Forest ISD officially closes today ." KTRK-TV . July 1, 2013. Retrieved on July 1, 2013.
  5. "The History of B.C. Elmore." ( Archived 2012-09-21 at the Wayback Machine ) B.C. Elmore Middle School. Retrieved on November 14, 2011.

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