Powell Point, Texas

Powell Point is an Unincorporated community in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.[1]

Powell Point Elementary School

The area is named after Elizabeth Powell, who received the original land grant there from the Mexican Government in 1831.

Government and infastructure

Fort Bend County does not have a hospital district. OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's charity hospital which the county contracts with.[2]

Education

Powell Point is served by the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD). Students are zoned to Beasley Elementary School in Beasley, Wessendorff Middle School, Lamar Junior High School, and Lamar Consolidated High School.[3]

Previously, Kendleton Independent School District (KISD) operated Powell Point Elementary School in the community and served elementary school residents. Beginning in 1985 LCISD served secondary school students in the KISD territory.[4] As a result of the 2010 KISD closure, students at Powell Point were rezoned to Beasley and Wessendorf. LCISD, for a two-year period, will operate its Head Start program at Powell Point.[5]

The designated community college for LCISD is Wharton County Junior College.[6]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Powell Point, Texas
  2. Knipp, Bethany (2016-11-02). "Fort Bend County lacks hospital district". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  3. "Lamar CISD Attendance Zones Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine." (Direct file link Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine) Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.
  4. "Regular Board Meeting Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:00 PM." Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved on May 25, 2018. p. 35 (PDF p. 35/89). "Lamar CISD has provided educational services to Kendleton students in grades 7-12 since 1985."
  5. Pollock, B.J. "It'll be a long bus ride for Kendleton pupils Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine." Ultimate Fort Bend (Houston Chronicle). July 27, 2010. Retrieved on October 16, 2011.
  6. Texas Education Code Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.