The International Management District (IMD) or simply the International District (ID) is a management district in Harris County and Fort Bend County, Texas. Most of the district is within the city of Houston, while a portion lies within an unincorporated area."International District Boundaries ." International District. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
History Texas State Representative Hubert Vo suggested the creation of a management district."Welcome to the International Management District." International Management District. Retrieved June 2, 2010. The 80th session of the Texas Legislature created the district in 2007.Kumar, Seshadri and Jennifer Friedberg. "Alief set to establish International Management District / Second bill can let AISD board increase length of trustees' terms." Houston Chronicle. Thursday June 7, 2007. ThisWeek 7. Retrieved June 2, 2010. In 2009 the district stated that at least half of its $1 million budget would be used to enhance security.Martin, Betty L. "INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT." Houston Chronicle. March 17, 2009. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
Cityscape The district has about of land. It is roughly bounded by Bellaire Boulevard to the north, Texas State Highway 6 to the west, and Beltway 8 to the east. The district runs along Bissonnet from Highway 6 to Kirkwood. The district then runs along West Bellfort to U.S. Highway 59. The area occupied by the district is commonly known as Alief."About the District ." International Management District. Retrieved June 2, 2010. seven hotels are located in the district."Hotels ." International District. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
Government and infrastructure The International Management District levies taxes on businesses in its boundaries to increase security, to promote international business and trade, and to pay for beautification projects.
County, state, and federal representation The Harris County Sheriff's Office serves the unincorporated Harris County side. It operates the Mission Bend Storefront in the International District."Contact Information ." Harris County Sheriff's Office. Retrieved May 28, 2010. The El Franco Lee Health Center in the district, operated by the Harris County Hospital District, opened on May 19, 2009."El Franco Lee Health Center ." Harris County Hospital District. Retrieved April 26, 2009. Prior to the opening, the closest facility was the People's Health Center. The district said in a 2006 Houston Chronicle article that it planned to build a health care facility in Alief.Kumar, Seshadri. "County plans Alief health center / Twelve-acre facility would be largest in HCHD." Houston Chronicle. Thursday October 26, 2006. ThisWeek 5. Retrieved May 25, 2009. The center has of space."HCHD Set to Open New El Franco Lee Health Center in Alief ." Harris County Hospital District. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
The United States Postal Service operates the Alief Post Office and the Beechnut Post Office."Post Office Location – ALIEF ." United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 3, 2010."Post Office Location – BEECHNUT ." United States Postal Service. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
Economy The International Trade Center-Houston was established around the time of the formation of the International District.Wollam, Allison. "New district imports global trade center." Houston Business Journal. Friday October 26, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
The offices of Sentai Filmworks are in the International District. and Privacy Policy states: "Attn: SENTAI FILMWORKS Privacy Administration, 10114 W. Sam Houston Parkway South, Suite 100, Houston, Texas 77099-5109"
Education Primary and secondary schools The Harris County residents are within the Alief Independent School District. The Fort Bend County residents are within the Fort Bend Independent School District. Christina Autry of the IMD wrote that "The International Management District (IMD) largely overlaps with Alief ISD".
Alief ISD schools in the district boundaries include: High schools: Alief Kerr High School and Alief Taylor High School 9th grade centers: Elsik Ninth Grade School and Hastings Ninth Grade School (the main grade 10–12 buildings are outside of the district, but are parts of the same institutions) Middle schools: Killough, O'Donnell, and Olle Intermediate schools: Klentzman, Owens, and Youngblood Elementary schools: Alexander, Boone, Chambers, Cummings, Hearne, Hicks, Horn, Landis, Liestman, Martin, and Smith
Each area is assigned to a particular elementary school, with several areas assigned to elementary schools outside of the district. Some schools do not have bilingual programs, so bilingual students for those schools are redirected to other schools. – Regular boundary PDF and Bilingual boundary PDF In addition to the intermediate schools above, Alief Intermediate, Budewig, Mata, and Miller serve sections of the district, with bilingual students at Alief Int. being redirected to Owens. – Regular boundary PDF and Bilingual Boundary PDF. In addition to the middle schools above, Alief Middle, Albright, and Holub middle schools serve portions of the district. – PDF. High school students in Alief ISD are randomly assigned to either Elsik, Hastings, or Taylor, with the same institution for all grade levels, while Kerr and Alief Early College serve as magnet schools.
The Fort Bend County portion is served by Arizona Fleming Elementary School,"2009–2010 Elementary Schools." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved June 2, 2010. Hodges Bend Middle School,"2009–2010 Middle Schools." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved June 2, 2010. and George Bush High School."2009–2010 High Schools." Fort Bend Independent School District. Retrieved June 2, 2010.
Community colleges The Houston Community College System has served the Alief area since 1982."HCC provides opportunity and education for the Alief community." Houston Community College System. Retrieved April 8, 2009. The HCC Alief Campus, a part of the Southwest College,"HCC Southwest College ." Houston Community College. Retrieved April 8, 2009. is in the Westchase area of Houston."SECT2-key.gif ." Westchase. Retrieved April 8, 2009. The HCC Alief Continuing Education Center is located in an unincorporated area in Harris County adjacent to the International District. In 1982 HCCS expanded classes to Alief Elsik High School. In 2001, HCCS opened the Alief Center on Bissonnet. In 2007, the new Alief Campus in Westchase opened. In 2008, the former Alief Center became the Continuing Education Center.
Public libraries Houston Public Library operates the David M. Henington-Alief Regional Library in the district."Henington-Alief Regional Library ." Houston Public Library. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
Recreation The Lunar New Year is celebrated in the district."2010 Chinese Lunar New Year Festival ." International District. Retrieved June 3, 2010.
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