Townewest is an unincorporated area in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. As Town West, it is a former census-designated place, active as of the 1990 U.S. census. By the 2000 U.S. census, it was no longer listed.
The former CDP is in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston. - Compare with the CDP map.
It was developed by the company U.S. Homes circa 1979. It includes a clubhouse. - Accessible with a Houston Public Library library card.
Government and infrastructure Northeast Fort Bend County Volunteer Fire Department maintains Station #1 in the former Townewest CDP. - Despite the city name in the address, it is not in Sugar Land. The City of Houston stated in 1996 that: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries." - Confirms that Northeast Fort Bend County VFD is a fire department.
Education
The former CDP is in the Fort Bend Independent School District. - The former CDP is not directly shown. Compare the map to the CDP maps from 1990.
Much of the former CDP is zoned to: Townewest Elementary School. A portion to the southwest is zoned to Sugar Mill Elementary School and a portion to the southeast is zoned to Barrington Place Elementary School. All residents are zoned to Sugar Land Middle School and Kempner High School. - Compare with the CDP map. 2023-2024 school zone map.
The Texas Legislature specifies that the Houston Community College (HCC) boundary includes "the part of the Fort Bend Independent School District that is not located in the service area of the Wharton County Junior College District and that is adjacent to the Houston Community College System District." Wharton College's boundary within FBISD is defined only as the City of Sugar Land and the ETJ of Sugar Land,Texas Education Code Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. and Town West is not in the Sugar Land ETJ. Town West is in HCC. - See profile page - Compare to the CDP map.
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