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Manchester is a community in southeastern Houston, Texas, United States.
It is located in close proximity to the Houston Ship Channel and many chemical plants.
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History
Manchester began in the 1860s as a railroad switch. By the 1970s the area became predominately industrial and by the 1980s the area became predominately Hispanic.[1]
The State of Texas concluded that, since 2000, the area had the highest annual averages of 1,3-Butadiene of any area in Texas.[2] On May 27, 2005 the State opened a pollution monitor in Manchester.[3]
Government and infrastructure
Manchester is in Houston City Council District I.[4]
Education
Manchester is within the Houston Independent School District. Zoned schools include:
References
- ^ Manchester, Texas (Harris County) from the Handbook of Texas Online
- ^ "State Results: Pollution Glance." Houston Chronicle.
- ^ "Area residents welcome state pollution monitor / Manchester's air will be tested round-the-clock." Houston Chronicle. (Alternate version [1]).
- ^ City of Houston, Council District Maps, District I." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
- ^ "J. R. Harris Elementary Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Deady Middle Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
- ^ "Milby High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District.
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