Walnut Bend, Houston, Texas
- Walnut Bend, Houston, Texas
Walnut Bend is a subdivision in Houston, Texas, United States.
Walnut Bend is located north of Westheimer Road (Farm to Market Road 1093) and outside of Beltway 8. It is near Westchase.
Ten sections opened in the late 1950s. The typical residence ranges from 2,000 square feet to convert|2800|sqft|m2. [" [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2004_3725358 Westchase's pep gives big boost to Walnut Bend] ." "Houston Chronicle".]
History
After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans in 2005, many evacuees settled in apartment complexes in close proximity to Walnut Bend. Friction appeared between Walnut Bend homeowners and Katrina evacuees. [O'Hare, Peggy. " [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/hurricane/4278212.html Which came first — the evacuees or the crime?] ." "Houston Chronicle". October 22, 2006.]
Education
Walnut Bend residents are zoned to Houston ISD schools, including Walnut Bend Elementary School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/WalnutBendES.pdf Walnut Bend Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] , [http://www.reverems.org/ Revere Middle School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/RevereMS.pdf Revere Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".] (with [http://www.westbriar.org West Briar Middle School] as an option), and Westside High School. [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/schoolboundarymaps/WestsideHS.pdf Westside High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
Walnut Bend opened in 1964, Revere opened in 1980, and Westside opened in 2000. Walnut Bend received a new campus building in 2007.[" [http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=0afe09c28afc3110VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextchannel=2e2b2f796138c010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names] ." "Houston Independent School District". Accessed September 24, 2008.] ]Gallery of schools
ee also
References
External links
* [http://www.walnutbend.org/walnutbend/outside_frame.asp Walnut Bend Home Association]
* [http://www.wbnews.org Walnut Bend Independent News]
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