Manchester, Houston, Texas

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.

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. [Handbook of Texas|id=MM/hvm20|name=Manchester, Texas (Harris County)]

The State of Texas concluded that, since 2000, the area had the highest annual averages of 1,3-Butadiene of any area in Texas. [" [http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/special/04/toxic/2898047.html State Results: Pollution Glance] ." "Houston Chronicle".] On May 27, 2005 the State opened a pollution monitor in Manchester. [" [http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2005_3874259 Area residents welcome state pollution monitor / Manchester's air will be tested round-the-clock] ." "Houston Chronicle". (Alternate version [http://130.80.24.5:8081/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/special/04/toxic/3201878] ).]

Education

Manchester is within the Houston Independent School District. Zoned schools include:
* [http://es.houstonisd.org/JRHarrisES/ J. R. Harris Elementary School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/jrharris.pdf J. R. Harris Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
* [http://www.deadyms.com Deady Middle School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/deadyms.pdf Deady Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
* Milby High School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/milbyhs.pdf Milby High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]

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