Powell Point, Texas
Powell Point is an Unincorporated community in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States.[1]
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The area is named after Elizabeth Powell, who received the original land grant there from the Mexican Government in 1831.
Government and infrastructure
Fort Bend County does not have a hospital district. OakBend Medical Center serves as the county's charity hospital which the county contracts with.[2]
Education
Powell Point is served by the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District (LCISD).[3][4] Students are zoned to Beasley Elementary School in Beasley,[5] Wright Junior High School (grades 6-8),[6] and Randle High School.[7]
Previously, Kendleton Independent School District (KISD) operated Powell Point Elementary School in the community and served elementary school residents. Beginning in 1985 LCISD served secondary school students in the KISD territory.[8] As a result of the 2010 KISD closure, students at Powell Point were rezoned to Beasley Elementary and Wessendorff Middle School. LCISD, for a two-year period, will operate its Head Start program at Powell Point.[9] The upper elementary and secondary zoning previously consisted of: Wessendorff Middle School, Lamar Junior High School, and Lamar Consolidated High School.[10] Wright and Randle opened in 2021.[11]
The designated community college for LCISD, and for the former Kendleton ISD, is Wharton County Junior College.[12]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Powell Point, Texas
- Knipp, Bethany (November 2, 2016). "Fort Bend County lacks hospital district". Community Impact Newspaper. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- Smyrl, Vivian Elizabeth. "Powell Point, TX". Handbook of Texas. Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
[...]two miles northwest of Kendleton[...]
- Match with the census map and LCISD boundary maps. - "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Fort Bend County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 21, 2022. - Compare with LCISD boundary maps and the TSHA description of Powell Point.
- "Board Approved Attendance Zones In effect starting 2022-2023 School Year" (PDF). Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- "Randle-Wright Board Approved Zones 9-17-2020" (PDF). Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- "High School Attendance Zones" (PDF). Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved September 21, 2022. - Compare with the Census map.
- "Regular Board Meeting Lamar Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees Thursday, April 15, 2010 7:00 PM." Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved on May 25, 2018. p. 35 (PDF p. 35/89). "Lamar CISD has provided educational services to Kendleton students in grades 7-12 since 1985."
- Pollock, B.J. "It'll be a long bus ride for Kendleton pupils Archived 2011-11-28 at the Wayback Machine." Ultimate Fort Bend (Houston Chronicle). July 27, 2010. Retrieved on October 16, 2011.
- "Lamar CISD Attendance Zones Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine." (Direct file link Archived 2011-08-12 at the Wayback Machine) Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Retrieved on July 2, 2010.
- Washington, Chad (November 19, 2020). "Randle High School to be Lions, wear silver and black". Fort Bend Herald. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- Texas Education Code Sec. 130.211. WHARTON COUNTY JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA. - Both the former Kendleton ISD and Lamar Consolidated ISD are in the Wharton College district.