Talk:Missouri City, Texas
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[edit] Improper use of the term "Red Lining"
Red Lining is the practice whereby lenders once designated certain areas unsuitable for home mortgages. It is illegal and has not occurred since the 1970s. In any event, red lining as previously used in this article was an incorrect use of the term; red lining does not cause white flight and the arrival of less affluent African American families to a neighborhood; if anything, it once was used to maintain an already-established African American neighborhood in a state of economic need.
[edit] Discussion of "White Flight" language
I like this revision (i.e., removing the RedLining language). I'm still a bit uncomfortable with the "White Flight" language, but the article does set the context in the 1970's when such did occur -- especially in the neighborhoods to the east of Texas Parkway. Imho, "White Flight" is NOT taking place now. Irv 15:57, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Zip Codes
I'm not sure of the accuracy of the dimensional information as stated in the paragraph discussing the two zip codes of Missouri City. However, I do not want to delete this information because it very well may be true. I have only been a resident of Missouri City for just over a year, and I cannot verify it. Thanks.
TruthInEvidence 16:04, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
Anyone in the Houston Metro area who has a Key Map book will notice that the eastern boundary of the City of Missouri City terminates at Fondren Road. Residents who live east of Fondren get their services from the City of Houston (e.g. law enforcement, solid waste, infrastructure) and the road signage is the average green with white letters as seen inside the Houston City Limits (Missouri City street signs are red/white/blue since the 1986 Texas Sequiscentennial).
I would browse the Houston City Council webpage (www.houstontx.gov) where the map of Houston City Council District D does confirm the section of Fort Bend County within the City of Houston. Mayor Lee P. Brown won the 2001 runoff election where 10 precincts in Fort Bend County landed him a final term in office.
If your residence has street signage that are red/white/blue - U are a Missouri City, TX resident. Those who reside east of Fondren with the 77489 zip code have green street signage, which makes these residents of Houston, TX.
[edit] Freedom Tree
I've been told that the "Freedom Tree," located on Misty Hollow Drive in Lake Olympia, is the location at which former slaves in Texas were informed of the [[impancipation proclamation]]. Additionally, that this event occurred [unknown number of] years after the fact.
I was also told that this possibly resulted in a large black population in Missouri City long before the influx of middle-class African-Americans in the 60s and 70s as illustrated in the article.
If this information is true, this is a significant part of the history of Missouri City, and should, no doubt, be incorporated into this article.
TruthInEvidence 16:04, 9 September 2005 (UTC)
[edit] History
"A majority of the newcomers were former renters in Southwest Houston-area apartments" Is this a verifiable fact, and for that matter, is it really pertinent?
Irv 04:35, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Missouri
There is also a Missouri City in Missouri. It would be useful to create separate pages for the two cities and create a disambiguation page to distinguish the two.
[edit] Hunters Glen Crime
After earlier having corrected the grammar, I entirely removed this sentence:
"However, some neighborhoods such as Hunters Glen Sections 1 and 2 still resemble those of Houston's inner city and suffer gang and drug problems."
Consultation with MCPD confirmed that crime (i.e., drugs and gangs) cannot be documented as being appreciably worse in those neighborhoods. Furthermore, there is no justification for the comparison with Houston's Inner City neighborhoods. Irv 19:26, 20 August 2007 (UTC)
