Weston Lakes, Texas

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Weston Lakes is a master-planned, gated community in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States. Residents voted to incorporate the community in an election held on May 10, 2008.[1]

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[edit] Geography

Weston Lakes is located along FM 1093, between the cities of Fulshear and Simonton in northern Fort Bend County. It covers an area of approximately 1,400 acres or 2.455 square miles.[2]

Fort Bend County is the second-most populous county in the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Statistical Area.

[edit] Incorporation

With the rapid population growth across Fort Bend County, particularly in the nearby city of Fulshear, some Weston Lakes residents felt that incorporation was the only way to prevent the community from eventually being annexed by Fulshear or another municipality.[3]

The incorporation vote took place on May 10, 2008. Of the 977 valid votes cast, 569 (58.24%) were in favor of incorporation and 408 (41.76%) were opposed.[4] Voter participation was high with slightly over 74 percent of those eligible casting ballots. On May 20, 2008, members of the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court voted to record the results of the election, officially incorporating Weston Lakes as a municipality.[5]

[edit] Education

Weston Lakes is served by the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District. Students attend Huggins Elementary (Grades PK-5), Briscoe Junior High (Grades 6-8), and Foster High School (Grades 9-12).

[edit] References

  1. ^ Court to make city of Weston Lakes official. Fort Bend Herald (2008-05-19). Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  2. ^ Future of Weston Lakes: Annexation or Incorporation (PDF). Overview Presentation. Weston Lakes Community Incorporation Committee (2007-12-05). Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  3. ^ Weston Lakes Sets Vote On Incorporation. FortBendNow.com (2008-05-05). Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  4. ^ Weston Lakes Incorporation Election: Final Results (PDF). Fort Bend County Elections Administration Department (2008-05-16). Retrieved on 2008-06-07.
  5. ^ Weston Lakes put on County books leaves some unhappy. Fort Bend Sun (2008-05-21). Retrieved on 2008-06-07.

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