East Aldine is a district in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States. The East Aldine Improvement District, also known as the Aldine Management District, governs the area. Portions of the district coincide with the boundaries of the Aldine census-designated place.[1][2]
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In June 2001 the Texas Legislature created the East Aldine Improvement District.[3]
In 2005 the district, along with other management districts and the Houston Airport System, as part of a coalition asked the state government to propose alternatives for expansion of Interstate 45.[4]
About 10,000 people live in the district.[5]
The 14.8 square miles (38,000,000 m2) district is roughly bordered by U.S. Route 59, Beltway 8, the Hardy Toll Road, and Little York Road. The district government estimates that the district is 15 minutes driving distance from Downtown Houston. East Aldine is in proximity to the Houston Ship Channel, the Port of Houston, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport.[5]
The East Aldine Management District, headquartered at 5202 Aldine Mail Route,[3] generates revenues through a one cent sales tax. The district estimated that it would generate $4 million in annual revenues in 2009. Voters adopted the sales tax in August 2001, and the tax came into effect on January 1, 2002. The effective total tax rate in East Aldine is 8.25 percent.[5]
Areas within the Aldine CDP are served by Aldine Fire & Rescue. The Westfield Volunteer Fire Department serves unincorporated areas outside of the Aldine CDP.[6] Emergency medical services are provided by Harris County Emergency Services District #1, also known as HCESD-1.[7]
Harris County Hospital District operates the Aldine Health Center at 4755 Aldine Mail Route in the district.[8] The community is served by Harris County Sheriff's Office District II Patrol,[9] headquartered from the Humble Substation at 7900 Will Clayton Parkway in Humble. The Aldine Community Storefront is located at 5202 Aldine Mail Route in the district.[10]
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) provides public transportation. George Bush Intercontinental Airport is in proximity to East Aldine.[5]
Residents are located in the Aldine Independent School District.
Middle schools serving sections of East Aldine include Aldine in East Aldine,[11] Grantham Academy in East Aldine and Aldine CDP,[12] and Hambrick in East Aldine.,[13] High schools serving East Aldine include MacArthur in East Aldine and Nimitz outside of East Aldine.[14][15]
Residents are located in the Lone Star College System. Lone Star College-North Harris is in proximity to East Aldine.[5]
Harris County Public Library operates the High Meadows Branch Library at 4500 Aldine Mail Route in East Aldine.[1][16] The 9,500-square-foot (880 m2) library opened in 1983 on land deeded to the county library system by the Aldine Independent School District.[16]
W.E. "Bill" Crowley Park, operated by Harris County Precinct One, is located in East Aldine. It was named after W.E. "Bill" Crowley, who was the General Superintendent for Roads and Bridges for Precinct Four of the county. E.A. Squatty Lyons, who at one time served as the Harris County commissioner, wrote a letter dated April 14, 1977 requesting that the park be named after Crowley.[1][17] The park includes three baseball fields, a basketball pavilion, an exercise station, three parking lots, picnic tables spread throughout the park, three playgrounds, three sets of wings, tennis courts, toilet facilities, and a .5 mile jogging trail.[18]
