Southwest Houston is a region in Houston, Texas, United States.
Many low-income apartment complexes are located in Southwest Houston.[1]. The apartment complexes bordered by U.S. Route 59 (Southwest Freeway) and Bissonnet Road, including properties along Bellaire Boulevard and Gulfton Drive, are dense and known for crime.[2]. Illegal immigrants came to the apartments, which began attracting low income tenants after the 1980s Texas oil bust. Hurricane Katrina refugees came to the apartments in 2005 [3]. About 1/5 of Houston's homicides in 2005 occurred in this area.
The Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce serves several neighborhoods often identified as "Southwest Houston."
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From the 1980 U.S. Census to the 1990 Census, many African-Americans left traditional African-American neighborhoods and entered parts of Southwest Houston; areas of Southwest Houston received from more than 1,000 African-Americans per square mile to more than 3,500 African-Americans per square mile. Many Asian-Americans moved into Southwest Houston during the same period. They were mostly Chinese American, Indian American, and Pakistani American; some pockets of Cambodian Americans, Korean Americans, and Vietnamese Americans appeared during that period.[4]
Neighborhoods and communities in Houston defined as Southwest Houston by the Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce [1]:
Cities defined by the Greater Southwest Houston Chamber of Commerce as in "Southwest Houston":
Other neighborhoods and communities in Houston considered to be in Southwest Houston:
Other neighborhoods and communities outside of Houston considered to be in Southwest Houston
The corporate office for Rice Epicurean Markets is located on a lot in Southwest Houston.[7] Rice established its headquarters there in 1960, and the current 16,000 square feet (1,500 m2) headquarters facilities opened on that land in 2005.[8]
Some areas in southwest Houston are within the Houston Independent School District. Some areas are in the Alief Independent School District.
The Imani School is in Southwest Houston.[9]