Local Resources
This directory of local resources will assist you in gathering valuable information about the area.
| Schools | |
| Livingston ISD - Important news, updates on things such as bus routes, school times and upcoming events! | |
| School Information - Free School Profiles | |
| School Finder - Search for information on Houston schools, as well as any school in Texas. Search for schools based on the county, district, campus and/or zip code. Data includes Texas school ratings and rankings, demographic make-up, staff experience as well as TAKS and SAT score statistics. Find out school ratings and even compare one school to another. | |
| North Harris Montgomery Community College District - Whether you are looking to earn a college degree or ready to switch gears into a new career, our programs can help you achieve it. Select your program to learn more. | |
| Lone Star College - Kingwood - Whether you're looking to earn a college degree or ready to switch gears into a new career, our programs can help you achieve it. Conveniently located in the Kingwood, Texas Area. | |
| State dept. of education - school reports, statistics, demographics.... | |
| Lake Livingston | |
| Lake Livingston - | |
| Area Information | |
| Community Information - Free community profiles | |
| Local Information - Non-Emergencies: Water line leaks, potholes, questions on trash, recycling, etc. | |
| Tax Information | |
| First-Time Homeowners - IRS Publication 530 (2005), Tax Information for First-Time Homeowners | |
| Harris County Tax Appraisal District - Taxes in Harris County, Texas | |
| Homeowner Deductions Information - Frequently Asked Tax Questions And Answers | |
| How to Report Moving Expenses - IRS Publication 521 (2005), Moving Expenses | |
| Montgomery County Tax Appraisal District - Taxes in Montgomery County, Texas | |
| Selling Your Home - IRS Publication - Sale of Your Home | |
| Texas Property Tax Code - Texas Property Tax code and local taxes information | |
| Utilities | |
| Cebridge Connections - Digital Cable, High Speed Internet, and Alarm Services for the Kingwood Area. | |
| CenterPoint Energy - Natural Gas Service | |
| Direct TV Satellite - Satellite TV Service | |
| DISH Network - Satellite TV Service | |
| Green Mountain Energy - Electric Service | |
| Power To Choose - The Public Utilities Commision recommends that you select a new electricity provider by entering your ZIP code on www.powertochoose.com. Compare the providers' rates and terms, then make a choice on the site itself or call the provider. | |
| Reliant Energy - Electric Service | |
| Sprint Telephone Services - Telephone, internet, and long distance | |
| Time Warner Cable - Cable, digital phone, and high speed internet. | |
| TXU Energy - Electric Service | |
| Mortgage | |
| Genesis Mortgage - One of the areas premiere Mortgage Companies, Genesis Mortgage offers Home Loans You Can Live With! | |
| Mortgage 101 - Mortgage information, interest rates, mortgage calculators, quick-and-easy pre-qualification forms, and much more. | |
| Local Weather | |
| Local Weather - forecasts, weather patterns, radars.... | |
| Local Government Links | |
| Harris County Vehicle Registration - Click here to access vehicle registration information for Harris County, Texas | |
| Montgomery County Tax - Click here to access tax information for Montgomery County, Texas | |
| Montgomery County Vehicle Registration - Click here to access vehicle registration information for Montgomery County, Texas | |
| Voter Registration in Harris County - Click here to access voter registration information for Harris County, Texas | |
| Voter Registration Montgomery County - Click here to access voter registration information for Montgomery County, Texas | |
| Local Area Hospitals | |
| Northeast Medical Center - Offering quality patient care | |
| Local Churches | |
| Christ The King Lutheran Church - Click here to connect | |
| Kingwood Assembly of Christ - Located in Kingwood, Texas, we are a non-denominational, non-charismatic, Bible-teaching Christian assembly that stresses the absolute sovereignty of God in creation, salvation, and providence. | |
| Kingwood Church of Christ - We are an active Christian family with a membership of approx. 800. Visit our ministries section to see our love for God in action and come celebrate Christ with us at 2901 Woodland Hills Drive in Kingwood Texas. | |
| Local Libraries | |
| Harris County Libraries - Click here to search for libraries in Harris County, Texas | |
| Houston Library - The Houston Public Library system serves the City's culturally diverse community by offering a broad program of free educational, informational and recreational activities through a central complex and neighborhood branch libraries. | |
| Montgomery County Libraries - Click here to search for libraries in Montgomery County, Texas | |
| Texas Public Libraries - Search this site for all Public Libraries in Texas. | |
| Local Newspapers | |
| Atascocita Observer - Community news and events for Atascocita, Texas | |
| Cleveland Advocate - Community news and events for Cleveland, Texas | |
| East Montgomery Co. Observer - Community news and events for East Montgomery County, Texas | |
| Eastex Advocate - Community news and events for San Jacinto County, Texas | |
| Houston Chronicle Newspaper - News and events for Houston, Texas | |
| Houston Community Newspapers Online - Community news and events | |
| Humble Observer - Community news and events for Humble, Texas | |
| Kingwood Observer - Community news and events for Kingwood, Texas | |
| Lake Houston Sentinel - Community news and events for Lake Houston, Texas area | |
| The Courier of Montgomery County - Community news and events for Montgomery County, Texas | |
| Outdoor Recreation | |
| Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge - Anahuac NWR is one of more than 540 refuges that comprise the National Wildlife Refuge System, a national network of lands and waters set aside for the benefit of wildlife, and you! | |
| Brazos Bend State Park - Not far from downtown Houston lies Brazos Bend State Park (S.P.), a scenic haven for birdwatchers and wildlife observers. More than 270 species of birds have been sighted here, and the prehistoric-looking American alligator is the park's most noteworthy resident. Hiking and biking trails meander through the park's varied terrains, and several lakes offer excellent fishing. | |
| Golf Course Finder - Golf Course Finder allows you to search for Houston golf courses and to view properties on or near a golf course. Golf Course Finder contains 143 public and private golf courses in the Houston and surrounding areas. Please search by golf course name, or locate golf courses by viewing a map of Houston. | |
| Hermann Park - The Hermann Park Conservancy is a citizens' organization dedicated to the stewardship and improvement of Hermann Park¿ today and for generations to come. | |
| Houston Arboretum and Nature Center - The Houston Arboretum & Nature Center is a 155-acre non-profit urban nature sanctuary located on the western edge of Memorial Park. It is managed by the HANC Board of Directors and staff under an agreement with the City of Houston Parks and Recreation Department. | |
| Houston Audubon Society - One of the largest and most active chapters of the National Audubon Society. | |
| Houston Zoo - | |
| Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center - Jesse H. Jones Park & Nature Center, features 225 acres of natural park land with a variety of micro-habitats, including natural white sand beaches along Spring Creek, with large numbers of native species of flora and fauna. Over six miles of paved, all-weather, handicapped-accessible hiking trails are available. | |
| Mercer Arboretum - 20 acres of theme gardens, seasonal wildflower sites, hiking trails, picnic areas, and canoeing. | |
| Millie Bush Bark Park - Dog Parks are places designated and built specifically for you AND your dog to socialize and exercise safely and off-leash. | |
| Nature Discovery Center - The Hana & Arthur Ginzbarg Nature Discovery Center is a warm and friendly place where children and families share the joy of discovery. It is housed in the old Henshaw home, nestled in Russ Pitman Park, a four-acre rural retreat in the midst of the city of Bellaire, Texas. | |
| The Forbidden Gardens - Forbidden Gardens, in Katy, Texas, is a fascinating outdoor museum replicating some of China's major historic scenes. Guided tours take you back to the third century BC to view the first Emperor's amazing 6,000 piece terra-cotta army replicated in 1/3 scale. | |
| Recreation | |
| Battleship Texas - In 1948, the Battleship TEXAS became the first battleship memorial museum in the U.S. That same year, on the anniversary of Texas Independence, the Texas was presented to the State of Texas and commissioned as the flagship of the Texas Navy. | |
| Downtown Aquarium - Downtown Houston aquarium, rides, and restaurants | |
| George Observatory - The George Observatory, located about one hour¿s drive south of Houston in the attractive Brazos Bend State Park, is a satellite facility of the Houston Museum of Natural Science. | |
| Heritage Society - Houston's historical homes | |
| Houston Livestock and Rodeo - The 4-H scholarship program is one of the Show¿s oldest, with 1,645 4-H scholarships awarded since the Show began presenting scholarships in 1957. | |
| Kemah Boardwalk - Located in Kemah, the Kemah Boardwalk has restaurants, boutiques, and amusement rides. | |
| Moody Gardens - Moody Gardens® began in the mid '80s with only a horse barn and riding arena. The purpose was to begin a hippotherapy riding program for people with head injuries. Today Moody Gardens® is one of the premier educational/recreational facilities in the Southwest. It also provides horticultural therapy, education and employment for persons with a wide range of physical and emotional disabilities. | |
| Orange Show - The Orange Show Center for Visionary Art is a non-profit organization, founded in 1980, to preserve and present works of extraordinary imagination and provide people the opportunity to express their personal artistic vision. | |
| Space Center Houston - Tour the behind the scenes at NASA and learn about the NASA organization. | |
| Home Improvement | |
| Alspaugh's Ace Hardware - From lawn & garden, paint, plumbing & electrical to barbeques...it is all right here conveniently located in your own neighborhood. | |
| DIY Network - | |
| HGTV - | |
| Home Depot - Click here for all of your home improvement needs. | |
| Lowe's - Click here for all of your home improvement needs. | |
| Sears Hardware - Sears is the place for high-quality brands such as Craftsman, Black and Decker, Bosch, DeWalt, Gladiator, Makita, Milwaukee, Companion, and Skil. Along with other helpful hardware and Appliances. | |
| Restaurant Guide | |
| Houston Area Dining - Click here for local restaurants | |
| Kingwood Texas | |
| Kingwood Chamber of Commerce - Let us welcome you to the Kingwood Chamber of Commerce Livable Web Site. | |
| Kingwood Now - Stay informed with your daily dose of positive news and information specific to Kingwood, Texas. Also includes a pet lost and found, community event calendar, online coupons & more. | |
| Kingwood Online.com - The Livable Forest | |
| Kingwood.com - Your Online Surfable Forest. Community Resources for Kingwood, Texas. | |
| Humble Texas | |
| City of Humble - Welcome to Humble! | |
| Humble Area Chamber - Serving Atascocita, Humble, Kingwood, and Spring | |
| Humble Fire Department - The City of Humble Fire Department proudly protects 15,000 residents living in the 10 square mile area that makes up the City of Humble. However it is estimated that up to 150,000 people come through our city daily. | |
| Humble Police - The Humble Police Department welcomes your comments. If you have a concern regarding the traffic in your area, please send us your comment. | |
| The Woodlands | |
| Market Street - My Time. My Style. My Place. | |
| The Woodlands.com - Human. Nature. | |
| Town Center - Dining. Lodging. Shopping. Entertainment. | |
| Woodlands Online.com - Your Woodlands Texas Online Information Resource | |
| Relocation Links | |
| Northeast Houston Real Estate - Yahoo! Real Estate offers a wealth of to help with every aspect of your move | |
| Moving Center - Moving Estimates, Truck Rental, Moving Supplies and Storage | |
| National Weather - Find weather info anywhere in the US | |
| Official City Websites - find area info websites across the world! | |
| US State Departments of Education - See the list of all 50 states | |
| USPS' Movers Guide - Help for planning and executing your move | |
| Houston Area Sports | |
| Houston Aeros - Houston's Ice Hockey Team | |
| Houston Astros - Houston's Baseball Team | |
| Houston Comets - Houston's Womens NBA Basketball team | |
| Houston Dynamo - Houston's Soccer Team | |
| Houston Rockets - Houston's NBA Men's Basketball Team | |
| Houston Texans - Houston's Football Team | |
| Sports Guide - Local sports guide | |
| Country Clubs | |
| Kingwood Country Club - The Clubs of Kingwood is hailed as one of the "Worlds Largest Private Country Clubs." We offer 117 holes of championship golf courses, 34 tennis courts, five swimming pools, lighted driving range, 10 dining rooms and banquet facilities for an intimate dinner for two or golf outing for 1,000. But it is the friendships among Members that make the Club a special place. | |
| Walden Country Club - This is definitely a target course. The greens are undulating, and the fairways are plush. Beware of the numerous sand bunkers incorporated into the course's design. | |
| Houston Theatre District | |
| AD Players - Christian theater company which alternates Bible-based scripts with mainstream theater classics | |
| Alley Theatre - The Alley offers a variety of other events and services: children's performances, special Monday night events featuring contemporary authors, special holiday performances, backstage tours, theatre classes for young people, and post-show discussions where audiences can interact with the artists. | |
| Da Camera - Da Camera of Houston, founded in 1987, was created in response to concerns about the dwindling audience for classical music in America with the intention to produce a series of thematically programmed concerts designed to attract new listeners to the concert hall. | |
| Diverse Works - DiverseWorks is a non-profit art center dedicated to presenting new visual, performing, and literary art. DiverseWorks is a place where the process of creating art is valued and where artists can test new ideas in the public arena. By encouraging the investigation of current artistic, cultural and social issues, DiverseWorks builds, educates, and sustains audiences for contemporary art. | |
| Houston Ballet - One of the world's finest dance companies! | |
| Houston Grand Opera - Called the worlds leading presenter of new operas, HGO is also know for its stellar productions of standard repertoire, its casting, HGO Orchestra and Chorus. Throughout its 50-year history, HGO has been on the cutting edge of technology, and the HGO website is no exception. | |
| Houston Symphony - The Mission of the Houston Symphony is to foster excellence and innovation in the performance and presentation of great music; to enrich the lives of our diverse citizenry; to educate current and future audiences and to bring distinction to our community through the orchestra's international presence and standing. | |
| Houston Theater District - The Houston Theater District is ranked second in the nation for the number of theater seats in a concentrated downtown area and is one of only five cities with permanent professional resident companies in all of the major performing arts disciplines of opera, ballet, music, and theater. | |
| Stages Theatre - Stages Repertory Theatre produces new work, interprets established work in new ways, and nurtures talent to invigorate culture for the good of the community. | |
| Theater Lab - Theater LaB Houston presents the best in contemporary theater in the Off-Broadway genre, from nationally and internationally renowned playwrights. | |
| Theatre Under The Stars - One of the nation's largest civic light opera companies featuring 6-show annual subscriptions | |
| Houston Area Museums | |
| Art Car Museum - | |
| Contemporary Arts Museum of Houston - Contemporary Art Museum | |
| Holocaust Museum Houston - Holocaust Museum Houston is dedicated to educating people about the Holocaust, remembering the 6 million Jews and other innocent victims and honoring the survivors' legacy. Using the lessons of the Holocaust and other genocides, we teach the dangers of hatred, prejudice and apathy. | |
| Houston Fire Museum - | |
| Houston Maritime Museum - The Houston Maritime Museum is the first of its kind in Houston. Exhibits include over 150 ship models, over 100 types of navigational instruments, and numerous maritime artifacts. Lectures on oceans, explorers, cargo ships and fishing vessels provide new and exciting learning experiences for visitors of all ages. | |
| Houston Museum of Natural Science - Ranked 4th most attended museum in the nation! Facilities include: IMAX Theater, the Burke Baker Planetarium and the Cockrell Butterfly Center. | |
| McGovern Museum of Health & Medical Science - Health and Medical Science | |
| Menil - The Menil Collection is a unique museum environment located in the Montrose-area Museum District housing the collection of John and Dominique de Menil. The museum building is the centerpiece of a neighborhood featuring satellite gallery spaces and related cultural instituitons set in a parklike setting. | |
| Railroad Museum - | |
| The Children's Museum of Houston - Rated one of the top two Children's Museum's in the country and serving more than 700,000 people annually, The Children's Museum of Houston is the highest-attended youth museum in the country for its size and is dedicated to transforming communities through innovative, child-centered learning. | |
| The Museum of Fine Arts - The primary mission of the MFAH is to bring the history of art to all people. As art evolves, we will keep pace by expanding our facilities and our collections-for a look at highlights of recent acquisitions, please visit the New to the Collections section of the Web site. | |
| The Museum of Fine Arts - Bayou Bend - Bayou Bend, the magnificent home of Miss Ima Hogg, is the extraordinary legacy of a remarkable woman. Best known for her superb collection of American decorative arts, Miss Hogg was also largely responsible for Bayou Bend's innovative architecture and breathtaking gardens. | |
| The Museum of Fine Arts - Rienzi - Opened to the public in 1999, Rienzi is the center for European decorative arts at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Comprising a remarkable art collection, a house, and gardens, Rienzi was given to the museum by arts patrons Carroll Sterling Masterson and Harris Masterson III. | |
| The Museum of Printing History - The Museum of Printing History collects and exhibits artifacts pertaining to the history of printing and printmaking as well as publications which influenced history in a significant way. We also collect and exhibit representative works by printers and print artists, both historical and contemporary. | |
| Maps | |
| Mapquest - maps, driving directions, road trip planner.... | |
| Yahoo Maps - Maps, directions, and road trip planners | |
| Lodging near the Kingwood Area | |
| Comfort Suites - Welcome to the Comfort Suites, a Humble hotel near Kingwood Cove Golf Club The Comfort Suites® hotel is conveniently located near many local attractions, including Kingwood Cove Golf Club, the Deerbrook Mall and the Cypresswood Golf Club. This Humble, TX hotel is also minutes from shopping boutiques in Old Town Spring and Houston Astros games at Minute Maid Park ballpark. The hotel offers free shuttle service to George Bush Intercontinental Airport from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. | |
| Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites - Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Kingwood is the place to stay for guests in Northeast Houston or those traveling into East Texas. Located US 59N, just 7 miles north of Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in the upscale Kingwood community, Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Kingwood serves the communities and businesses of Kingwood, Atascocita, Humble, Porter, New Caney, Splendora, and Cleveland. | |
| Homewood Suites by Hilton - Kingwood Parc - The Homewood Suites by Hilton® Houston-Kingwood Parc-Airport Area hotel nestles in a wooded setting just minutes from Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in northeast Houston at the entrance to Kingwood (The Livable Forest) in Texas. Business and leisure travelers enjoy park-like surroundings adjacent to Hwy 59 at Kingwood Dr.; have easy access to corporate, medical, educational, retail and recreational facilities in the Kingwood, Humble, northeast Houston and Montgomery County Texas areas. | |
| La Quinta Inn - The "Smoke Free" La Quinta Inn and Suites Kingwood is northeast of Houston; a straight shot to downtown and all major attractions: Six Flags Astroworld, Minute Maid Stadium, Downtown Aquarium, the Convention Center, Reliant Stadium, and Lake Houston State Park. We are close to Magic Mountain family fun center (miniature golf, batting cages, video arcade), and Old McDonald's Farm (petting zoo, pony rides, and more). There is plenty of shopping; Deerbrook Mall is nearby. | |
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