Maplewood is a community in Houston

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

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Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

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Maplewood is located outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8.

Maplewood is in Texas's 7th congressional district

Texas's 7th congressional district

Texas District 7 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that serves a small area of western Harris County...

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Around 1988 Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) proposed having Beechnut Street widened. Residents of Maplewood, Meyerland, and Robindell

Robindell, Houston

Robindell is a subdivision in Southwest Houston, Texas.Robert Kuldell developed the community in the 1950s on of farmland that belonged to his family. The neighborhood was originally targeted at former members of the United States Armed Forces...

 appeared before the METRO board and protested the plans, stating that they would result in increased traffic. METRO dropped the plans.

Police service

The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department

Houston Police Department

The Houston Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency serving the City of Houston, Texas, United States and some surrounding areas. Its headquarters are in 1200 Travis in Downtown Houston....

's Southwest Patrol Division http://www.houstontx.gov/police/cs/beatpages/southwest.htm.

Education

Maplewood is zoned to Houston ISD schools.

Maplewood is divided between the following elementary schools:

• Braeburn Elementary School
• Herod Elementary School
• Lovett Elementary School

Maplewood is divided between the following middle schools:

• Fondren Middle School
• Long Middle School
• Pershing Middle School
  Pershing Middle School (Houston)
  John J. Pershing Middle School is a secondary school located at 3838 Bluebonnet in Houston, Texas with a zip code of 77025.Pershing, located in the Braeswood Place neighborhood, serves grades 6 through 8 and is a part of the Houston Independent School District.Pershing has a neighborhood program, a...
  
  
  • Any portion zoned to Long or Pershing is eligible to apply for Pin Oak Middle School
    Pin Oak Middle School
    Pin Oak Middle School is a secondary school that is located in Bellaire, Texas, United States. Pin Oak, which serves grades 6 through 8, is a part of the Houston Independent School District. It is located near the intersection of the 610 Loop and U.S. Route 59...
    
    's regular program.

All of Maplewood is zoned to Bellaire High School

Bellaire High School (Bellaire, Texas)

Bellaire High School is a secondary school of the Houston Independent School District, and its campus is located in Bellaire, Texas ....

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Some areas thought as in the "Maplewood area" but are not within the subdivision limits (such as Maplewood South) are zoned to Westbury High School

Westbury High School (Houston)

Westbury High School is a secondary school located in Brays Oaks, of Southwest Houston, Texas, near the Westbury neighborhood. It has grades 9 through 12, and is part of the Houston Independent School District. As of 2010 the principal is Andrew Wainwright...

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