Atascocita is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harris County, Texas, United States, within the Houston metropolitan area.

[6] Atascocita's name derives from the Atascocito military outpost and subsequent road constructed by the Spanish in 1756.

[7] The Atascocito Road stretched from Spanish Louisiana in the east to San Antonio in the west, connecting eastern Texas to the rest of New Spain.

In the 1990s Atascocita included fifteen neighborhoods and was one of the fastest-growing developments in the Greater Houston area.

[11] The City of Houston did limited purpose annexation in Atascocita after the year 2000,[12] therefore reducing the CDP's territory.

[11] In 2009 the Gadberry Group named Atascocita as one of "9 from 2009" most notable high growth areas in the United States.

Syd Kearney, author of A Marmac Guide to Houston and Galveston, "There are fine resort homes in sections such as Atascocita Shores.

[43] The Sheriff's Office opened the Atascocita boot camp, a correctional facility for county inmates, in 1991.

[46] Pam Lychner Unit, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice state jail for men, is located in the Atascocita CDP.

With an exterior modeled after Thomas Jefferson's iconic Monticello estate, the 435,000-square-foot (40,400 m2), $46.9 million school was built on a 100-acre (40 ha) heavily wooded parcel of land in the center of Atascocita.

Since its opening, Atascocita High School has garnered an impressive list of academic accolades including being labeled a "Recognized" campus by the Texas State Board of Education in 2010.

The center offers access to adult basic education/GED, English as a Second Language, college classes to meet degree requirements and Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL) for seniors.

The 12,000-square-foot (1,100 m2) branch was built from 1994 to 1996 with the help of Janette Dennis, an Atascocita resident and philanthropist, and opened on May 5, 1996.

[57][58] Atascocita Park, a 20-acre (8.1 ha) area of space on Lake Houston Parkway,[59] opened on June 24, 2020.

"[16] Harris County Precinct 4 operates the 136 acres (55 ha) Lindsay/Lyons Park and Sports Complex.

Additions added later in the park's life include a donor pavers garden, sensory garden for children with impaired sight, three 30-seat picnic pavilions, a paved walking trail around the playground, and additional trees.