Northside, Houston

House Bill 3634, authored by state representative Jessica Farrar and sponsored in the Texas Senate by Mario Gallegos, created the management district.

[14] In 2009, Saint Arnold's Brewing relocated to the Northside area at 2000 Lyons, purchasing a building that was formerly a food service facility for the Houston Independent School District.

By 2010 many major chains such as Auto Zone, Family Dollar, Payless ShoeSource, Rent A Center, and Walgreens relocated outlets to the strip.

[18] Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas (METRO) operates bus services in the Northside.

[19] The center, with a price tag of $1 million, has four bus bays, an information kiosk, newspaper vending machines, benches, a covered platform, and bicycle racks.

[22] Coach USA, in partnership with Greyhound Lines, operates the Crosstimbers station at 4001 North Freeway.

[24][25] Zoned high schools serving additional portions of the Northside include Heights (formerly John H. Reagan),[26] Kashmere,[27] and Washington.

[29] For a period Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men resided in the former Crawford Elementary School, in both the Fifth Ward and Northside.

Residents of AISD in the Northside are zoned to MacArthur High School in unincorporated Harris County.