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Voting Early then Voting Late
Election Day 11:30pm - In the late evening Democrat caucus held at Cy-Falls High School, three precincts came out strongly for Barrack Obama. Precinct #50, precinct #314 and precinct #800 voters in the "second" vote of the day had to wait hours for the 7pm polls to officially close due to extremely heavy turnout on the Democratic side. With less than 30 minutes remaining in the twelve hour voting day, extra voting machines were brought in to increase capacity by fifty percent in order to accomodate the hundreds of people who patiently waited in line to cast their vote for the Democratic candidates, long after the doors were locked.
This Cypress Fairbanks area encompasses tens of thousands of residents in Copperfield, Aberdeen, Copper Lakes, Stonegate and Copper Grove. The boundaries for voting at Cypress Falls H.S. in this election were Hempstead/290 to the North, Longenbaugh to the south, Hwy 6 N to the east, and Queenston to the west (including the corner of Barker Cypress at the Northwest Freeway intersection)
As of 23:30 CST on March 4th, these three Cy-Fair caucuses had an unofficial final raw vote of 497 to 154 [76.3% versus 23.7%] for a Texas delegate split of 45 for Obama and 14 for Clinton [also 76.3% vs. 23.7% - even with delegate rounding]. This "2nd round" of voting account for one-third of total Democrat delegates and the 7am to 7pm votes ....
MORE STATISTICS
2008 primaries for CyFair residents
CFISD Voting locations for March 4 Cy-Fair area elections:
(The above links take you to the Harris County Democratic party website and the Harris county GOP webpages)
Precinct 50: Cypress Falls HS ....
9811 Huffmeister
Precinct 143: Harris Co. Library ....
9191 Barkers
Precinct 149: Cypress Springs High ....
7909 Fry Rd.
Precinct 314: Aragon Middle ....
16823 West Road
Precinct 517: Katherine Tyra branch ....
16719 Clay
Precinct 548: Westway Baptist ....
11207 Perry Road
Precinct 616: Christ Covenant ....
17000 Logenbaugh
Precinct 622: Truit (CFISD) ....
6600 Addicks-Satsuma
Precinct 640: Lamkin El. ....
11521 Telge Road
Precinct 642: Owens Elementary ....
7939 Jackrabbit
Precinct 643: Metcalf Elem. ....
6100 Queenston Blvd
Precinct 688: Christ United ....
14207 Telge Road
Precinct 709: West Houston Church ....
17100 West Rd
Precinct 800: Fiest El. School ....
8425 Pine Falls
For a map, list, and dates of early voting (ends Feb 29th) locations around Harris County - download the
KHOU PDF from Channel 11 News in Houston.
Cypress residents can early vote at 26026 Hempstead Hwy, while people who've voted in the past at Hwy 6 N and Clay Road do early voting at the Bear Creek Park
Community Center (281-859-1566).
Other victims of Foreclosures
The local housing market has another casualty - the family pet. With foreclosure sales where families are finding themselves out on the street, their pets are not -- and often they end up locked inside the homes for weeks to suffer.
A website called ForeclosureCats.Org sells feline art and cat pictures to raise
money to save animals before and after such foreclosures. Hundreds of abandoned dogs and lost cats across the country are being saved from a slow and painful starvation, and thousands of animal deaths can being prevented.
You can also check out their Ebay fundraiser auctions to bid on artwork that will help save lives. Bidding for their second auction starts Saturday, January 26 and could continue for up to ten days.
Last week it was the
new Target store at FM-1960 West and Eldridge in NW Houston, where robbers first targeted a customer inside the store and then followed her outside during broad daylight. This week the 2 criminals traveled a few miles down the same road to repeat the crime with a shopper at the Wal-Mart (phone number 281-855-1604) off of Highway 6 North at 15955 FM-529 in Copperfield.
Eyewitnesses saw the
two men in a metallic colored Pontiac with Cadillac-style wheels - click the Houston Crimestoppers picture to start the KPRC news video. Spokesman Ray Wathen wants you to call Crime Stoppers [
more info] ....
15 mile weekend getaway
Twenty minutes away are two of the just-announced 2008 AAA Four Diamond award winners: Omni Houston's Westside Hotel at 13210 Katy Freeway (281-558-8338) and Houston Inter-Continental Hotels on 2222 West Loop S. (713-627-7600).
There are only 69 lodging establishments in 15 cities across Texas to receive this recognition. For the entire list of just-released Texas lodgings visit AAA's
newsroom.
Hit-and-Run bicycle death
On 13 December 2007, Richard Allen Palmer road his bike north on Huffmeister over White Oak Bayou bridge when an unknown vehicle struck the back of his bicycle around 2:15 in the morning. He was ejected from the bicycle and struck his head while the vehicle fled the scene, failing to stop and render aid.
Mr. Palmer was transported by ambulance to Huffmeister's North Cypress Medical Center and later transferred to Memorial Herman Hospital, where he later died on that same Thursday, from injuries from that accident according to the office of the Medical Examiner. Deputy Smith has been involved with the details and the crash is being investigated by the Traffic Enforcement Division for Harris County Sheriffs' Department.
Houston Comcast versus U-Verse
Tues 27 November announcement: Introducing free, new features for Southwestern Bell customers in Houston that Comcast cable cannot match.
Interactive AT&T U-bar for customizing weather, traffic, stocks and sport to the screen on your television. Those with ATT/Yahoo Internet access can customize and program this using their Internet connection - just like they've already been easily doing with the DVR TiVo recording device. Additional inter-active tv includes searching for local business Yellow Pages from your Uverse, and even Yahoo Games on the TV. (Sudoku, Solitaire, Mah Jongg, Chess, and more)
( All this with 100% IPTV IP-based tv service )
Your Best Weekend Entertainment Value
Coming to the BIG screen: the weather is great, and children's tickets $4 for ages 3-12 ... babies 2 and under FREE ... movies starts at dusk ... Theater gates open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays .... Featuring TWO jumbo 40x80 foot movie screens .... concessions .... Stereo sound to your car .... Child Friendly playground .... two theatres in one .... new WINTER schedule in effect: Friday thru Sunday ... Hockley TX just north of the Fairfield subdivision .... 22422 FM 2920 .... 281-351-5224 .... The Show Boat DriveIn ... try the concession stands
( Additional Local Review )
NW Houston expansion
825-acre acquisition by Trademark Property in northwest Harris County near proposed Grand Parkway at the Northwest Freeway. This includes 3 miles of frontage on Highway 290 and 1.5 miles on Hempstead Road (slated to become a tollroad)
Their stated plans include 500 acres devoted to approximately 1250 single and multi-family units and 300 acres for commercial development. Parcels could be ready to sell and develop within two years while expectations are four or five years to fully build out.
Developments will be mixed-use and partnerships with private investors include retail, medical, and office space along with the residential space.
( Developer Trademark properties created Market Street in The Woodlands )
Citizens-NET for the Houston area
Subscribe to periodic emails on issues of interest to you and your neighborhood. Here are
www.houstontx.gov/citizensnet past newsletters,
although your subscription will be items of interest for however many areas you choose.
It's a great way to stay current on happenings directly around you, and in your surrounding areas. CitizensNet and the information you provide (other than e-mail addresses) is subject to public disclosure under the Texas Public Information Act; Chapt. 552 of the TX Government Code.
Some of the local participating management companies and neighboring communities -- including
registration numbers:
AMI (Association Management Inc) #1292
Barkers Branch Homeowner's #1184
Copper Creek Community Improvement #386
Copper Lakes HOA #1092
Copperfield Northmead #165
Cypress Fields Civic Association #234
Houston Community Housing Associations #516
Lancaster Place Civic Club #1173
Middlegate Village Community Association #1004
Southdown Home Owners Association #91
Stonegate Neighborhood Association #1194
[more communities] ...
TX Dept Public Safety open records
State of Texas Sex Offenders list - Updated November 30th, 2007. Additions to zip code 77095, which includes a population base of almost 50,000 residents. Names and pictures of registered sex offenders in northwest Harris County, and their risk level and other detailed information is hosted on the State of Texas website. The locally included ZIP+4 maps indicate that only three of the eighteen street addresses in 77095 are actually within the Copperfield Community, with the remainder in newer, less-established surrounding developments. Always check the state's site for exact locations and data.
Witham Ct Jamie Lee off Sunny Ridge
77095-3797
Wooded Valley Dr Cherry Park near Glen Chase
77095-2738
Stoney Meadow Dr Queenston near Tuckerton
77095-6615
Sky Blue Lane Sommerall near FM-529
77095-1519
Vienna Trails Houston National near Queenston
77095-6619
Stone Valley Dr. Glen Chase nr FM529
77095-2744
Willancy Ct Easton Commons near West
77095-3136
Fieldstone Ct Longenbaugh near Queenston
77095-4247
Aberdeen Green Dr near Copper Cove
77095-7202
Jackrabbit Rd near Hearthstone Country Club
77095-3001
Tysor Park Ln Point Northwest at Highway 6
77095-2198
Pine Flats Dr Tuckerton near Barkers
77095-6662
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Drive-Thru coffee
Caffino second location near Cy-Fair now open for business at 12921 FM-1960 West just past Eldridge. Double drive-thru coffee drink lanes
The California coffee company opened its first Texas location in Cypress earlier this year, at the corner of Huffmeister and Spring Cypress. So in 60 seconds or less, in a freestanding building in the parking lot of convenient locations, convenience and quality are right up the road.
( Caffino's on the map )
Harris County roadside bans
"Harris County Commissioners met Tuesday, September 25 to decide to ban the sale of animals from road side stands. The ban goes into effect Monday October 1st, and violaters receive tickets for a Class-C misdemeanor with fines of up to $500 per...
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( Followup Summary )
History of Texas online
CYPRESS, TEXAS (Harris County). Cypress is on U.S. Highway 290 twenty miles northwest of Houston in northwestern Harris County. German immigrants began settling along Cypress Creek in the 1840s. In 1878 a dance hall was built on Huffmeister Road.
The first Cypress school was built in 1884. The original one-room school later developed into the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District -- the second largest area of the state's school districts. Many of the original settler families were remembered through streets and schools that bore their names, like Huffmeister Road and Matzke Elementary.
In the mid-1980s the community proper was unincorporated and had fewer than 100 residents, but the greater Cypress area was a suburb of Houston composed of many subdivisions and thousands of inhabitants. In 2000 the Cypress-Fairbanks area reported a population of 18,527.
( Cypress-area historical background )
Northwest Houston
$2.97 + Wal-Mart (FM-1960 West and Eldridge)
$3.04 + Randall's (Barker Cypress at Hwy 290)
$2.99 + Valero (Clay Rd at Fry Road)
$2.99 + Citgo (17140 Spencer Rd. 77095)
$2.99 + Conoco (Dairy Ashford at Eldridge)
$2.97 + Chevron (Northwest Fwy and 1960 W.)
$3.03 + H.E.B. (Highway 6 N in 77084)
$2.99 + Kroger (12400 FM 1960 West)
$3.11 + Shell (9030 SH-6 at Huffmeister)
$2.99 + Chevron (Clay @ Barker-Cypress)
$2.99 + Valero (West Little York at Eldridge)
$2.97 + Walmarts (Lakeview Haven at FM529)
$3.02 + Shell (8497 Hwy 6 North)
$3.10 + Chevron (16050 West Road 77095)
$3.16 + Valero (12850 Telge Road)
$2.94 + Kroger (8550 Hwy 6 N. 77095)
$3.09 + Shell (22250 Hempstead Hwy)
$2.98 + Exxon (18001 FM-529 RD)
$3.05 + Texaco (Hempstead and Lang)
$3.01 + Exxon (Hwy-290 at Huffmeister)
$3.00 + Sam's Club (SH-6 at Katy Freeway)
$3.03 + Conoco Carwash (Eldridge at FM1960)
$3.02 + H-E-B (24224 Highway 290)
$3.09 + Shell (11702 Jones Road)
$2.99 + Walmart (Highway 6 in Bear Creek)
$3.00 + Valero (9010 Barker Cypress at West Rd)
$2.90 - Krogers (18030 FM 529 in Cypress)
$3.00 + Wal-Mart (26272 Northwest Freeway)
$3.04 + Texaco (Barkers Cypress at Park Row)
$3.03 + Phillips 66 (11150 Huffmeister Rd)
$3.02 .... week of March 3 (up five cents)
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