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Friendswood
Texas is a state located in the Southern and Western regions of the United States of America. The state is second-largest in both area and population behind Alaska and California, respectively. The state's name derives from a word in the Caddoan language of the Hasinai. Texas declared its independence from Mexico in 1836 and existed as the independent Republic of Texas for nearly a decade. Texas is internationally known for its energy and aeronautics industries, and for its ship channel at the Port of Houston, the largest in the U.S. in international commerce and the sixth-largest port in the world.
Friendswood is a city located in the U.S. state of Texas, partially in Galveston County and Harris County, within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan area. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city population was 29,037. Friendswood was founded in 1895 by members of the Religious Society of Friends. Today Friendswood houses the Houston area headquarters for the Quaker Society, and is the predominant religion in Friendswood. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 54.4 square kilometers. None of the area is covered with water.
Pupils in Friendswood attend schools in either Friendswood Independent School District if they live south of Clear Creek or Clear Creek Independent School District if they live north of Clear Creek. Cline Elementary School, Westwood Elementary School, Bales Intermediate School, and Windsong Intermediate School serve the Friendswood ISD portion of Friendswood.
All Friendswood ISD residents are zoned to Friendswood Junior High School and Friendswood High School. Clear Creek students attend Wedgewood Elementary School, P. H. Greene Elementary or Landolt Elementary School; Westbrook Intermediate School or Brookside Intermediate School; then continue on to Clear Brook High School. As it is often regarded as among the most beautiful parts of Texas one of the most visited places amongst the most die-hard travelers the world over.
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