Forum Park is a community in

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(Southwest Freeway), and Bissonnet Road.Robinson, James.
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''. Tuesday July 20, 1993. A11. Retrieved on December 30, 2011. A portion of the community resides in the

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." Greater Sharpstown Management District. Retrieved on August 15, 2009. The community includes many large apartments and townhouses with high population densities.McShan, Jeff.
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''. February 5, 2009. Retrieved on December 30, 2011. As of 2009, many apartments and townhouses were not well maintained. The pools at the complexes were not well maintained, and trash pickup was not up to standard.

City government

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District J now covers Forum Park. District J was created to allow Hispanics to more easily elect representatives who cater to them. Robert Jara, a political consultant of the group Campaign Strategies, drew the boundaries of District J in order to ensure that

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''. Wednesday May 18, 2011. Retrieved on November 5, 2011. In the 2000s, Forum Park was in District C. In the 1990s, Forum Park was in District F.

Education

Residents are within the

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. Residents are zoned to Betty Roberts Best Elementary School in Forum Park, Klentzman Intermediate School, and Olle Middle School. All Alief ISD residents are assigned high schools through a lottery. Outcomes include Elsik,

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. The district also maintains two magnet schools,

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and

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Parks and recreation

The City of Houston operates Forum Park in the community. The park includes a trail system.Our Parks A-F
." City of Houston. Retrieved on December 30, 2011. "9900 Sugar Branch, 77036" In 1993 the community Forum Park had no parks within the community. During that year,

member John Goodner argued that Forum Park needed a park under the city's "Neighborhoods to Standard" program. Goodner said "They desperately need a park. You can't tell kids to ride their bicycles across the freeway to get to the nearest park."

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* Shay, Miya.
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City government

Education

Parks and recreation

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