Tomball Summary

Tomball Independent School District (TISD)

• Pros:

  • "I’d say that overall the district cares about its teachers and its students, they try to do their best."
  • "The community is generally supportive of the schools."

• Cons:

  • "Tomball ISD is the worst district I've ever worked for. Everyone was racist."
  • "They make the kids pay for everything."

Tomball Housing

• Pros:

  • "Some of these American neighborhoods look so lonely and like cookie cutter homes."
  • "New neighborhoods have new trees."

• Cons:

  • "Crazy that people willingly choose to drop $839k on a basic suburban house in Tomball."
  • "At least they didn't plant trees in the grass between the sidewalk and road like our shitty developer did."

Houston Freeway System

• Pros:

  • Houston's planned highway system layout is efficient with concentric rings and spokes.
  • "Houston handles its traffic about as well as a car centric large city can."
  • "Houston has a classical freeway design that is simple and functional."

• Cons:

  • "Houston's driving is terrible with hyper-aggressive and bad drivers."
  • "Houston has little to no zoning laws, allowing any construction next to each other."

Other Comments

• Some comments expressed confusion about the layout of highways and the efficiency of Houston's design compared to other cities like Atlanta and Nashville.
• There were criticisms regarding the cost of housing in Tomball and the infrastructure challenges faced while driving in the Houston area.
• Personal anecdotes shared experiences working in TISD and living in the Tomball and Houston areas.
• Critiques about the lack of planning in urban development and highways were also discussed.
• Comments ranged from positives aspects of various locations to criticisms of housing prices and driving habits in the area.