Porter, Texas
Unincorporated community in Montgomery County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Porter
Porter is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County in Southeastern Texas, United States, within the Houston–Pasadena–The Woodlands metropolitan area. In 2010, its population was estimated at 25,769. Porter is north of the Kingwood area of Houston.
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How Porter is governed
Porter appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Montgomery County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Porter does have local officials.
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Residents of Porter
Registered voters elect the officials below.
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Mayor
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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City Manager / Administrator
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The professional administrator who runs day-to-day operations (in some cities appointed by the council instead of the mayor).
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Police Chief
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Leads the police department.
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Fire Chief
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Public Works Director
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Planning & Zoning Director
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Citizen advisory bodies, such as planning, zoning appeals and library boards.
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Municipal Judge
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Presides over the municipal court.
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History
The earliest settlement in east Montgomery County developed in what is now New Caney, just north of Porter, along the banks of what is now known as Caney Creek. A group of cattle ranchers settled in the area in the 1860s, with the first reported settlement in 1862. When the Houston, East and West Texas Railroad built through the area in the late 1870s and early 1880s, an influx of settlers moved to various points along the new railway. One of these early residents was James Porter, who operated a sawmill. When the post office opened in 1892, the town was referred to as "Porters," in reference possibly to a denied petition to the post office to name the town "Porter's Mill." In 1953, the post office decided to drop the "s," resulting in the town's current name of Porter.
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