Editing Lake Jackson, Texas (section)

==Infrastructure==
In September 2020, [[Naegleria fowleri|brain-eating amoeba]] were detected in the Lake Jackson drinking water supply, resulting in the death of a 6-year-old boy.<ref>{{cite web|title=6-year-old boy dies after suffering from brain-eating amoeba|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/houston-area-water-may-be-tainted-brain-eating-microbe-n1241185|access-date=September 27, 2020|website=NBC News|date=September 27, 2020 }}</ref> Eleven samples were taken around the city, and of those, three returned a preliminary positive results: the hose bib at the victim's home, a hydrant at a dead end street, and a storage tank at the city splash pad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|last=Waller|first=Allyson|date=2020-09-27|title=Brain-Eating Amoeba Found in Lake Jackson, Texas, Water Supply|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/27/us/water-supply-brain-eating-amoeba.html|access-date=2020-09-30|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> This resulted in Brazosport Water Authority issuing a do-not-use order on tap water in late September 2020.<ref name=":0" />

===Airports===
[[Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport]] serves Lake Jackson.

===Mass transit===
[[Southern Brazoria County Transit]] provides bus service options for Lake Jackson, [[Clute, Texas|Clute]], [[Freeport, Texas|Freeport]] and [[Angleton, Texas|Angleton]].

===Highways===
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| [[File:Texas 288.svg|center|25px]] || [[State Highway 288 (Texas)|State Highway 288]]. Northbound SH 288 to [[Houston]]. Southbound, SH 288 routes to [[Freeport, Texas|Freeport]].
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[[Texas State Highway 332]] extends from its west end [[SH 36]] in [[Brazoria, Texas|Brazoria]] to its east end at [[Surfside Beach, Texas|Surfside Beach]].

===Streets===
* The city's layout and the six designs for homes were completed by Michigan architect [[Alden B. Dow]].
* All streets radiating from downtown end in the word "Way." Among the streets are Center Way, Winding Way, Circle Way, and Parking Way. There is an intersection of two streets named This Way and That Way. In the same spirit, a local church near Bess Brannen Elementary placed a small sign in their driveway named His Way. There is also an Any Way.
* Most other streets were named after some form of [[flora]]. As the city grew and common names such as Pine, Mulberry, and Oak were taken, developers had to become more creative; thus, among the plants used are Jalapeño, Tangerine, Mango, and Habañero. The highways running through Lake Jackson, ([[Texas Highways]] 288 & 332) and Oyster Creek Drive, are exceptions to the naming conventions. The naming convention of "Drive," meaning a route into or out of town, is less honored today than in the beginning.
* Dow intentionally laid out the streets so that they seldom follow straight paths. He wanted to maintain as many trees as possible, a principle still practiced in the development of new subdivisions. In addition, he thought that curving streets provided more surprises in unfolding vistas. Lake Jackson is a part of the [[National Arbor Day Foundation]]'s [[Tree City USA]] list. Also, many of the streets follow Oyster Creek, which twists and winds through town. In many areas of town one can travel in any of the four compass directions and have the same commute time and distance to a destination across town.