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==Infrastructure== ===Transportation=== [[Houston Gulf Airport]] was located in eastern League City. The airport's land was sold and the land became a string of houses along [[Texas State Highway 96]].<ref>Rendon, Ruth. "[http://www.chron.com/CDA/archives/archive.mpl?id=2003_3704185 Fees could slow growth / Developers expected to balk at League City plan]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. Sunday November 2, 2003. A29 MetFront.</ref> The airport was once partially owned by the Bin Laden family with Salem Bin Laden holding [[interest]]<ref>KHOU 11 Television station "[https://www.khou.com/article/news/the-bin-laden-family-has-ties-to-texas/285-341179639]"</ref> in the airport at least until his death in 1988. Commercial airline service for the area is operated from [[George Bush Intercontinental Airport]] and [[William P. Hobby Airport]], which are located in Houston. League City in conjunction with Island Transit, Connect Transit, and UTMB, there is now a Park and Ride in the Victory Lakes subdivision.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Park and Ride |url=https://www.utmb.edu/transit/park-and-ride---march-1-2018 |access-date=June 10, 2021 |website=www.utmb.edu}}</ref> ===Health care=== In 2008 the [[University of Texas Medical Branch]] board of regents approved the creation of the {{convert|110000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} Specialty Care Center facility, located on {{convert|35|acre|m2}} of land near [[Interstate 45]], [[Farm to Market Road 646]], and the Victory Lakes community.<ref>Elder, Laura. "[http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=b0bb7073e4aa8ada UTMB gets OK for Victory Lakes project] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224041018/http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?ewcd=b0bb7073e4aa8ada |date=February 24, 2012}}." ''[[The Galveston Daily News]]''. May 16, 2008. Retrieved on February 12, 2009.</ref> ===Weather=== The [[National Weather Service]] Houston/Galveston Office and the Galveston Office of Emergency Management offices share a facility in League City; the facility has a Dickinson postal address.<ref>{{cite web|last=Craft |first=Chita |url=https://www.khou.com/article/weather/national-weather-service-houston-texas/285-1fbedf1d-0352-4cdc-ac2c-9e8eb6cbe9f3 |title=Behind-the-scenes look at how the National Weather Service works to keep you safe |publisher=[[KHOU]]|date=September 22, 2023 |access-date=October 28, 2023}} - [https://www.weather.gov/hgx/ The postal address states] "1353 FM 646 Suite 202 Dickinson, TX 77539" but the facility is actually in [https://www.leaguecitytx.gov/DocumentCenter/View/61 the League City city limits]. [https://web.archive.org/web/19961031170034/http://www.ci.houston.tx.us/annexation/annexation_FAQ.html Note that the city of Houston stated in 1996 that]: "The U.S. Postal Service establishes ZIP codes and mailing addresses in order to maximize the efficiency of their system, not to recognize jurisdictional boundaries."</ref>
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