Editing Stafford, Texas (section)

===Extraterritorial jurisdiction===

Stafford has two areas of [[extraterritorial jurisdiction]]. They are within the [[Houston Independent School District]], including an area at [[Beltway 8]] and Stafford Road and another area between Beltway 8 and Murphy Road. One area within the [[Alief Independent School District]] is next to the [[Meadows Place, Texas|City of Meadows Place]] along Interstate 69/[[U.S. Route 59 (Texas)|U.S. Route 59]]. Areas in the [[Fort Bend Independent School District]] include part of [[Fifth Street, Texas|Fifth Street]] and an area around U.S. Route 90 Alternate, Dulles Avenue, and Avenue E. The City of Stafford has avoided annexing these areas, because doing so would give it territory in school districts other than the [[Stafford Municipal School District]] (SMSD) and the city wants its city limits and the SMSD to have the same area. The SMSD cannot annex these areas without the other school districts' permission.<ref>Kumar, Seshadri. "[http://www.chron.com/news/article/Stafford-SMSD-mull-over-annexation-1519318.php Stafford, SMSD mull over annexation]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. October 30, 2006. Retrieved on April 12, 2014.</ref>