Editing Hedwig Village, Texas (section)

==Infrastructure and government==
[[File:HedwigVillageTXCityHall.jpg|thumb|left|Hedwig Village City Hall]]
As of 2022 the mayor of Hedwig Village is Tom Jinks. The council members are, in their respective council positions by number, Scott Davis, Patrick J. Breckon, Clay Trozzo, Matt Woodruff, and Shirley Rouse.<ref name="Mayor">"[http://hedwigtx.gov/page/gov_mayor_council Mayor & Council Members]." ''City of Hedwig Village''. December 15, 2016.</ref>
[[Image:VillageFireDepartmentHedwigVillage.JPG|thumb|Village Fire Department]]
The Village Fire Department serves all of the Memorial villages.<ref>"{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070104123047/http://villagefiredept.com/aboutus.html About Us]}}." ''Village Fire Department''. Retrieved on April 12, 2009.</ref> Laverne Coller said that voter turnout numbers are high in Hedwig Village, and that "[t]he people in Hedwig Village are a very responsible, dedicated group of citizens. We have had council people who serve term after term voluntarily even though they don't get much glory."<ref name=Gustilo/>

Hedwig Village operates its own police force. The village is within the Memorial Villages Water Authority.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvwa.org/|title=Memorial Villages Water Authority}}</ref> Laverne Coller said that, as paraphrased by Gia Gustilo of the ''[[Houston Chronicle]]'', "seems to attract professionals perhaps" because Hedwig Village has its own police force.<ref name=Gustilo/>

[[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]] Precinct Three, headed by Steve Radack as of 2008, serves Hedwig Village.<ref>"[http://www.pct3.hctx.net/aboutprecinct/precinct3.aspx Precinct Maps : Precinct 3] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216144509/http://www.pct3.hctx.net/aboutprecinct/precinct3.aspx |date=2012-02-16 }}." ''Harris County''. Accessed October 13, 2008.</ref>

Hedwig Village is located in [[Texas House of Representatives, District 133|District 133]] of the [[Texas House of Representatives]]. As of 2022 [[Jim Murphy]] represents the district.<ref>"[http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/133.pdf House District 133] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602160403/http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/pdf/districts/133.pdf |date=2008-06-02 }}." ''Texas House of Representatives''. Accessed October 11, 2008.</ref> Hedwig Village is within [[Texas Senate, District 7|District 7]] of the [[Texas Senate]]; as of 2022 [[Paul Bettencourt (Texas politician)|Paul Bettencourt]] represents the district.<ref>"[http://www.senate.state.tx.us/Icons/Dist_Maps/Dist07_Map.pdf Senate District 7]{{dead link|date=March 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}" Map. ''[[Senate of Texas]]''. Accessed September 28, 2008.</ref>

Hedwig Village is in [[Texas's 7th congressional district]]; in 2008, The pro-[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] publication ''Human Events'' identified the zip code 77024 as the zip code that gave the eighth largest contribution to [[John McCain]]'s [[2008 U.S. Presidential Election]] campaign. The zip code, which includes Hedwig Village, gave $540,309 [[United States dollar]]s by October 24, 2008.<ref>Connelly, Richard. "[http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/10/memorial_hunters_creek_village.php Memorial & Hunters Creek Village -- The Real America] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002171252/http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/10/memorial_hunters_creek_village.php |date=October 2, 2011 }}." ''[[Houston Press]]''. October 24, 2008.</ref><ref>"[http://www.zipfocus.com/images/zipmap/SW%20large.gif SW large.gif] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090227011111/http://www.zipfocus.com/images/zipmap/SW%20large.gif |date=2009-02-27 }}." ''Zipfocus.com''. Accessed October 28, 2008.</ref> As of 2019, however, the 7th congressional district is represented by a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]], [[Lizzie Pannill Fletcher]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/TX/7|title = Texas's 7th Congressional District - TX-07 Representatives & District Map}}</ref>

[[Harris Health System]] (formerly Harris County Hospital District) designated Northwest Health Center for ZIP code 77024. The nearest public hospital is [[Ben Taub General Hospital]] in the [[Texas Medical Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|title=Clinic/Emergency/Registration Center Directory By ZIP Code|publisher=[[Harris County Hospital District]]|date=2001-11-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011119141023/http://www.tmc.edu/hchd/LOCATE.HTM|accessdate=2021-04-08|archive-date=2001-11-19}} - See ZIP code 77024. [https://www.harrishealth.org/SiteCollectionDocuments/community-assessment/pregnancy-birth-data/2012/infant-mortality-rate-2012.pdf See this map for relevant ZIP code].</ref>