Editing Missouri City, Texas (section)

==Parks and Recreation==
[[File:Missouri City Recreation & Tennis Center.jpg|thumb|Missouri City Recreation and Tennis Center]]
The Missouri City Parks and Recreation Department is a nationally accredited, Texas Gold Medal Award-winning department that maintains and operates a wide variety of park and natural areas, trails, athletic complexes and other facilities. The Parks Department currently maintains 20 developed parks totaling {{convert|515|acre}}, and over 14 miles of trail. Park amenities include multiple lighted sports fields, lakes, playgrounds, splash pad, and walking trails, as well as boating and fishing sites.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.missouricitytx.gov/868/Parks-Trails | title=Parks & Trails &#124; Missouri City, TX - Official Website }}</ref>

The Missouri City Recreation and Tennis Center is the heart of the recreation division and houses the majority of the city's recreation and fitness classes. Completed in 2012, the center features 13 tennis courts, 4 batting cages, a cardio/weight room, multi-purpose rooms, locker rooms and a full-size gymnasium.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.missouricitytx.gov/280/Recreation-Tennis-Center | title=Recreation and Tennis Center &#124; Missouri City, TX - Official Website }}</ref>  In 2022 The Recreation and Tennis Center was recognized by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), as an Outstanding Tennis Facility.  Missouri City received the award in the Large (12 or more courts), Public Tennis Facility division.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.usta.com/en/home/stay-current/texas/2022_facility_awards.html#tab=tournaments | title=Texas Facilities Earn National Awards }}</ref>

The Parks and Recreation Department has daytime and evening recreational programs and provides numerous special events throughout the year.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.missouricitytx.gov/865/Parks-Recreation | title=Parks & Recreation &#124; Missouri City, TX - Official Website }}</ref>

The Missouri City Parks and Recreation Department became nationally accredited in 2021.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nrpa.org/certification/accreditation/CAPRA/ | title=CAPRA, Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies &#124; National Recreation and Park Association }}</ref>

=== Freedom Tree Park ===
Missouri City's historic Freedom Tree Park is named after the Freedom Tree, which sits along Misty Hollow Drive between Glenn Lakes and Lake Olympia boulevards, at the former Palmer Plantation site.
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