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NEWCOMERS' GUIDE- LOCAL INFORMATION

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Newcomers' Guide to Montgomery County:

 

 


 


Newcomers Club - Lake Conroe Area

Chapter includes Conroe/Montgomery/Willis

Helping women connect with other newcomers

Meet 2nd Thursday of the month

Dot Anderson 936-582-6453

Idell Merheb 936-539-4853



CABLE TV

Conroe:

Suddenlink

903 K North Loop 336 West

(936) 756-6604

http://www.suddenlink.com

The Woodlands Comcast

2260 Buckthorne Place

Suite 179B

(713) 341-1000

www.comcast.com

 

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DRIVERS LICENSE

Texas Dept. Public Safety

2 Hilbig Road

Conroe

Mon-Fri 8am-5pm

Proof of identity, SS#, vehicle registration and liability insurance verification, fee

renewals can be done online:

http://www.txdps.state.tx.us

(936)442-2800

 

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ELECTRICITY

Entergy Texas

800-368-3749

Mid-South Synergy

105 West Montgomery

(936) 327-5711

Centerpoint Energy

800-332-7143

http://www.centerpointenergy.com

Sam Houston Electrical Cooperative

Livingston Headquarters

1-936-327-5711

TXU Energy

1-866-225-5898

http://www.txu.com

Reliant Energy

713-207-7777

http://www.reliant.com

 

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EVENTS and FESTIVALS

 

1st Saturdays in Historic Montgomery

And Farmers Market

Shopping, acoustic jam , Farmers Market

http://www.historicmontgomerytexas.com/att-specialevents.aspx

 

Bingo

1st Saturday each month 7:30pm

Monntgomery Community Bldg.

FM149 & College St.

Montgomery

936-597-4770

 

SPRING

 

Montgomery County Fair and Rodeo

Montgomery County Fair Grounds, Conroe

April

http://www.mcfa.org/index.htm

 

Texas Crawfish & Music Festival

Old Town Spring

April

http://texascrawfishfestival.com

 

The Woodlands  Waterway Arts Festival

The Woodlands

April

http://www.woodlandsartsfestival.com

 

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SUMMER

 

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion

Independence Day Concert

July

The Woodlands

free admission

http://www.woodlandscenter.org/

 

Hempstead Watermelon Festival

July - third weekend

http://ww.hempsteadtxchamber.com

 

 

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FALL

 

Historic Montgomery Wine & Food Trail

September

Montgomery

Sponsored by Historic Montgomery Business Assn.

Free Admission

http://www.montgomerywinetrail.com

 

Conroe Cajun Catfish Festival

October

Conroe

tickets-

http://www.conroecajuncatfishfestival.com/

 

Greek Festival

October

Houston

tickets-

http://www.greekfestival.org/

 

Texas Renaissance Festival

Opens each October for eight consecutive weekends.

Open from 9am to dusk.

on FM1774 between Magnolia and Plantersville

tickets-

http://www.texrenfest.com

 

WINGS  OVER  HOUSTON  AIRSHOW:

http://www.wingsoverhouston.com/

Every OCTOBER in Houston skies over Ellington Field

Featuring civilian and military aircraft, the show salutes

those who brave the stomach turning flips of military

fighters and streamlined precision of flying.Also includes

motion simulator rides, providing realistic reenactment of

what riding on an actual fighter jet would feel like.

 

ANNUAL CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL

THE CYNTHIA WOODS MITCHELL PAVILION

November

tickets-

http://www.woodlandscenter.org/

 

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WINTER

 

Christmas in Historic Montgomery

Candlelight Home Tour

December

tickets-

936-597-4899

 

Dickens on the Strand

Galveston

December

409-765-7834 -tickets

 

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GAS SERVICE

Centerpoint Energy Entex

800-752-8036


LIBRARY - Montgomery County

www.countylibrary.org

Montgomery

936-788-8314

Conroe

936-788-8361

Willis

936-442-7705

 

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MONTGOMERY CITY HAll

218 East Eva

936-597-6434


 

MONTGOMERY FIRE DEPT.

936-957-4455 (non-emergency)

Montgomery Police Dept.

admin: 936-597-6866

Montgomery County Emergency Communications

Westher Akert System - CodeRED

Weather warning Messages -registration

www.mc911.org

Lake Conroe Fire Dept.

936-588-2222 (non-emergency)

 

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MOVIE THEATRES

Grand Theatre 14

4029 I45 N

Conroe

936-856-9949

Star Cinema Grill

2000 I45  N

Conroe

936-539-6088

Tinseltown Movies 17

1600 Lake Robbins Dr.

The Woodlands

281-364-0600

Cinemark at Market St

9595 SIx Pines Dr.

THe Woodlands

936-419-8189

 

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MUSEUMS

Art Car Museum

 

140 Heights

 

713-861-5526

Contemporary Arts Museum

 

5216 Montrose

 

713-284-8250

Holocaust Museum Houston

 

5401 Caroline

 

713-942-8000

Houston Museum of Natural Science

 

1 Hermann Circle Dr.

 

Hermann Park

 

713-639-4600

Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

 

1001 Bissonnet

 

712-639-7300


 

 

NEWSPAPERS

Courier

http://www.hcnonline.com/conroe_courier/front/

936-521-3377

 

Montgomery County News

http://www.montgomerycountynews.net/

 


 

POST OFFICE

Montgomery

21359 EVA ST.

936-597-4222

Willis

609 Campbell St.

936-856-4981


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SCHOOLS

Montgomery ISD

13159 Walden Rd.

936-582-1333

http://www.misd.org/

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE

http://www.lonestar.edu/

(936)273-7000


 

TELEPHONE

Consolidated Communications

350 S. Loop 336 West

866-989-2255

Lone Star Communications

137 N Main

Conroe

936-788-5580

 

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THEATERS

Alley Theater

615 Texas

713-220-5700

 

Grand 1894 Opera House

2020 Postoffice

Galveston

800-821-1894

 

Hobby Center for the Performing Arts

800 Bagby

713-315-2525

 

Jones Hall 615 Louisiana

Main Street THeater

2540 Times

713-524-6706

 

Miller Outdoor Theater

100 Concert Dr. Hermann Park

 

Society for the Performing Arts

713-227-4772

 

Stages Repertory Theater

3201 Allen parkway

713-527-0123

 

Theater Under the Stars (TUTS)

800 Bagby

713-558-8887

 

Wortham Theater Center

501 Texas


 

 

WATER/SEWER/GARBAGE

 

City of Conroe:

utility billing

300 West Davis

936-522-3170

http://www.cityofconroe.org

 

City of Conroe public works

emergencies only

nights weekends

936-522-3828

 

City of Conroe building maintenance

drainage/streets/water/sewer

936-522-3885

 

City of Conroe Building Permits & Inspections

936-522-3110

 

The Woodlands landfill

281-592-5343

 

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VEHICLE REGISTRATION

COUNTY TAX DEPT

400 V. San Jacinto

Conroe

you will need your plate number, insurance verification, driver's license or Texas ID

936-539-7896

http://www.mctx.org/


 

VOTER REGISTRATION

ELECTIONS CERTRAL

http://www.mctx.org/election/

9159 FM 1484 (Airport Road)

Proof of identity is required

936-539-7843


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