Klein, Texas

Klein is an unincorporated community in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Houston within north Harris County, Texas, bordering on Houston to the South and Tomball to the North. It is named after Adam Klein, a German immigrant whose best-known great-great-grandson is singer Lyle Lovett. Other famous sons and daughters of the Klein community include actress Sherry Stringfield, singer/songwriter Derek Webb, and songwriter Aaron Tate.

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Klein is served by David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport, one of just a few privately-owned airports in the U.S. to have a Federal Aviation Administration control tower, and home to Civil Air Patrol's Delta Composite Squadron.

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The area considered to be Klein is served by the Klein Independent School District, established by the Texas Legislature in 1977. The Klein Independent School District, Klein Volunteer Fire Department and Klein postal zip code each have different boundaries, but the population of the area is generally estimated to be about 65,000.

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Extraterritorial jurisdiction: Extraterritorial jurisdiction or ETJ is the legal ability of a government to exercise authority beyond its normal boundaries....

Harris County, Texas: Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. As of 2000 U.S. Census, the population is 3,400,578. Its county seat is Houston6. Harris County is named for John Richardson Harris, an early settler of the area....

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