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Bay Glen, Houston

human settlement in Houston, Texas, United States of America

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 9, 2026
Entity authorityQ4874003
Source-derived summary

Bay Glen is a neighborhood located within the master-planned community of Clear Lake City in Houston, Texas. The neighborhood was developed in the mid-1980s and borders the neighborhoods of Bay Knoll, Bay Pointe, Bay Oaks, Northfork and Oak Brook West. Bay Glen, along with Bay Knoll, is a member of the Pineloch Community Association.

Residents living in Bay Glen take advantage of all the amenities offered with the master-planned community of Clear Lake City—such as community parks, swimming pools, and tennis courts.

Police service

Houston Police Department's Clear Lake Patrol Division serves the area.

Education

Bay Glen is served by the Clear Creek Independent School District and students attend John F. Ward Elementary, Clear Lake Intermediate, and Clear Brook High School. Despite being located in Houston, it is not served by the Houston Independent School District.

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This entry incorporates text from Bay Glen, Houston” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.