Huntsville, Texas

About Huntsville

Set in the eastern part of Texas, Huntsville is a thriving city counting 49,500 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Huntsville is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 41.78 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,185 residents per square mile.

📰 Huntsville News Today

• Texas carries out nation's first execution since Christa Pike's failed lethal injection ABC7 New York · Oct 7
• Texas executes Jamaal Howard one week after Christa Pike's failed execution FOX 26 Houston · Oct 7
• Texas carries out nation’s first execution since Tennessee’s botched attempt The Texas Tribune · Oct 7
• Early morning fire at Sam Houston Memorial Museum destroys 2 structures KBTX News 3 · Sep 23
• Texas court denies request to stop execution over Christa Pike’s failed lethal injection WBRC · Oct 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Texas headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Huntsville Unique

• One of 7 places in the US named Huntsville — but the Texas one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in eastern Texas, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Texas — one of 1,863 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• The sweet spot: real amenities without big-city congestion.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 49,500.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Huntsville

• General's Market
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• Toasted — american
• 7 Legunas
• Bandera Grill
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Chili's — tex-mex
• Denny's — american
• Floyd's on 14th — burger
• Grills Express — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Gibbs-Powell House Museum · Museum
• H.E.A.R.T.S. Veterans Museum of Texas · Museum
• Sam Houston Memorial Museum · Museum
• Texas Prison Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Huntsville

• Bayou Bend Park reviews ★
• Bearkat Field reviews ★
• Bush Miller Park reviews ★
• Eastham Thomason Dog Park reviews ★
• Eastham Thomason North Park reviews ★
• Eastham Thomason Park reviews ★
• Emancipation Park reviews ★
• Forest Hills Park reviews ★
• Founders park reviews ★
• Gibbs Park reviews ★
• Huntsville State Park reviews ★
• Josey Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Huntsville

• GIBBS PRE-K CENTER
• HUNTSVILLE EL
• HUNTSVILLE H S
• HUNTSVILLE INT
• IGNITE COMMUNITY SCHOOL - HUNTSVILLE
• MANCE PARK MIDDLE
• PREMIER H S OF HUNTSVILLE
• SAMUEL HOUSTON EL
• SCOTT JOHNSON EL
• STEWART EL
• TEXAS ONLINE PREPARATORY EL
• TEXAS ONLINE PREPARATORY H S
• TEXAS ONLINE PREPARATORY MIDDLE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Huntsville Memorial Hospital ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Huntsville

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