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The Sam Houston Area Council is divided into geographic districts.
Apollo
Apollo District is in the South Division and serves the southeast and southwest area of the Houston ISD, including Sharpstown, Bellaire, Meyerland, Braes Oak, Third Ward, Sunnyside, and Hiram Clarke areas.
Arrowhead
Arrowhead District is in the South Division and serves Scouts living in the Alief and Fort Bend (north of US-59 in Fort Bend County) school districts.
Arrowmoon
Arrowmoon District is in the North Division and serves Anderson-Shiro, Bryan, Caldwell, College Station, Huntsville, Madisonville County Navasota and Richards school districts.
Big Cypress
Big Cypress is in the West Division and serves the northwest area of the Cy-Fair ISD attendance zones of Harris County, including Cypress, Bridgeland and Fairfield.
Coastal Plains
Coastal Plains District is in the South Division and serves in the following school districts: Lamar, Needville, Brazos, Van Vleck, Bay City, Boling, East Bernard, El Campo, Louise, Matagorda, Palacios, Tidehaven, Weimar, and Wharton in Austin and Fort Bend counties.
David Crockett
David Crockett District is located in the West Division and serves Bellville, Brazos. Brenham, Burton, Hempstead, Sealy, Somerville and Waller school districts.
Flaming Arrow
Flaming Arrow is in the East Division and serves Scouts living in the Splendora, New Caney, Huffman and Humble school districts.
George Strake
George Strake is the North Division and serves Scouts in Conroe ISD (south of the San Jacinto River) which serves The Woodlands, Oak Ridge, and Shenandoah.
Iron Horse
Iron Horse is in the North Division and serves Scouts living in the Spring and Klein school districts (east of Kuykendahl).
Lone Star
Lone Star is in the East Division and serves Scouts living in Houston schools in Garden Oaks, Oak Forest, Acres Homes, the Heights, Independence Heights, North side of Downtown Houston, Magnolia, Denver Harbor, Wallisville Road and Port of Houston area.
Mustang
Mustang District is in the South Division and serves Scouts living in the Spring Branch and Houston (north of Westheimer and outside of Beltway 8) school districts.
Orion
Orion District is in the North Division and serves Scouts living in the Tomball, Magnolia and Montgomery school districts.
Phoenix
Phoenix District is located in the North Division and serves Scouts living in the Klein school district (west of Kuykendahl).
Raven
Raven District is in the East Division and serves Scouts living in East Houston, Barbers Hill, Galena Park, Goose Creek CISD, Channelview, Crosby, Sheldon and Mont Belvieu school districts.
Red Wolf
Red Wolf Eagle is in the West Division and serves Scouts living in the eastern area of the Cy-Fair ISD and the southwest side of the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD.
San Jacinto
San Jacinto District is located in the East Division and serves Clear Creek ISD, Deer Park ISD and La Porte ISD and the Pasadena area.
ScoutReach
The Scoutreach service area is a non-traditional school based program. Scouting paraprofessionals support units in select schools in the Aldine ISD, Alief ISD, Fort Bend ISD, Houston ISD, Lamar ISD, North Forest ISD, and Spring Branch ISD.
Texas Skies
Texas Skies is in the West Division and serves Scouts living in the Katy and Royal school districts.
Thunder Wolf
Thunder Wolf is in the South Division and serves Scouts living in the Fort Bend school district (south of US-59 in Fort Bend county).
Twin Bayou
Twin Bayou is in the East Division and serves Scouts living in southwest area of Houston school district, including West University, Tanglewilde, River Oaks, Upper Kirby, Neartown, Galleria, Tanglewood and Westchase.
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