Canyon Gate


Canyon Gate at Cinco Ranch or Canyon Gate at Historic Cinco Ranch is a subdivision in unincorporated Fort Bend County, Texas, near the Cinco Ranch census-designated place. It is located at Farm to Market Road 1093 and Mason Road.
The development has of land. it has 721 houses. Cinco Municipal Utility District 8 provides utility services to the subdivision. James Drew of the Houston Chronicle described it as the "de facto government" of Canyon Gate. It was the first of several gated communities developed by Land Tejas Development.

History

The initial developer was American General subsidiary Cinco Ranch East Development Inc. while Land Tejas Development LLC was another developer. Pulte Homes, Royce Homes and Pine Forest Homes were the home builders.
In 1985 the Texas Legislature created Cinco MUD 8. The first houses were scheduled to be open in the beginning of 1998. The prices ranged from $90,000 to over $160,000. Many of the houses were built with "intelligent" computer systems from IBM.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built the land on which Canyon Gate resides to receive flooding from the Barker Reservoir. Beginning in 1994 the Fort Bend County government began including warnings about this aspect in government records; MUD 8 never included these warnings in its records. Canyon Gate was not defined as being in a 100 year floodplain so not very many residents obtained flood insurance.
In 1996 MUD 8 began selling bonds to pay off the developer's costs of creating the subdivision.
The subdivision flooded during Hurricane Harvey in August 2017 as the Barker Reservoir filled to capacity.

Government and infrastructure

Cinco MUD 8 board holds its meetings at Greenway Plaza in Houston.

Education

operates area public schools:
Previously Seven Lakes High School served the area.
University of Houston System - Cinco Ranch is in the area.