had not created any plans for the Post Oak Lane Park. Houston Parks and Recreation Director Joe Turner said in a sworn disposition in November 2008 that his department did not create the idea of the park and that he opposed the usage of eminent domain. The Collins brothers said that the city government had used eminent domain to seize land only for the purposes of private development, which is not legal in Texas. On December 8, 2006, the Uptown District and the Texas Department of Transportation opened the Hidalgo Park, located south of the Galleria. The park, previously a vacant plot of land, has 650 trees and shrubs and of sod. The park includes a pond with a lighted fountain; the fountain was first activated on the day of the park's opening. Media Prior to 1998, the Houston Press was located in Suite 1900 of the 2000 West Loop South building in Uptown. In 1998, it moved to a new location in Downtown Houston. Transportation Bus The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas, provides public bus service to Uptown. Bus routes that serve the Uptown area include: Local Routes 20 Canal/Memorial 25 Richmond 32 Renwick/San Felipe 47 Hillcroft 49 Chimney Rock/South Post Oak 70 Memorial 82 Westheimer Rapid Transit METRORail expansion plans include the Uptown/Gold Line which will serve the Uptown Houston area and run primarily down the median strip of Post Oak Boulevard. In 2010, Houston Mayor Annise Parker announced that there were no available funds to construct the rail line, although it still remains in METRO's future expansion plans. In 2013, it was announced that the line will be constructed initially as a bus rapid transit line, but with the capability to convert to light rail in the future. The bus rapid transit line could be functioning as early as 2017. However the METRORapid Silver Line opened on August 23, 2020 Education Public schools Children living in Uptown are zoned to schools in the Houston Independent School District. The community is within Trustee District VII, represented by Harvin C. Moore as of 2008. Uptown elementary school pupils located north of Westheimer Road are zoned to either Briargrove Elementary School (in Briargrove), while pupils located south of Westheimer Road are zoned to St. George Place Elementary School (in St. George Place). Residents of the Briargrove Elementary School attendance zone may apply for the Briarmeadow Charter School. Mark