▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Senate ; ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Mario ▁Gal leg os ▁is ▁the ▁representative . ▁ ▁South ▁Houston ▁is ▁within ▁Texas ' s ▁ 2 9 th ▁con gression al ▁district ; ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Gene ▁Green ▁is ▁the ▁representative . ▁The ▁United ▁States ▁Post al ▁Service ▁oper ates ▁the ▁South ▁Houston ▁Post ▁Office ▁at ▁ 3 1 5 ▁North ▁Allen ▁Gen oa ▁Road . ▁ ▁Transport ation ▁Harris ▁County ▁Trans it ▁oper ates ▁public ▁transport ation . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁The ▁Lewis ▁Food ▁Town ▁gro c ery ▁store ▁chain ▁is ▁based ▁in ▁South ▁Houston . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁H - E - B ▁opened ▁the ▁" M i ▁Ti enda " ▁(" My ▁Store ") ▁His pan ic - th emed ▁store ▁in ▁South ▁Houston . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁all ▁of ▁its ▁employees ▁spoke ▁Spanish . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁schools ▁ ▁Public ▁schools ▁ ▁South ▁Houston ▁is ▁served ▁by ▁the ▁Pas ad ena ▁Independent ▁School ▁District . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁elementary ▁schools ▁serve ▁sections ▁of ▁South ▁Houston : ▁ ▁Pear l ▁Hall ▁Element ary ▁School ▁( S outh ▁Houston ) ▁ ▁Walter ▁Matth ys ▁Element ary ▁School ▁( S outh ▁Houston ) ▁ ▁It ▁opened ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁it ▁had ▁ 7 7 5 ▁students . ▁ ▁L . F . ▁Smith ▁Element ary ▁School ▁( S outh ▁Houston ) ▁ ▁South ▁Houston ▁Element