The Creekside Park neighborhood is undeniably part of The Woodlands, with its well-ordered look, tree-lined streets and roomy houses adorned with shutters, columns and brick facades.

But the half-finished community also stands apart from the rest of the township, separated by Spring Creek and located in, ahem, Harris County. It’s an odd twist in the celebrated master plan of The Woodlands, which sprouted 40 years ago in the piney woods of south Montgomery County. click here for complete story