Hockley, Texas

Unincorporated community in Texas, US
the county in West Texas

Hockley is an unincorporated community located in Harris County, Texas, United States, on Texas State Highway 6 and U. S. Highway 290, approximately five miles southeast of the city hall of Waller, and 36 mile (58 km) northwest of downtown Houston. The community serves as the main hub for railway traffic serving Houston, Austin, and many parts of Central Texas. The Southern Pacific (now known as Union Pacific) rail line is one of the community's major employers. The community is surrounded by grain farms and cattle ranches. The ZIP Code for Hockley is 77447.

George Washington Hockley established Hockley in 1835.

In September 2008, Hewlett Packard acquired of land near Hockley in a proposed industrial park planned by John Beeson of Beeson Properties and Monzer Hourani of Medistar Corp. It paid an undisclosed sum to Beeson and Hourani, the land's previous owners. Hewlett Packard's proposed $250 million facility would be near the intersection of Betka Road and U. S. Highway 290, in close proximity to the Harris County Waller County line, 18 mile (29 km) from HP's main greater Houston offices, and northwest of the city of Houston.

Hockley is located in Harris County Precinct 3; as of 2008, Steve Radack serves as the head of the precinct. The United States Postal Service operates the Hockley Post Office at 17210 Warren Ranch Road.

The county operates the Hockley Community Center at 28515 Old Washington Road. In 1982, the county bought of land for a maintenance center and a community center. Bob Eckels, then the commissioner of Precinct 3, got a grant from the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Hermes Reed Hindman – Architects, Inc. developed the building and AIA Engineers and Contractors, Inc. served as the contractor. Construction ended in 1986. The county operates Hockley Park at 28515 Old Washington Road at the community center site.