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Lanier Theological Library (LTL) is a 17,000 sq. ft non-circulating research library located in northwest Houston, Texas.It was built by Mark Lanier, who has taught Sunday school at Champion Forest Baptist Church for more than 20 years, and is part of his 35-acre estate. [1]
Temple Lea Houston (August 12, 1860 – August 15, 1905) was an American attorney and politician who served from 1885 to 1889 in the Texas State Senate. He was the last-born child of Margaret Lea Houston and Sam Houston , the first elected president of the Republic of Texas .
In 1977 the Washington Chapel was sold to the Unification Church, 20 years before the Houston Texas Temple was announced. [3] LDS Church president Gordon B. Hinckley dedicated the Houston Texas Temple on August 26, 2000. [4] The temple has a total of 33,970 square feet (3,156 m 2), two ordinance rooms, and two sealing rooms. [5]
The Baker Institute was founded in 1993. James Baker envisioned a public policy institute where “statesmen and scholars work[ed] in an atmosphere of intellectual excellence and strict nonpartisanship to develop fresh, informed approaches to policy,” while the idea for a public policy institute on campus came from Rice University political science professor Richard Stoll. [5]
City Building in the New South: The Growth of Public Services in Houston, Texas, 1830-1910 is a 1983 non-fiction book by Harold L. Platt, published by Temple University Press. It is the second book of the publisher's "Technology and Urban Growth" series, which debuted in 1980. [ 1 ]
Today, there are 22 Stakes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that serve the Houston, Texas area. Stakes are geographical groupings of congregations comparable to, but smaller than, Catholic dioceses and typically include 6-12 congregations called "wards" or "branches", which meet in multi-congregational meetinghouses or chapels.
Two Houston homeowners are seeking answers after a municipal water tank burst, flooding their homes. With insurance claims denied and the utility district citing government immunity, they may need ...
A design preview was held on November 15, 2021, [2] where architect Farshid Moussavi discussed the project with KTRK-TV’s Melanie Lawson. [3] In July 2022, McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. announced that it had begun construction.