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The New Mount Carmel Center was a large group of buildings used by the Branch Davidian religious group located near Axtell, Texas, 20 miles (32 km) north-east of Waco.The Branch Davidians were established by Benjamin Roden in 1959 as a breakaway sect from Davidian Seventh-day Adventists, and was later led by David Koresh starting in the 1980s.
Legislative red tape caused a series of delays, and the contract to build the lighthouse was finally awarded to Murray and Hazlehurst of Baltimore in 1851. The new 55 feet (17 m) cast iron lighthouse became functional on December 21, 1852. Gulf storms and subsequent beach erosion caused the lighthouse to be rebuilt on higher ground. The light ...
The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas (in case citations, W.D. Tex.) is a federal district court. The court convenes in San Antonio with divisions in Austin, Del Rio, El Paso, Midland, Pecos, and Waco. It has jurisdiction in over 50 Trans-Pecos, Permian Basin, and Hill Country counties of the U.S. state of Texas.
The Legal Hotline for Texans was the first program created by Texas Legal Services Center that directly assisted Texans with legal issues. On May 1, 1989, the "Legal Hotline for Older Texans" was started as a novel concept by providing legal advice to clients whom the attorney never met in person.
There are several lighthouses in the U.S. state of Texas, including several listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [1] Not every lighthouse in Texas is listed here as some have very little information known about them. Saluria, and Swash lights for example were built right before the civil war and were both destroyed by confederate ...
Baylor Law School is the oldest law school in Texas. [4] Baylor Law School is affiliated with Baylor University and located in Waco, Texas.The school has been accredited by the American Bar Association since 1931 and has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1938. [5]
Life Partners, Inc. [1] is a life settlement provider headquartered in Waco, Texas.LPI's parent company, Life Partners Holdings, Inc., [2] delisted from the NASDAQ, currently trades on the OTCPK under the ticker LPHI.Q.
Fort Point Light ; Location: Entrance to Galveston Bay, Texas: Coordinates (approx.): Tower; Constructed: 1881: Foundation: screw-pile: Construction: cast-iron/wood: Height: 47 feet (14 m): Shape: hexagonal house: Light; First lit: 1882: Deactivated: 1909: Lens: Fourth order Fresnel lens: Characteristic: Fixed white with several red and dark sectors: Fort Point Light was a lighthouse located ...