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Temple Lea Houston was a brilliant attorney and state senator from this county from 1885 to 1887. He was the son of Texas hero Sam Houston. The old courthouse where he practiced law and his home were both near here. He gave the dedicatory speech for the Texas Capitol in 1888. He married Laura Cross in 1882, and they had three sons.
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