The Texas Capitol lost one of its most beloved figures on November 4, when State Representative Edmund Kuempel [R, Sequin] passed away at age 67 from a heart attack. Kuempel served his constituents since 1983, when he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives from Seguin, Texas. Photo: Eileen Schwartz Flintco oversaw the restoration of the Texas House chamber, which was opened to the public on November 5. Bottom, left: A vase of flowers sits atop Rep. Kuempel�s seat. KUEMPEL He was third in seniority in the 150-member House. At various times through redistricting, he represented Comal, Guadalupe, Gonzales,
The Port of Houston Authority Port Commission approved a $512,502 construction contract to Houston-based Sullivan Land Services for maintenance dredging at Bayport Wharf No. 3. A hydrographic survey showed that silt accumulation has reduced the berthing depth at the wharf. The required dredging volume is estimated to be 54,000 cu yds. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" In other areas, the Port will host the 2014 American Association of Port Authorities annual conference. And, PHA received the Houston-Galveston Area Council’s 2010 Best All-Around Clean Air Leadership Award.
The Bridge Homeless Assistance Center in downtown Dallas won Best Architectural Entry in the International Rebranding Homelessness Competition hosted by South Africa’s Tshwane Leadership Foundation. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The competition honors facilities and initiatives worldwide that seek to develop new approaches to addressing homelessness. The 75,000-sq-ft multipurpose facility was designed by San Antonio-based Overland Partners Architects and Dallas-based CamargoCopeland Architects. It was completed in May 2008 on a previously developed 3.41-acre site in Dallas’ central business district.
Houston-based KBR was awarded a contract by the Asian Development Bank to prepare for a proposed water sector project in Samoa. KBR will prepare a national sanitation master plan; a draft land-use plan for Apia; and a Greater Apia integrated water supply, sanitation and drainage master plan. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The sustainable development project will focus on providing a secure and efficient water supply and wastewater management. The plans will recommend upgrades to existing water infrastructure, new infrastructure, flood mitigation works and components to a water demand management program. KBR was also selected by BP to undertake
Sam Houston Electric Cooperative selected Houston-based Cadence McShane Construction Co. to build its 50,793-sq-ft, build-to-suit headquarters in Livingston. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The firm will complete sitework, add a covered walkway, fencing and outdoor lighting, and a surface parking lot. Houston-based Kirksey Architecture is the project architect. It is scheduled for an April completion.
Arlington-based Ascension Group Architects and Dallas-based Skiles Group completed more than $5 million in additions to Mimbres Memorial Hospital in Deming, N.M. Photo: Ascension Group Architects The recently completed Mimbres Memorial Hospital. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The 16,000-sq-ft addition provides room for two operating rooms to replace the existing rooms and support facilities. The new emergency department included seven new examination rooms and two trauma rooms.
The Spring Branch Independent School District awarded a $13.5-million contract to Houston-based Satterfield & Pontikes Construction for demolition and reconstruction of Meadow Wood Elementary School and partial renovation of the remaining facilities. Plano-based SHW Architects is the architect. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" In addition, through an association with Burlingame, Calif.-based Environmental Chemical Corp., Satterfield & Pontikes completed work on Medical Instructional Facility 3 at Fort Sam Houston’s health-care education campus in San Antonio. It is part of the post’s Medical Education Training Campus to consolidate medical training programs for all branches of the U.S. military. The 175,000-sq-ft MIF
Dallas-based Jaster-Quintanilla relocated its Fort Worth offices to the former Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association museum space in Fort Worth. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The 4,400-sq-ft space was renovated using sustainable features including bamboo flooring and natural lighting.
With 11 confirmed reports of wrong-way drivers on the Dallas North Tollway this year and four cases involving fatalities in 2009, the North Texas Tollway Authority made multiple changes on its toll roads in the past year. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" They include placing LED-enhanced signs on selected exits, software that alerts the command center to wrong-way movement on exit ramps and mainlanes, reflective tape on sign posts and raised pavement markers. NTTA is working with Dallas on initiating median improvements on Wycliff Avenue between Dallas’ North Tollway and Maple with proposed modifications designed to reduce the chances
A new hand-crafted organ made with 25,000 lin ft of lumber and 11 tons of metal was completed in October in the Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston after four years of design and manufacturing. The organ consists of 5,499 pipes ranging from .5 in. to 32 ft. The heaviest weighs 750 lbs. Photo: Ziegler Cooper Architects The Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Houston recently celebrated the completion of its custom-designed organ. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Pasi Organ Builders of Roy, Wash., built the grand organ at the Houston-based Ziegler Cooper Architects-designed church.
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