Keith Wayne Valigura (November 6,1957 –January 12,2021) was an American politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives from the 16th district from 1985 to 1991. [1]
Valigura was born in College Station,Texas,and graduated from Conroe High School in Conroe,Texas. He graduated from Sam Houston State University and went to Texas A&M University. Valigura graduate from South Texas College of Law Houston and practiced law in Montgomery County,Texas. He died on January 12,2021,in Conroe,Texas,at the age of 63. [2]
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 U.S. census,the county had a population of 620,443. The county seat is Conroe. The county was created by an act of the Congress of the Republic of Texas on December 14,1837,and is named for the town of Montgomery. Between 2000 and 2010,its population grew by 55%,the 24th-fastest rate of growth of any county in the United States. Between 2010 and 2020,its population grew by 36%. According to the U.S. Census Bureau,the estimated population is 678,490 as of July 1,2022.
Conroe is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County,Texas,United States,about 40 miles (64 km) north of Houston. It is a principal city in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area.
The Woodlands is a special-purpose district and census-designated place (CDP) in the U.S. state of Texas in the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan statistical area. The Woodlands is primarily located in Montgomery County,with portions extending into Harris County. The Woodlands is governed by The Woodlands Township,an organization that provides municipal services and is administered by an elected board of directors. As of the 2020 U.S. Census,the township had a population of 114,436 people.
The University of Houston is a public research university in Houston,Texas. It was established in 1927 as Houston Junior College,one of multiple junior college institutions formed in the first decades of the 20th century. In 1934,HJC was restructured as a four-year degree-granting institution and renamed as the University of Houston. Today,Houston is the fourth-largest university in Texas,awarding 11,156 degrees in 2023. It has a worldwide alumni base of nearly 200,000.
The University of St. Thomas is a private Catholic university in Houston,Texas. It was founded by the Basilian Fathers in 1947 and is the only Catholic university in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
South Texas College of Law Houston is a private law school in Houston,Texas. Founded in 1923,it is accredited by the American Bar Association. South Texas College of Law Houston is the oldest law school in the city of Houston. It was founded in 1923 when the YMCA made the decision to establish a law school with a focus on offering night classes for working professionals.
Joseph Anthony Fiorenza was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the seventh bishop and the first archbishop of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston in Texas,serving from 1985 to 2006. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo in Texas from 1979 to 1984.
The Woodlands College Park High School is a high school in The Woodlands,CDP area of Montgomery County,Texas,in the United States. It is operated by the Conroe Independent School District (CISD),and is one of the six main high schools in the district.
Lone Star College (LSC) is a public community college system serving the northern portions of the Greater Houston,Texas,area. In 2017 it enrolled about 95,000 students. The headquarters of the Lone Star College System are located in The Woodlands and in unincorporated Montgomery County,Texas.
Oak Ridge High School is a secondary school in unincorporated Montgomery County,Texas,near Conroe,and within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of Shenandoah. Built in 1981,Oak Ridge High School is classified as a 6A school in the Conroe Independent School District. In 2021–2022,the school received a B grade from the Texas Education Agency.
Gerald D. Irons Sr. was an American professional football player who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). His youngest son Grant Irons played for the Oakland Raiders. Eldest son Gerald,Jr. played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers and middle son Jarrett was the fifth junior elected captain for the Michigan Wolverines. He had several nephews and great-nephews who have played in the NFL,David Irons,Kenny Irons and Paul Irons. Gerald has been listed among the 100 greatest Cleveland Browns of all time.
Charles Brandon Creighton is an American attorney and politician from Conroe,Texas,who is a Republican member of the Texas Senate from District 4,and a former member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 16.
Steve Hixson Toth is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 15,The Woodlands area.
David Abner Jr. was an American educator. He was the first president of Guadalupe College and then of Conroe College.
Willis High School is a public high school in Montgomery County,Texas. It is a part of the Willis Independent School District. In 2022,the school received a C grade from the Texas Education Agency.
Ali Mahmood Awad Irsan is a Jordanian-American convicted murderer held on Texas death row. He was sentenced for the murders of Iranian-American activist Gelareh Bagherzadeh,a friend of one of his daughters;and his son-in-law,Coty Beavers,in Greater Houston.
Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (SHSU-COM) is the medical school of Sam Houston State University in Conroe,Texas. Founded in 2019,the college confers the Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.) degree. The campus consists of a five-story,107,000 square-foot building on 7.3 acres. SHSU-COM has received pre-accreditation from the American Osteopathic Association's (AOA) Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). The college employs 20 full-time clinical faculty,17 full-time biomedical science faculty,and 37 staff members.
David Mercier Parsons was born on April 16,1943,in Villa Rica,Georgia,and is an American author,poet,and educator. Raised in Austin,Texas,he was named by the Texas State Legislature in 2011 to a one-year term as Poet Laureate of Texas,commemorated by the publication of David M. Parsons New &Selected Poems by the Texas Christian University Press. His most recent book is the poetry collection Reaching for Longer Water. Parsons holds a BBA from Texas State University and an MA from the University of Houston’s Creative Writing Program where he studied poetry and literature with Edward Hirsch,Stanley Plumly,Richard Howard,Robert Pinsky and Howard Moss.
Will Metcalf is a member of the Texas House of Representatives,16th District,which encompasses Montgomery County,Texas,approximately 55 miles north of Houston. As of 2021–2022,he is Chairman of the House Administration Committee which oversees all operations of the House,including its rules,policies and procedures,as well as its members,officers,and employees. He also serves on the committees for International Relations &Economic Development,and House State Affairs.
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