Medical
The city has one of the finest medical complexes in Texas with more than 700 doctors at 4 major hospitals and a number of smaller medical clinics. Patients come from across the US and many foreign countries for the services of Scott and White. The Olin Teague Veteran’s Administration medical facilities and adjacent Texas A&M College of Medicine are key components of Temple’s medical community. The medical complexes generate employment for more than 10,000 persons in the health care field.

• Scott & White Memorial Hospital and Clinic is one of the nations largest medical centers, emphasizing comprehensive, personalized, high quality health care enhanced by education and research. It has 19 clinics around the central Texas area.

 • Kings Daughters Hospital continues to build upon a tradition of providing comprehensive medical care with special attention to each individuals needs. Kings Daughter Hospital accepts CHAMPUS.

 • Olin E. Teague Veterans Administration Medical Center, located at 1901 S. First St., has more than 1,300 beds available and more than 100 doctors affiliated.

 • The Central Counties Center for Health and Mental Retardation and the headquarters for Region 6, offices of the State Department of Health Resources are also located in Temple.

Housing
The city of Temple offers a wide variety of homes in a broad range of styles, sizes and prices. In 1999, the median sales price for new and existing homes was $80, 700 while the average sales price was $99,195 (a total of 1,046 homes sold with a total volume of $103,758,000).

Temple’s north side Historic District offers a glimpse into the past with its stately Victorian showplaces and beautifully restored turn-of-the-century mansions. More contemporary homes can be found in all areas of the city, including charming starter bungalows and more traditional executive homes. Designs range from Neo-Classical to Texas country-style.

Families appreciate the “kid-friendly” neighborhoods, only minutes away from work, schools, churches and shopping areas. Affordable apartments and quality retirement condominiums contribute to the city’s comfortable, diverse lifestyles.

Education
The Temple Independent School District supports 12 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 1 public high school and one alternative school. Enrollment in the entire district is 8,700. TISD students have earned 143 National Merit honors since 1988 and have had five appointments to U.S. military academies. Temple High School SAT scores averaged 1035 in 1999. There are seven private schools and more than 25 daycare centers.

Temple College is a 2-year fully accredited institution with a full range of associate, technical and certification programs. The college has over 3,000 students and an additional 3,000 in continuing education and training programs. Recently the college received a $575,000 training grant through the Texas Skills Development Fund to train employees of local companies.

Cultural Events
There are many opportunities for cultural activities in Temple at the Azalee Marshall Cultural Activities Center which holds art exhibits and frequent concerts and at the Frank W. Mayborn Civic and Convention Center, a multipurpose meeting and special events facility with seating for 2,400 people; and the Temple Civic Theater, offering major productions on stage. The Temple Symphony performs a series of concerts through-out the year as does the Temple College Fine Arts Department. Temple’s Public Library contains more than 75,000 volumes.

The Temple Daily Telegram is the local daily paper. Local radio stations are KTEM 1400 AM, and KTON 940 AM and local television stations are KCEN-TV Channel 6 and KXXV-TV Channel 25.

Shopping
Temple Mall located east of IH 35 on Loop 363 is anchored by Foley’s and Dillards and has 65 other stores and a food court. Other nearby shopping centers: the Market Place Shopping Center, Exchange Plaza, Pecan Plaza, and downtown Temple. Watch for two new significant retail developments to open in 2001.

Recreation
Temple has three public swimming pools, two movie theaters with 11 indoor screens (a new 10- screen Tinseltown theater is under construction just south of Temple Mall and expects to open in fall 2000), one youth center, 16 softball and baseball fields, more than 13 public tennis courts, four football fields, one bowling center and a skating rink. There are two public 18-hole municipal golf courses. Wildflower Country Club has an excellent 18-hole golf course, tennis courts, pool and dining facilities surrounded by the Wildflower residential development.

For more information, contact the Temple Chamber of Commerce, 2 N. 5th St., Temple, Texas, 76501, or call (254) 733-2105. Visit us on the web site at www.temple-tx.org. Additional information can be found at www.tedc.com.