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Commissioners approve Masonic Lodge cornerstone for new courthouse after heated public comment, 4-1
Summary
After dozens of public comments for and against, the Waller County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 to accept a Masonic Lodge cornerstone for placement on the new courthouse and to allow Hempstead Lodge to conduct a cornerstone ceremony.
The Waller County Commissioners Court on Sept. 3 approved the placement of a Masonic Lodge cornerstone on the new Waller County Courthouse following a lengthy public-comment period that included speakers both supporting and opposing the proposal.
Supporters, including representatives of several Masonic lodges, described cornerstone ceremonies as a longstanding civic tradition and offered to supply the stone at no cost; Hempstead Masonic Lodge asked the court for a letter authorizing the lodge to conduct…
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