Editing Temple, Texas (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Transportation===
The [[Hill Country Transit District]] (The HOP) operates three bus routes within the city, with an additional bus connection to [[Killeen, Texas|Killeen]].

Temple was founded as a railroad junction and serves as a major freight railroad hub to this day. Both the [[Union Pacific Railroad]] and [[BNSF Railway]] have mainlines serving the city, and a BNSF [[Classification yard|rail yard]] and [[locomotive]] maintenance facility are located here. [[Amtrak]] serves the city with its ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' passenger train, which stops at the [[Temple (Amtrak station)|Temple Railway Station]].

Temple has [[general aviation]] services via [[Draughon-Miller Central Texas Regional Airport]].  While [[commercial airline]] service is not currently available in the city, Temple is served by these nearby airports:

* [[Killeen Regional Airport]] in Killeen (32 miles west)
* [[Waco Regional Airport]] in Waco (44 miles north)
* [[Austin-Bergstrom International Airport]] in Austin (74 miles south)

====High-speed rail====
In 2009, the [[Texas Department of Transportation]] (TxDOT)  proposed the Texas T-Bone High Speed Rail Corridor that would create a [[high-speed rail]] line from [[Dallas]]-[[Fort Worth]] to [[San Antonio]] and another line from [[Houston]] that would connect with the first line.<ref>ftp://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/stimulus/t_bone.pdf</ref> While the location for the connection of the two lines had not been officially established, the mayor at the time, Bill Jones III, made an effort to ensure that connection happened in Temple.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trains4america.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/temple-texas-mayor-bill-jones-on-t-bone-high-speed-rail/|title=Temple, Texas Mayor Bill Jones on "T-Bone" high speed rail|date=18 June 2009|website=Trains4america.wordpress.com|access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> Temple would be a stop along the line, regardless of where that connection between the two lines would be. The next year in 2010, TxDOT received a federal grant to conduct a study for a line connecting [[Oklahoma City]] with San Antonio, and Temple was in the pathway of that  line.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Texas-Awarded-56-M-For-High-Speed-Rail-Grant-106128608.html|title=Texas Awarded $5.6 M For High-Speed Rail Grant|website=Nbcdfw.com|date=October 28, 2010 |access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> In 2013, a consultant for the Texas High Speed Rail Corporation stated that the only two connections being considered for the two lines were a connection in Temple and a connection in San Antonio; they expected to make that decision by the end of 2014. The organization also indicated that they plan to have the high-speed rail in operation by 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kbtx.com/home/headlines/Bryan-City-Council-Gets-Update-On-High-Speed-Rail-Project-225110602.html|title=Bryan City Council Gets Update On High Speed Rail Project|website=Kbtx.com|access-date=27 August 2017}}</ref> If that connection occurred in Temple, the Killeen – Temple – Fort Hood metropolitan area, with a population of 420,375, would be within about 45 minutes of Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.

===Health care===
[[File:Scott-white-hospital-temple.jpg|thumb|Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple]]

Temple is known as a regional [[Academic health science centre|medical center]], with four major hospitals: [[Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple|Baylor Scott & White Medical Center]], Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center, Olin E. Teague Veterans' Medical Center, and McLane Children's Specialty Clinic. Baylor Scott & White Health is the largest employer in town with over 11,000 employees.

===Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board===
The [[Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board]] has its headquarters in Temple.<ref>"[http://www.tsswcb.state.tx.us/en/contact Contact Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725201815/http://www.tsswcb.state.tx.us/en/contact |date=2010-07-25 }}." [[Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board]]. Retrieved on June 3, 2010.</ref>

===Law enforcement===
Temple is policed by the Temple Police Department and the Bell County Sheriff's Office. The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]  operates a regional office in the city.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff4.htm Parole Division Region IV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904002737/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff4.htm |date=2011-09-04 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 21, 2010.</ref> The [[Texas Highway Patrol]] maintains an office on I-35 in Temple.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://propaccess.bellcad.org/clientdb/Property.aspx?prop_id=110482 |title=Property Search Results > 110482 STATE OF TEXAS for Year 2017 |access-date=2017-02-12 |publisher=Bell County Appraisal District}}</ref>

===Postal service===
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates a regional office in the city.<ref>[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/temple-401-n-main-st-temple-tx-1435908 Post Office Location – TEMPLE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522180434/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/temple-401-n-main-st-temple-tx-1435908 |date=2010-05-22 }} [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved on May 21, 2010.</ref>