Future Texas growth patterns depend on technology, smart growth
How we ll grow in Texas
Dennis Turner, KXXV/KRHD
and last updated 2021-04-18 12:35:19-04
CENTRAL TEXAS & BRAZOS VALLEY - â We ve heard it in the news a lot lately, the 1-housand people a day who move to Texas.
It s sent property values soaring and created a housing shortage.
So get ready for cities to grow. but HOW will they grow?
The rest of Texas has begun to learn what people in the big cities have known for years.
It s gettin more crowded around these parts.
It s begun to affect commute times for people like David reed.
Both urban and rural areas in Texas face growth challenges amid exploding population
Dennis Turner KXXV
and last updated 2021-04-08 13:42:49-04
CENTRAL TEXAS â The exploding population of Texas has put pressure on both big cities and rural areas to absorb those extra people by gobbling up rural areas.
âThere were just little farms all up and down Hattrick bluff road and in the Little River community,â said Cotton Farmer James Kamas who fondly remembers the place he grew up, his little corner of Bell County sits at the threshold of a real estate boom.
âWhat are drivers of growth? Well, one thing is is, Do you have the services in place to support that,â said Chris Evilia, of the Waco metropolitan planning organization.