<description>&lt;div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW181125173 BCX8"&gt; &lt;p class="Paragraph SCXW181125173 BCX8"&gt;&lt;span class= "TextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" lang="EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"&gt;In this episode of Texas County Voice,&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"&gt; we share&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt; the first feature from the Texas Association of Counties' &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class= "Hyperlink SCXW181125173 BCX8" href= "https://www.county.org/resources/resource-library/resources-for-officials/texascountystorytellers" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;Texas County Storytellers&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt; initiative. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a class= "Hyperlink SCXW181125173 BCX8" href= "https://www.county.org/county-magazine-articles/storytellers/2026/dewitt-county-story" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-charstyle= "Hyperlink"&gt;"Dust, pavement and the price of progress"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="TextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" lang= "EN-US" xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt;reveals &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt;how South Texas counties worked together to manage road damage, rising &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt;costs&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt; and safety concerns during the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"&gt;Eagle Ford Shale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt; oil boom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle="No Spacing"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt;It's&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt; a powerful look at the tradeoffs of growth and the resilience and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt;collaboration &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class= "NormalTextRun SCXW181125173 BCX8" data-ccp-parastyle= "No Spacing"&gt;it takes to keep communities moving forward.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

Texas County Voice

Texas Association of Counties

Ep. 98: Texas County Storytellers: Dust, Pavement and the Price of Progress

APR 17, 202614 MIN
Texas County Voice

Ep. 98: Texas County Storytellers: Dust, Pavement and the Price of Progress

APR 17, 202614 MIN

Description

In this episode of Texas County Voice, we share the first feature from the Texas Association of Counties' Texas County Storytellers initiative. "Dust, pavement and the price of progress" reveals how South Texas counties worked together to manage road damage, rising costs and safety concerns during the Eagle Ford Shale oil boom. It's a powerful look at the tradeoffs of growth and the resilience and collaboration it takes to keep communities moving forward.