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marble falls

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1. This has been a twenty year trend, I went to buy a new commercial map in 1999, the old one had Austin ...

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 09:50 AM

12 hrs ago

... dead center for development. The new map had its center about twenty mile south of Austin. I just know it's now much further south.

The photo looks like New Braunfels/San Marcos would be the new center.

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Texas Is Creating Its Next Mega-City--Whether We're Ready or Not - bigcitysmalltown [View all] TexasTowelie 12 hrs ago OP

This has been a twenty year trend, I went to buy a new commercial map in 1999, the old one had Austin ... marble falls 12 hrs ago #1

So glad we got to enjoy New Braunfels... Paladin 11 hrs ago #2

Growth is good ... screw the infrastructure, we'll put it in once everybody's squeezed in! marble falls 11 hrs ago #3

but what about the weather? TalenaGor 8 hrs ago #4

The young locals are acclimated to temperatures of 95 degrees or less TexasTowelie 7 hrs ago #5

ah ok - they made it sound like it was 120 year round LOL TalenaGor 6 hrs ago #6

If only they would plan for a public transit system. Shipwack 8 min ago #7