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Highway expansion could attract more development east of Austin

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Highway expansion could attract more development east of Austin

The state’s plan to expand and realign FM 973 in eastern Travis County could have major implications for the region’s landowners and businesses. They could include sparking a new wave of development in one of the county’s last large swaths of open land. Click through to read about the plans, and to learn about public officials’ economic development goals for the region, including a regional hospital.