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Century's Start Period of No Roads in Texas
Texas road history spans from a pre-1900 era of no roads to today’s system with extensive passable miles. Potts of the Texas Highway Commission traces a period from 1900 to 1904 when county courts levied modest road taxes and required work by most men, with limited bridge standards and sparse maintenance. The 1904 shift began with bonds for county roads and local improvements, then state leadership emerged in 1917 with federal aid and the modern highway department.
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