Restricting Renewal

ID: 2946 ~ Source: Cooper, Marcus Langley Jr. Interviewed by Daniel B. McGee, August 7, 1980, in Waco, TX. Baylor University Institute for Oral History, Waco, TX. Access full interview here.
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Waco’s experience in urban renewal changed how other Texas cities approached clearance projects. Cooper notes that those in Austin, Texas, voted against urban renewal after learning of events in Waco.

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By Allie Roberts
Urban renewal programs swept across the United States in the mid-twentieth century. Funded by the federal government, cities throughout the country sought to improve local architecture and expand residential areas by purchasing and decimating…