There are always speculators ready to buy homes of those who want to leave. A little time, and people will forget about the water. "These damn fool Yankee engineers coming in," reasons one speculator, "will like a home right down near the water."


Low tide on the Brownwood coast, 1973. The four towers in the distance are a Houston Light & Power Company plant. Courtesy J.T. and Suzanne Brown.

 


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