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September 24, 2019	Peer review	Not reviewed
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Newspaper source[edit]

P.S.: For those wondering where I found the Austin Daily Texan source, it's right here. I don't yet have a subscription to Newspaper Archive and thus cannot read the entire story, but I can say with certainty that it is relevant. ToThAc (talk) 02:32, 17 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

1979 Houston Chronicle article about the NW Freeway[edit]

I found a posting of

"Watchem: 'When are they going to open more NW Freeway'". Houston Chronicle. 1979-06-12. p. 7 (section 6).

WhisperToMe (talk) 17:26, 7 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]