Roans Prairie (or Roan's Prairie) is an

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in Grimes County, in east central

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, United States. State Highways 30 and 90 intersect here, seventeen miles northeast of

Navasota Navasota is a city in Grimes County, Texas, Grimes County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,643 at the 2020 census. In 2005, the Texas Legislature designated Navasota as the "Blues Capital of Texas" in honor of the late Mance Lipscomb, ...

in central Grimes County.

Education

Public education in the community of Roans Prairie is provided by the

Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District (ASCISD) is a public school district based in Anderson, Texas (USA). In addition to Anderson, the district also serves the community of Shiro as well as rural areas in central Grimes Coun ...

High Speed Rail

Roans Prairie is the planned location of the Brazos Valley station, one of the three stations part of

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high-speed line between

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and

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. The station is meant to serve

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and

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. The project has faced resistance from residents doubting the economic benefit and fearing

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. The project is due to be done in 2026.

References

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hnr32

External links

* * {{authority control Unincorporated communities in Grimes County, Texas Unincorporated communities in Texas