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 in central Grimes County.

Education

Public education in the community of Roans Prairie is provided by the Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent School District.

High Speed Rail

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