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As a fan of public works, Houstonist never really gets tired of looking at TexasFreeway.com, which includes more information than you've ever wanted to know about the history and growth of Houston's freeway system (and the freeways in other Texas cities, too). We've mentioned the site before, but we felt like bringing it up again in light of an important anniversary that slipped by last week without all that many people noticing: Fifty years ago Thursday, President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act, creating the country's interstate system.