The Bottom-Up Revolution How To Fight a Highway Project — and Actually Win
Oct 9, 2025
Kyle and Beverly Greenwood are passionate activists from Brazos County who co-led the successful No East Loop campaign to stop a proposed highway project. They discuss the grassroots tactics that rallied nearly 2,000 residents, from social media to town halls. The Greenwoods share their enlightening journey of demanding transparency, unveiling funding issues, and mobilizing public participation. They highlight the emotional stakes behind property rights and community connections, ultimately leading to a courtroom victory that reshaped their views on local governance.
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Postcard Sparked The Fight
- Beverly and Kyle discovered the highway proposal from a postcard showing a green swath across their land.
- The map revealed the road would cut their homestead in half and run 75 yards past their porch, prompting immediate action.
No Notice, No Need
- The Greenwoods found property owners had never been notified and no feasibility study proving need existed.
- That mismatch between public messaging and evidence revealed the project lacked transparency and justification.
Study Was Design In Disguise
- The term 'study' masked active design work: the contract funded alignment design, not a need-assessing traffic study.
- The county used 'preserve the corridor' to lock land indefinitely even if the road was never built.