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Arcola: A different reality

Sun reporter Diane Tezeno’s special report on Arcola will continue with a look at why residents choose to live in Arcola and what officials are doing to improve the area. Keep on the lookout for more stories.
By DIANE TEZENO

Audrey Crawford drives past a number of master-planned communities and sprawling town centers in her daily commute home from her job in neighboring Houston.

She is a resident of Fort Bend County, a county that has fared relatively well in the recent economic downturn, been ranked third in job growth in the nation in a U.S. Department of Labor study and recently earned the recognition as the No. 1 Best Places to Get Ahead in a recent Forbes.com survey.

In a county of 556,870 residents, where the median household income is $83,968 and 39 percent of the population is college educated, based on 2009 US Census estimates, Crawford is living a different reality...(follow the title link for the full piece)