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Shoreacres votes itself out of existence
Shoreacres, Texas
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The bayfront city incorporated in 1949 and never grew much past 1,500 people. On May 2, 2026 voters in Shoreacres and in neighbouring La Porte both approved consolidation. Nine days later Shoreacres dissolved as a city and its streets became La Porte's.
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