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Digital Highway Signs are Grabbing Attention and<br />
Delivering an Important Safety Message<br />
VOLUME 45 | ISSUE 2 | MARCH/APRIL 2021<br />
MY TURN<br />
2021 has already<br />
tested our mettle, but<br />
we proved stronger<br />
JAMES BASS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR<br />
F<br />
or all of us, 2020 was an unusual year.<br />
And just a few months into 2021, the<br />
unpredictable continues.<br />
January brought a storm that showered snow<br />
in areas of Texas that rarely see the wintery fluff,<br />
with places like Austin and Houston getting several<br />
inches of white powder. And for those of us whose<br />
closest encounter with snow is the artificial flocking<br />
on Christmas trees, the storm was more novel than<br />
nuisance. (See article on page 26.)<br />
But that would change. February was the main<br />
event, the real mettle tester.<br />
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