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1967 <br />The Bethke family won <br />a suit against the San <br />Marcos Urban Renewal <br />Agency regarding <br />eminent domain and <br />commercial land they <br />had owned near Texas <br />State and Alumni <br />House since 1913. , <br />Fair Housing Act within <br />the Civil Rights Act <br />prohibited housing <br />discrimination based <br />on race, color, religion, <br />sex, national origin, <br />disability, and familial <br />status, leading many <br />White City residents to <br />move to suburbs. <br />1968 <br />After it was moved <br />100 feet to its original <br />location, Texas State <br />Historical Survey <br />Committee designated <br />Alumni House an <br />RTH L. <br />f <br />jj <br />1968Texas State moving Alumni House loo <br />feet back to it original 19th-century location <br />(Courtesy of TXST) <br />1969 Allen Woods affordable housing under <br />construction at Thorpe Ln near Bugg Ln, E <br />Hopkins, and 1-31(Courtesy of SMPL) <br />1969 <br />Allen Woods housing <br />constructed with <br />U.S. Department of <br />Housing and Urban <br />Development (HUD) <br />funding. <br />Southwest Texas State <br />College renamed <br />Southwest Texas State <br />University. <br />a <br />= : <br />National Environmental <br />Policy Act passed, <br />creating compliance <br />laws to promote the <br />enhancement of the <br />environment, due to <br />increased flooding, <br />burning rivers, and <br />other factors. <br />1970 <br />Hays County and San <br />Marcos populations <br />increased to <br />27,642 and 18,860, <br />respectively. <br />Forest Hills Addition <br />and College Heights <br />Addition platted. <br />In May, more than 16 <br />inches of rain fell in <br />less than 24 hours, <br />allowing 21 alligators <br />to escape from a pond <br />into Spring Lake. <br />SAN MARCOS CULTURE & HISTORY 43 <br />