AUSTIN (KXAN) -- For those living in Austin, they're likely well acquainted with MoPac Expressway, a highway corridor running along the western portion of the city and linking State Highway 45's northern and southern segments. The highway is also known as Loop 1 -- but how did it get its MoPac designation?
Back in 1929, officials began discussing the need for a north-south thoroughfare linking west Austin, according to documents from the Texas Department of Transportation. In 1944, the...