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The Texas Travel Information Center was built in 1936 and was privately owned and was donated to the city in 2004. It was previously at various locations before the final stop in Simmons Drive. During Hurricane Rita in 2005 the cabin received extensive damage to the structure followed by Hurricane Ike in 2008. The city explored several options for restoring the structure, but it was determined the damage was too severe. As a result, the City Council at the June 25 meeting directed staff to move forward with the demolition and with the recommendation that any logs that are salvageable would be saved and possibly used in a future project. The demolition has been scheduled for the week of July 15.