Dallas firm wants to redevelop this dead Central Texas factory site

Dallas firm wants to redevelop this dead Central Texas factory site

It's our job to not just cover what's happening, but also explore what's to come. So we recently surveyed Milam County, including the soon-to-be-budding land that is Rockdale, Texas. It's about an hour's drive northeast from downtown Austin when traffic is light. It has a quaint Main Street — but quiet. While we were there, we flew over a site that few Central Texans have seen, even among longtimers: the old Alcoa Corp. aluminum smelter. It clos…