 As a result of this growth, the counties have experienced new home construction, traffic congestion, and greater demand for public services.Bexar County, which includes San Antonio, grew by 1.75% during the year, but its number of new residents exceeded 33,000.Count Castell of the Adelsverein negotiated with the separate Darmstadt Society of Forty to colonize 200 families on the Fisher–Miller Land Grant territory in Texas.