The Town Of Spur, Texas Hopes Tiny House Lovers Will Help Build Up The Town

NBC ID: ARSBMHVX1G | Production Unit: Nightly News | Media Type: Aired Show | Air Date(s): 08/25/2016

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Event Location(s): Spur, Texas | Description: EXT DAY SPUR, TEXAS WS: Overhead panning shot of buildings. MS: “Ole Town Café” sign and nearby buildings on an empty street. MS: Gas station (no business). MS: Small American flags hang from an overhang. MS: Chairs and potted plant on a sidewalk. MS: Shaky camera home video of a pickup pulling a tiny house. 2 MS: Man and woman on a field near a car as the woman holds her arms up and yells “How exciting Reba.” MS: In interview outside her tiny house, woman who moved to Spur from South Carolina, Reba Parker (ph) says “So I Googled where can I live legally in a tiny house? Spur, Texas, popped up.” MS: “City Of Spur” logo on a brick wall. MS: Spur City Limit sign and GFX superimposed City of Spur proclamation. MS: Swing set. MS: In interview tiny house owner says “I bought it sight unseen. At five hundred dollars, who could say no?” STILLS: Logos for TV shows about tiny houses and images of tiny houses. EXT DAY SPUR MS: Parker says “This is liberating. I mean, you have everything you need and nothing more.” INT SPUR MS: Various shots of Parker showing her kitchen to Smith including the countertop and the pantry. MS: Smith stands in the kitchen and holds his arms out for measurement. EXT DAY SPUR MS: Exterior of Parker’s tiny house still on wheels. MS: In interview Spur resident David Alsbury (ph) says “What kind of people? What are we talking about here? You know? Nudists, anarchists? What?” MS: Smith interviews Alsbury. MS: Alsbury says “What's our offer, you know? Peace and quiet, safety, low cost of living, reinvent yourself.” EXT DAY AND INT SPUR MS: Exterior of a tiny house near cactus. MS: Parker sits on her sofa in her tiny house. MS: Exteriors of different tiny houses. MS: Sticker “Tiny #WeLoveTinyHomes” on a window. MS: In interview near others, the town’s zoning guy agrees he’s the zoning guy and says “No sir” when asked if he’s ever been this busy. INT SPUR MS: Parker types on her laptop in her tiny house. MS: Parker pets her dog on her sofa. MS: The dog on the sofa. EXT DAY SPUR MS: Parker’s car parked near her house. INT SPUR MS: Parker says “…I want to live small. So might as well do it all the way around, right?” EXT DAY SPUR MS: Long shot of Parker and her dog walking to her tiny house. MS: Sun shine reflection off the window of the exterior of Parker’s tiny house as a silhouetted Parker is seen at the window. VO: Smith signs off from Spur.

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