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ERCOT and several Texas officials assure residents that the state's power grid is prepped and ready as colder months arrive.

Usually, the state of Texas wins eminent domain cases. But in the case of Fairfield Lake State Park, the state was beat out by a private developer from Dallas. Here’s how.

A half-dozen lawsuits challenging the 13 approved Texas constitutional amendments appear to be dead in the water, The Dallas Morning News reported. The secretary of state’s office last week declared the propositions approved and now a part of the Texas Constitution, while Gov. Greg Abbott canvassed the election and certified the results. One proposition that would have raised

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has given up on a monthslong battle to own a 5,000-acre property that includes Fairfield Lake State Park.

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The eminent domain fight is over, but Texans still need and deserve better recreation options. | Opinion

The state is ceasing its efforts to seize a roughly 5,000-acre property in Freestone County from a Dallas developer that includes a former state park and...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will stop pursuing eminent domain to take over the former park property south of Dallas. A private developer plans to turn it into a luxury subdivision.

The state of Texas is ending its efforts to seize a 5,000-acre property that includes the site of the former Fairfield Lake State Park.

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has effectively thrown in the towel on a monthslong battle to buy or seize a 5,000-acre property that includes the now-closed Fairfield Lake State Park.