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Texans curious about the fate of the once popular Fairfield Lake State Park should get a big update on its future in Austin this week.

The battle over the site of the former Fairfield Lake State Park reached a pivotal moment Tuesday when the private developer who bought the land declined the...

IH-45 in Freestone County has been shut down on Aug. 15 due to a hazardous spill, according to TxDOT.

A poster shows a rendering of a gated golf course community. The new owners have begun construction. But Texas Parks and Wildlife is still holding out hope for a sale.

The wooden welcome sign and the brick columns at the front gate are gone. So is the green ticket office where visitors would buy entry passes for Fairfield Lake State

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Todd Interests, which plans to turn the former park into a high-end subdivision, has a week left to respond to the state’s final offer for the property.

Summer break ended Wednesday for students in a handful of school districts in North Texas.

The garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh produce to families in three counties that have few grocery stores.

Dallas-based developer Todd Interests released a “sneak peek” of the first phase of construction on its future luxury neighborhood and country club at the former Fairfield Lake State Park.