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The state is exploring using eminent domain and condemnation to seize ownership of Fairfield Lake State Park after it was unable to negotiate the purchase of the property from a private developer, Todd Interests.
TPWD will use eminent domain to condemn the about 5,000-acre property. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted to authorize TPWD to condemn the land at a Saturday special meeting.
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The state agency unanimously voted to condemn almost 5,000 acres in Freestone County in an effort to keep the park open to the public.
A Dallas developer recently purchased the parkland and plans to turn it into a luxury gated community.
Texas Parks and Wildlife twice rejected options to buy Fairfield State Park but now wants to take it by eminent domain, a scathing letter from Todd Interests says