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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission is seeking to buy the Fairfield State Lake Park after losing its lease after the owner sold it.
The developer who purchased a 5,025-acre property in Freestone County, which also happens to contain a state park, is calling out Texas legislators for the recent condemnation talks that could allow the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to take back control of the hotly contested land.
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Fairfield Lake State Park was closed to the public at 10 p.m. Sunday, June 4.
The state is now considering seizing the land to save the park after its purchase offer was rejected by a Dallas developer.
The state is now considering seizing the land to save the park after its purchase offer was rejected by a Dallas developer.