The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously Saturday to condemn Fairfield Lake State Park, a legal move that allows the state to acquire the land.
Aerial view of Fairfield Lake State Park with the closed main gate at bottom right on Monday.Texas will move to use eminent domain to seize a popular state park at the center of a months-long battle between the state and private developers.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously Saturday to condemn Fairfield Lake State Park, a legal move that allows the state to acquire the land, halting plans to turn it into an exclusive community withCalling these extraordinary and unusual circumstances in a state known for protecting landowner rights, Arch “Beaver” Aplin III, chairman of the commission, said eminent domain is a last resort that will save a “beloved state park.
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