Eighty-four years of one family's patience, and the reward is a park with a waiting list of everyone.

Texas Foundation Buys 650-Acre Lake Palestine Ranch, Family Land Since 1940, for New State Park

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation purchased a 650-acre family ranch on Lake Palestine, a tract that had stayed in the same family since 1940 and is one of the lake's largest remaining undeveloped shorelines. The foundation bought the land and will develop it into a new state park, with opening plans to be announced as the site is prepared for public access. The deal permanently protects the stretch from development.

Source: Texas Foundation Buys 650-Acre Lake Palestine Ranch, Family Land Since 1940, for New State Park — r/UpliftingNews

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