FORT WORTH, Texas -- In a new attempt to save Fairfield Lake State Park, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department filed a petition to condemn and seize the 5,000-acre property south of Dallas through ...

The state is now considering seizing the land to save the park after its purchase offer was rejected by a Dallas developer. For the second time this year, the state has closed Fairfield Lake State ...

The fair market value of the Fairfield Lake State Park property in eminent domain proceedings is more than $418 million, a special commission determined in November. In mid-November, the appointed ...

WACO, Texas (KWTX) - Todd Interests, the firm that acquired the land in and around Fairfield Lake State Park, and recently rejected a purchase bid from the state, is defending its decision, and ...

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One of Texas' most popular state parks is temporarily reopening after its nearly 50-year land lease was terminated earlier this year. Texas Parks and Wildlife said last week that Fairfield Lake State ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has effectively thrown in the towel on a monthslong battle to buy or seize a 5,000-acre property that includes the now-closed Fairfield Lake State Park in ...

DALLAS — 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 Park. In their place is ...

Texas has begun steps to claim Fairfield Lake State Park through eminent domain. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted unanimously Saturday to condemn the popular state park in a bid to ...

Fairfield Lake State Park is closed after being sold to a Dallas developer. Now, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is trying to reclaim the land using a process called condemnation. Upadated ...

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FAIRFIELD (Texas Tribune) - For the second time this year, the state has closed Fairfield Lake State Park after it was unable to negotiate the purchase of the property from a developer. After several ...