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 ...

Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners voted unanimously Saturday to condemn Fairfield Lake State Park and pursue eminent domain to take over the 5,000-acre plot of land southeast of Dallas, so it can ...

FREESTONE COUNTY, Texas -- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department voted unanimously to use eminent domain to seize a 5,000-acre property south of Dallas that included Fairfield Lake State Park on ...

Signs mark the park closed at the locked gate of Fairfield Lake State Park on Monday, June 5, 2023, in Fairfield, Texas. Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer The state is ceasing its efforts to seize ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on Saturday authorized the state to seize the Fairfield Lake State Park land from the private developer who purchased the property days ago. The commission, ...

The next time you hear a Texas political leader brag about the state’s dedication to property rights, small government and a business-friendly environment, remember four words: Fairfield Lake State ...

Fairfield Lake State Park is closing after being sold to a developer. One lawmaker hopes to change that with a bill that would use eminent domain to seize the property. The Texas Parks and Wildlife ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has begun the process of eminent domain to seize control of the 5,000-acre Fairfield Lake State Park. The department filed a petition in Freestone County ...

State parks commissioners have voted to take over Fairfield Lake State Park, pictured, via eminent domain. Texas Parks and Wildlife commissioners voted unanimously Saturday to condemn Fairfield Lake ...