Texas park agency will use eminent domain to save Fairfield Lake State Park

With only three days left on the state’s lease, the agency unanimously voted to condemn almost 5,000 acres in Freestone County in an effort to keep the park open to the public after developers purchased the property to build a gated community.

Texas parks commissioners vote to pursue Fairfield Lake State Park takeover

A Dallas developer recently purchased the parkland and plans to turn it into a luxury gated community.

Save Fairfield Lake State Park!

A Texas lawmaker wants to use eminent domain to save a state park. Can it be done?

State Rep. Angelia Orr has filed a bill that would lead to a state takeover of the popular Fairfield Lake State Park. An expert in eminent domain law explains how that could work.