A Texas family has owned a 650-acre Lake Palestine ranch since 1940 and used it for its pecan business; 86 years later, a $10 million deal will turn the property into a new state park
- A 650-acre ranch on the shores of Lake Palestine in East Texas, owned by the same family since 1940 and long associated with a pecan-growing business, is set to become Texas' next state park after the property was acquired for more than $10 million.
- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation closed the purchase on October 1, 2026, securing one of the largest remaining contiguous tracts of land along the lake, reported The Texas Tribune and The Dallas Morning News.
- The property, in Henderson County between Tyler and Athens, will not immediately open as a public park.
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- A 650-acre ranch on the shores of Lake Palestine in East Texas, owned by the same family since 1940 and long associated with a pecan-growing business, is set to become Texas' next state park after the property was acquired for more than $10 million.
- The Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation closed the purchase on October 1, 2026, securing one of the largest remaining contiguous tracts of land along the lake, reported The Texas Tribune and The Dallas Morning News.
- The property, in Henderson County between Tyler and Athens, will not immediately open as a public park.
Sources: Times of India