Community • October 12, 2026

Family Sells 650 Acres on East Texas Lake to Become State Park, Saying Land is ‘Part of my soul’

Originally published on Good News Network

Family Sells 650 Acres on East Texas Lake to Become State Park, Saying Land is ‘Part of my soul’

A "gem" of a landscape in eastern Texas has been sold by its multigenerational owners for the purpose of becoming a state park. The property is the longest remaining, contiguous piece of land on Lake Palestine's shore, and contains pine woods, short bluffs, wetlands, and a pecan orchard that will all soon be open

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