Texas-based King Land & Water stands as the premier conservation and ranch real estate firm, boasting a team of seasoned professionals with extensive expertise in all aspects of ranch real estate transactions. Recently, the company achieved a remarkable milestone, surpassing 1 million acres and $1 billion in sales transactions over the past 15 years. Since 2007, King Land & Water has closed more than 170 transactions involving more than 520,000 acres.  Co-founded by James King, who brings 35 years of experience facilitating transactions for large, unique properties across the state—including 19 years as the former Director of Land Protection for the Nature Conservancy in Texas—the firm offers an exceptional blend of skills in natural resources, land planning, resource management, conservation tools, family ownership, transactions, and negotiations.

King Land & Water has also formed a strategic alliance with Mirr Ranch Group, a leading brokerage in legacy ranches and conservation real estate. This partnership combines the unique strengths of both companies, solidifying their industry leadership and redefining the ranch real estate market for high-value ranches and conservation properties.

King Land & Water excels in representing motivated buyers who seek to own and enjoy land in Texas while becoming stewards of the state’s diverse land and water resources. For landowners considering selling their ranch property, the firm connects them with qualified buyers committed to continuing their family’s land ethic and legacy while achieving their financial goals. Additionally, the firm specializes in designing and negotiating Conservation Easements for landowners and has facilitated more ranch sales subject to these easements than any other firm in Texas.

Founder:

James King has facilitated over a million acres of conservation real estate transactions in Texas, specializing in the Trans-Pecos region of far West Texas, the Texas Gulf Coast, and the Edwards Plateau. During his 19-year tenure as the Director of Land Protection for the Nature Conservancy and West Texas Program Manager, James amassed unparalleled experience in conservation real estate transactions. Since relocating to Fort Davis in 1998 with his wife Tammy and their two young children, James has embraced small-town values and deepened his relationships and knowledge of this vast region and its people. As conservation real estate owners, the King family has firsthand experience in many aspects of owning conservation property.

He is a staunch advocate of community-based conservation and has contributed to many well-known protected lands. In the Trans-Pecos region, James spearheaded efforts to create the Davis Mountains Preserve, one of the state’s most pristine and compelling conservation assets.

James also serves on the Borderlands Research Advisory Board, the Board of Visitors of McDonald Observatory, and the Devils River Conservancy. He is the past Chair of the Big Bend Ranch State Park Advisory Board, where he collaborated with other volunteers to support the needs of this vast 300,000-acre state wilderness park and open it for public use.