Texas

2019 Sporting Property Deal of the Year

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Land Report News Team

Twice in the twenty-first century, LA BANDERA RANCH has come to market. Both times it sold in the blink of an eye. By Henry Chappell The sale of one of the most renowned hunting properties in the Lone Star State…

Tagged with: La Bandera Ranch, Texas
Posted in Sporting Properties

Land Report April 2020 Newsletter

Posted on April 15, 2020 by Land Report Editors

Our April newsletter showcases the debut of our 2020 Texas special issue, which features an in-depth look at the battle to save bobwhite and blue quail. Other quick reads include: Land values in Nebraska rise 3 percent Illinois farmland holds…

DOJ and DOD Prepare to Condemn Private Lands for Border Wall

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Land Report Editors

NBC News reports that administration officials are preparing the requisite court filings in Texas that will facilitate the condemnation of the private property necessary to construct the border wall. In a departure from typical eminent domain cases, however, the Declaration…

Tagged with: border, border wall, Department of Defense, Department of Justice, DoD, DOJ, eminent domain, Property rights, Texas
Posted in News Desk

Travelin’ Man

Posted on September 8, 2019 by Land Report Editors

Don’t tell T.D. Kelsey what he can or can’t do. Somehow, some way, he does it all, he does it well, and he does it his way. By Henry Chappell Photography by Wyman Meinzer Near the end of his life,…

The 13-Million-Acre Man

Posted on April 4, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Go behind the scenes with Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush in our Texas issue. The Magazine of the Texas Landowner brings you an exclusive interview with George Prescott Bush, the 28th Commissioner of Texas’s General Land Office. The Commissioner…

Tagged with: Alamo, George P. Bush, Texas, Texas Land Commission
Posted in Farmland, Resources

FOR SALE: 2,500-Acre East Texas Resort

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Land Report Editors

Barefoot Ranch on market for $59.5 million Owned by hedge fund manager Kyle Bass, the 2,500-acre estate features a 35,000-square-foot timber-beamed lodge, multiple cabins, an equestrian center, tennis courts, a golf course, and more. Located just over an hour east…

Tagged with: Athens, Barefoot Ranch, Dallas Cowboys, Kyle Bass, Murchison family, Texas
Posted in Farmland, Sporting Properties

The American Sportsman: Legends of Quail

Posted on August 23, 2016 by Land Report Editors

To commemorate one of the greatest years for quail, Boone Pickens invited a Who’s Who of wingshooters to his Mesa Vista Ranch. Text by Henry Chappell | Photography by Wyman Meinzer & Russell Graves T. Boone Pickens drives down a…

Land Report Certified Community: Texas Grand Ranch

Posted on May 25, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Texas’s first Land Report Certified Community – Texas Grand Ranch – is a timbered haven just minutes from The Woodlands. Text by Eric O’Keefe | Photography by Gustav Schmiege III & Natalia Zamarripa When I was a youngster growing up…

Tagged with: Land Report Certified Community, Patten, Texas, Texas Grand Ranch
Posted in Farmland, News Desk, Sporting Properties

Oil Prices Spur Investment

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Land Report Editors

Sporting Ranch Capital announces a $100 million, Texas-only ranch fund. Jay Ellis, an investment fund founder, may be the only person in Texas who is giddy about collapsing oil prices. “Oil is $33. Markets are in turmoil. The timing couldn’t…

The Land Report Fall 2015

Posted on August 15, 2015 by Land Report Editors

Celebrating the American Sportsman is more than just our fall issue’s theme; it’s an eye-opening experience that chronicles the adventures of an American original, Wyman Meinzer. Wonderfully written and gorgeously photographed, it will become a favorite read of anyone with a passion for…