Local brokers close new state park land deal

Local environmental preservation supporters may be pleased to hear some good news.

Recent negotiations between the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) and Texas Branch Brokers, based in Burnet, have settled on the purchase of more than 1,000 acres of pristine land near Burnet and Lampasas counties, as part of an ongoing TPWD plan to manage additional space near Colorado Bend State Park.

Texas Branch Brokers Mike Bacon and Drew Colvin estimated the purchase at more than $12 million.