Texas Parks and Wildlife Department staffers say they want to buy ranch land in the Hill Country and turn it into a state park.

They're working to acquire the 54,000-acre Silver Lake Ranch , which is located around 150 miles west of San Antonio, between Rocksprings and Uvalde in Kinney and Edwards counties.

The Hill Country ranch features diverse terrain, wildlife and a spring-fed lake. It’s currently owned by the Moody family from Galveston.

According to the nonprofit coalition Environment Texas , the ranch could be the first land purchase made with the $1 billion Centennial Parks Conservation Fund, which was created by the Legislature and approved by voters in 2023. The Centennial fund has recently inspired a boom in new parks , which have recently been purchased with other appr

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