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Taylor-Stevenson Ranch is an historic 640-acre working ranch located near Reliant Stadium on Almeda Rd. in Houston, TX. [1] The ranch was officially designated in the Congressional Record as a " Texas Century Ranch " which recognizes ownership by the same family for over a century. [ 2 ]
In 2008, a soldier, who was serving in Iraq, was informed that his fully paid-for, $300,000 home in Frisco, Texas had been foreclosed on and sold for $3,500 to recover unpaid HOA dues of $800. [52] In 2010, the case was settled and the soldier regained ownership of the home.
For a century-and-a-half, the ranch was owned by Burnett's descendants, until his great-granddaughter died in 2020. In 2022, Sheridan purchased the ranch for $320 million.
SMS Ranches eventually became one of the largest landowners in Texas. At their peak, the SMS Ranches occupy considerable portions of twelve counties in the lower plains area of West Texas and comprise more than 300,000 acres (1,200 km 2). The ranches were named for the initials of the founder, Swante M. Swenson.
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In 1963, however, Taylor began to fence the ranch, cutting off the access of the nearby residents. Protests followed with some violence. [15] In 1971, descendants of the heirs formed the Land Rights Council to lead the legal effort to reestablish their right to use the land. They filed a class-action lawsuit in 1981 against Taylor. [16]
Taylor County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 143,208. [1] [2] Its county seat is Abilene. [3] The county was created in 1858 and later organized in 1878. [4] It is named for Edward Taylor, George Taylor, and James Taylor, three brothers who died at the Battle of the Alamo.
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