My water bill ranges from $250-300 a month, I’m way more concerned with watering for the foundation than keeping the grass green.

Not watering the yard around your house means dry soil and foundation settling issues if you live in an area with clay soil and have a slab foundation.

17,000 acres of beautiful Post Oak Savanna was flooded so that city folks in the metromess can waste that water on grass.

It is dumb.

Bermuda needs no attention.

I'm enjoying a slight break from mowing every 6 days.

The metroplex is growing. Until that stops the hippie save the trees from the lake mantra is just a waste of breath. All lakes including the ones you’ve enjoyed your entire life flooded someone’s land. I’m sure it was great agricultural, forest and grasslands too. Population growth requires interstates, energy, water, subdivisions on and on. I hate growth but I am not mad at a water company right in the bullseye of the largest growth in the country for increasing their capacity.

It is not Hippie.

Old homesteads, farms and ranches probably passed down through several generations are now under water. People gotta eat. And some of the best farm land in the entire world is getting paved over and flooded. Cattle need a place to graze. Plants need a place to he planted. 17,000 more acres lost so city folk can water their f-ing grass. Grass they are NOT going to eat.

Grass goes dormant when the temp tops 95 for an extended time, especially with no rain.
The grass is not dead and still needs watering.

Water is cheap compared to sod.

Yep.

I water trees and foundation. $120 month. The heck with the yard, it's just dirt anyway after last summer.

It’s hippie.

My family had land under lake of the pines. They just moved.

Anyone happen to know city of Dallas’ largest water customer is? It’s not a good course. It’s TI.

Wafer fabs. So you can start your truck and get on your phone. The whole projection that people lose their property for green grass is a pipe dream. Again address the influx of people moving in. Not blaming the municipalities legally responsible on providing them water.

Kind of like a fire station. Everyone loves fireman nobody wants to live next to a fire house, buy new trucks etc etc etc.

You’re simply ignoring reality. Do better

I buy feed in Lampasas. Last year the old guy that owns the place and myself got into a discussion of how fast farmland is being lost. Sometimes I think back to my high school days when I hunted on land that is mow the Frisco Little Elm border.

Phillips Ranch

Eventually "they just moved" to a part of the U.S that get 10", or less, of rain per year.


You'll sing a different tune when the cost of your food goes up 1000%. And/or it just is not available.

I guess you want to dehydrate and starve to death.

I thought you were smarter than this. I was wrong.

If it is Bermuda, it doesn't need watering.

Light it on fire and it'll be back green, after the next rain.

If it is St.Augustine, it's too fragile for north Texas.

Me dehydrate? Thought you were the one crying about a new water source? Wait you were. 😂😂

I’m simply stating reality which you’ve not refuted. Population growth equals more water. You don’t have to be a mathematician. I’ve said many times Texas needs to stop attracting businesses.

City of Sherman needs double. Yes double their current water usage for the 2 new wafer fabs being built. I mean those fabs must have a lot of grass.

Was told that Walt Garrison was married to one of the Phillips daughter's, use to drive by that horse ranch many times in the late 70's early 80's.

The same people that like to moan and groan about "city folks buying up the big ranches and splitting them up" are the same folks that enjoy their small tract of land that used to be part of a much bigger parcel.
"This used to all be farmland and wilderness... blah blah blah."

Did that on 2 of them off county road 104 west of Lampasas. One is called Stargazer. I will be curious when I go down there to see if they have sold any lots.

It is deeper than that though.....
Farmers/ranchers have children and grandchildren that do not care to continue the family business, and the upfront price tag to sell the land is appealing. The cost of real estate in many parts of Texas almost ensures that with every rancher funeral, another subdivision will be built.

My land will be sold when I die. It is what is politely called recreational property instead of non productive junk hunting/fishing land. Nobody can really take care of everything like I do. And, I’m getting to the age(80) where I can’t keep up with it. But, we still enjoy going there for a couple of days to just get away. Don’t need the money, so will keep it.