Buying Rural Land in Texas

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Buying RuRal land in Texas Publication of this book is sponsored by a generous gift in honor of Nancy Painter Paup, beloved wife and constant partner in all our many activities. Thaddeus (Ted) Paup ’74 Buying Rural ChaRles e. gilliland Land inTexas Texas a&M UniversiTy Press College Station Copyright © 2012 by Charles E. Gilliland Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved First edition This paper meets the requirements of ansi/nisO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Binding materials have been chosen for durability. ♾ Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gilliland, Charles E. (Charles Edward) Buying rural land in Texas / Charles E. Gilliland.—1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isBn 978-1-60344-795-9 (book/flexbound : alk. paper)— isBn 1-60344-795-4 (book/flexbound : alk. paper) 1. Real property—Ownership—Texas. 2. Land use, Rural— Texas. I. Title. HD266.T4G55 2012 333.33′509764—dc23 2012016410 To those Texas landowners—past, present, and to come—whose vision and management have preserved and restored the Texas countryside through centuries of human development ...