Fairfield Lake, known for its prime fishing, will become the site of a high-end gated community with multi-million dollar homes and a private golf course.
. Instead, it leases the land from Vistra Energy at no cost.
In 1969, Texas Power and Light Company built a dam on Big Brown Creek to create Fairfield Lake, which served as a cooling reservoir for the power company. The company leased land to Texas, which opened Fairfield Lake State Park in 1976. Over the next five decades, the land was inherited by a string of energy companies, and now Vistra Energy.Fairfield Lake is in Freestone County, just east of Interstate 45 and about 80 miles southeast of Dallas. Its central location to Dallas, Houston and Austin make it attractive to developers.
The park offers 21 miles of undeveloped shoreline and miles of trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding. But its biggest draw is catfish and bass fishing. Last year,
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