Joanna England
Joanna England is the former long-time executive editor and a founding editor at CandysDirt.com.
When the 100-degree days keep coming, there’s no more popular pastime in Texas than hitting the nearest swimming hole to cool off. In Wimberley, Texas, you have your choice of swimming holes to set up the chair in hip-deep water for a day on the river. But there’s more to Wimberley in the Texas Hill…
Americans — especially North Texans—love decorating their front yards with signs and flags. While it’s a widespread practice to hang a banner out there, new data from Redfin shows that the flags you fly out front could affect the desirability of your home. In a study of 1,256 U.S. homebuyers, Redfin found that nearly a…
Rural land is experiencing a revival in a big way, and we may have the cast of Yellowstone to thank for the proliferation of Stetsons, Wranglers, and everything cowboy. Of course, because everyone wants to be John Dutton these days (or heck, Rip Wheeler isn’t a bad consolation prize) luxury ranch properties are gaining in…
The saga of Fairfield Lake State Park continues as the Freestone County Commissioners Court has stepped into the ring. The battle between Todd Interests, the developer that purchased the 5,000 acres that comprise Fairfield Lake and the state park land, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission that voted to condemn the property and acquire…
On Saturday, June 10, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission voted to condemn and acquire the 5,000 acres that comprise both Fairfield Lake and Fairfield Lake State Park — property acquired by Todd Interests on June 1. In a statement issued today, Todd Interests calls the use of eminent domain to keep the park open…
