Texas Hill Country

Boot Ranch in Fredericksburg Completes 300-Person Pavilion, Tennis, Sport Courts and More

By Candy Evans / June 2, 2014 /

I continue to be amazed by the growth down at Boot Ranch, my favorite “home away from home” in the Texas Hill County.

Boot Ranch Draws Large Crowd in Dallas at Anteks: Home on the Range in Fredericksburg

By Candy Evans / December 30, 2013 /

What three words all but guarantee a crowd and a good time, even during the craziness of the holidays? The Texas Hill Country and Golf!

Boot Ranch Kicks Up Vacation Home Living to Luxury Levels in the Texas Hill Country

By Candy Evans / November 15, 2013 /

Golfing great Hal Sutton found himself in the Texas Hill Country about 12 years ago, with a stop in Fredericksburg. He might have thought he was in Tuscany, not Texas, because the terrain was so similar he wondered where the olive trees were. The idyllic German-esque community of about 11,000 in Gillespie County rests about…

Proposition 6 Passes: 73 Percent of Texans Vote "Yes," With Pockets in East, West, and Central Texas Against

By Joanna England / November 6, 2013 /

  The results are in, and while many agreed that Proposition 6 was the best plan available to secure the future of Texas water, it garnered 73.37 percent of the statewide vote — a considerably safe margin.  Among constitutional amendment propositions on the statewide ballot, Proposition 6 garnered more votes that Propositions 3, 5, and…

717 Kessler Lake Drive Will Sell Faster Than a Blue Norther Sweeps Through Dallas

By Candy Evans / October 7, 2013 /

I am down at Boot Ranch in the Texas Hill Country on a press trip. The hills are so high here, my ears are actually popping. I’ll be updating you on the growth and expansion of this dynamo second home community and all the goings-ons here (Bourbon tours? More wineries!) over on SecondShelters.com. Meantime, for…