Foreign buyers buy small Texas land stake said insignificant
Foreign investors bought 93 000 acres of Texas farmland last year with some of the state s best soil though an Agriculture Department report calls the purchases insignificant A Texas congressman notes farmers concerns over rising land prices and foreigners owning property Prince of Liechtenstein emerged as the largest single buyer with more than 40 000 acres including multiple counties in Hopkins Lamar and Denton.
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Ambiguous Acreage Purchase Linked to Red River County
The article references Joseph acquiring 20,000 acres in Red River County before a survey period. It mentions Lemonade Springs in New Mexico and a claim about 900 pounds of sulfuric acid at up to ten times the concentration found in coal mine charges, though the context and details are unclear.
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Red River County
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