Texas Acres Subdivision is located right on the lake. It has its own boat ramp and picnic area for all residents to use. The POA are located and live in the subdivision. They are extremely dedicated people who personally take care of this subdivision. For example, since the annual meeting that was held last November, the following has happened:

• Blacktop repairs have been done to the roads and the adding of a compressed rock foundation to Hereford from Braford to Charbra and on Brahman.
• Repairs have been done to the bulkhead at the boat launch park.
• $25,000 was approved to work with Onalaska Water Dept. to develop a plan to install Fire Hydrants. This will be ongoing and they plan to lay a 6" water line from Hwy 356 to the water plant on Longhorn. This should be done by the end of 2008.
• Once the fire hydrants are installed, you will be eligible for a rate reduction on your homeowners insurance of around 20%. If for example you were paying $500.00 per year for insurance, a 20% reduction would be $100.00!

The owner of this property will have direct access to Lake Livingston. Lake Livingston is the second largest lake in Texas. Examples of fishes in the lake include catfish, hybrid striped bass, largemouth bass, striped bass, and white crappie.

Subdivisions neighboring Texas Acres include Oak Terrace Estates, Livingston Village, and Pine Harbor Estates.

Texas Acres is very secure and family based. The community and people around make this a truely wonderful place to live. This is why lots are so hard to find in this area.

Homes are going for approx. $190,000 - $350,000 in Texas Acres. Also, this area is only around 86 miles from Houston!

Onalaska Water Department- (936) 646-5393

City Hall- (936) 646-5376

Texas Acres is a great place to live and raise a family. The area is very beautiful and everybody watches out for each other in this community. Texas Acres's nearest malls and entertainment are in Huntsville about 40 minutes away. You most likely wont find any Texas Acres Lot for sale as the owners of these lots are reluctant to sell. Texas Acres is expected to be a part of Onalaska City Limits in the near future. Currently, they are not part of any city limits (there private). However, the lovely Lake Livingston State Park is very close, so there is always something to do in Texas Acres!

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Texas is a state that definitely has a lot going for it in terms of real estate and land values. With a wealth of natural resources, proximity to an ocean that is filled with even more resources and a booming economy that is now fully diversified, it is of no surprise whatsoever that land values within Texas are some of the most promising within the whole country. However, if you really want to strike it big in Texas in terms of land values, the key is really finding a particular county with land values that are priced lower than the market. Then you can make large purchases and wait for the values to increase over the long term. In this particular respect, Polk County is a very real candidate.

The first thing to love about Polk County as far as land investment is concerned is the demographic outlook of the country. The population of the county is only about 45,000 people, spread out over a land area of over 1100 square miles. This in turn means that the density of the county as a whole is less than 50 people per square mile and that in turn means that there is a sparse population that could open itself up to development at a later date. Demographically speaking, Polk County is an excellent candidate for the investment strategy that was outlined in the introduction.

In addition to demographics however, geography is another concern that is really excellent. While Polk County does not have proximity to the Gulf of Mexico as many of the other counties in Texas do, it is approximately 5% water. Counties that have too much water and not enough land are poor candidates for large land purchases at cheap values whereas counties that have water in too little a percentage are missing a big selling point for settlement and development. Polk County appears to be in a geography that is somewhere in between those two extremes and that in turn is very conducive to good land value outlooks in the future.

Another geographical concern about Polk County is that it is home to The Big Thicket. This is an area that is contained partially in Polk County and partially in surrounding counties. It is an area of heavy forest that is considered to be one of the most bio-diverse in the world. This means that Polk County has natural beauty available to it, something that tends to bring both development and people to an area. Once again, this is an excellent prerequisite for making large land purchases.

Finally, Polk County is already home to a lot of infrastructure that would be conducive to further development. There are four major highways that come through Polk County. Three of them are United States Highways (59, 190 and 287) and the fourth one is actually a State Highway (146). With this type of transportation network already available within Polk County, there is yet one more reason to believe that land values in the area have nowhere to go but up.