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In 1999, a farmer gave away 87 acres of land to a small Texas city to use as a park. The city sold to a data center developer for $10 million.

In 1999, the Bland farming family deeded 87.97 acres to a public trust (Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation) for a nominal $10, with explicit language in the deed requiring it "to be held in trust for future use as parkland" for Williamson County.
... the city sold it in 2025 to Blueprint Projects (a data center developer) for $10 million—a massive windfall.

The site is now slated for a 135,000 sq ft data center