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Texas History – What was the First National Park Created in Texas?

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Big Bend National Park, located in Brewster County, became the first national park created in Texas. In 1935, Congress proclaimed this 801,163-acre tract to be worthy of preservation because of its wilderness aspects, scenic beauty, and unusual biological features. … [Read more...] about Texas History – What was the First National Park Created in Texas?

Texas History – What was the First Official State Park in Texas?

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In 1916, Isabella Neff, mother of later governor Pat Neff, donated to the state a six-acre tract in Coryell County. When the court probated her Will in 1921, no legislative provision existed to manage such public property. In 1923, the legislature created a state parks board, and Mother Neff State Park became the first official state park in Texas. … [Read more...] about Texas History – What was the First Official State Park in Texas?

Avoiding Trust Mistakes

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It is very easy to make mistakes with your estate plan that are not discovered until long after it is time to administer your estate. Most estate plans actually do very little while you are alive. They tend to sit there so they are ready after you pass away. For this reason, mistakes are not discovered until it is too late to do anything about them. A common mistake is creating a Trust and not making sure that an appropriate person is named as the Trustee. Many people choose to appoint a … [Read more...] about Avoiding Trust Mistakes

Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

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Leona Helmsley (1920-2007) - Hotelier, Real Estate Investor Leona Helmsley was an American businesswoman known for her flamboyant personality. She had a reputation for tyrannical behavior that earned her the nickname Queen of Mean. Leona was a condominium broker in 1968 when she met and began her involvement with then-married multimillionaire real estate entrepreneur Harry Helmsley. Harry Helmsley divorced his wife of 33 years and married Leona in 1972. Together the couple concentrated on the … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

Leaving Your Passwords

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We have talked before about the importance of making sure that your digital assets are taken care of after you pass away. As a reminder, digital assets are things that you possess on computers only. They include your social media accounts and any digital files that you have. Making sure that someone can access them after you pass away is vital, but not always easy to do. There are some options. The first option is to write down all of your accounts, including user names and passwords. This … [Read more...] about Leaving Your Passwords

Texas History – What was the First River Authority in Texas?

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A constitution adopted in 1917 authorized creation of conservation and reclamation districts, now known as river authorities, for flood control and water management that exceeded the capabilities of local political units. The first river authority, Brazos, was established by legislature in 1929. In 2008, a total of seventeen (17) river authorities exercised management of water supply, water quality, flood control, and conservation within their statutory areas. … [Read more...] about Texas History – What was the First River Authority in Texas?

Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?

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Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1877) - Entrepreneur Cornelius Vanderbilt was the patriarch of the Vanderbilt family and one of the richest Americans in history. Following his first wife’s death in 1868, Vanderbilt went to Canada to marry a cousin from Mobile, Alabama, named Frank Armstrong Crawford. It was Crawford’s cousin’s husband, Holland McTyeire who convinced Vanderbilt to endow what would become Vanderbilt University, named in his honor. Vanderbilt gave $1 million, the largest charitable … [Read more...] about Famous Estates – Legacy Champ or Chump?