Texas Parks and Wildlife Department opts for eminent domain to save Fairfield Lake State Park

State Park Police Officer Kyle Ware makes the rounds at Fairfield Lake State Park in Fairfield in February. (Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune)

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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department voted unanimously to use eminent domain to seize a 5,000-acre property south of Dallas that included Fairfield Lake State Park on Saturday, citing the need to preserve a state park enjoyed by thousands of Texans.