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Ross Perot Jr. Has His Eyes on Texoma: What It Could Mean for Sherman, Denison & Lake Texoma

Oct 10, 2026 • 7 min read

Ross Perot Jr. Has His Eyes on Texoma: What It Could Mean for Sherman, Denison & Lake Texoma

Quick answer: Ross Perot Jr., chairman of Dallas developer Hillwood, told the Dallas and Fort Worth Business Journals that North Texas growth will keep moving north toward the Oklahoma border. He is especially bullish on North Texas Regional Airport between Sherman and Denison. Hillwood has not announced a Texoma project, so this is a long-range outlook, not a groundbreaking.Updated October 9, 20

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Collin County, TX: Complete Real Estate & Community Guide
Oct 28, 2026 7 min read
Collin County, TX: Complete Real Estate & Community Guide

Collin County, TX real estate spans two very different worlds: a booming suburban core anchored by Plano, Frisco, McKinney, and Allen, and a quieter, more rural northern half where small towns and unincorporated crossroads communities sit closer to farmland than freeways. If you're searching for Collin County homes for sale, the county seat of McKinney and its neighbors have made this one of the

Sachse, TX Community & Real Estate Guide
Oct 27, 2026 7 min read
Sachse, TX Community & Real Estate Guide

Sachse, TX is an established suburb in the northeastern Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, split between Collin County and Dallas County, known for affordable-for-DFW single-family homes, a small-town founding story dating to 1845, and easy highway access to both downtown Dallas and, for buyers who want a weekend escape, Lake Texoma about an hour north. For house hunters comparing suburban DFW living w

Farmersville, TX Community & Real Estate Guide
Oct 26, 2026 6 min read
Farmersville, TX Community & Real Estate Guide

Farmersville, TX is a fast-growing small city in eastern Collin County, TX, located roughly 45 miles northeast of Dallas and about 18 miles east of McKinney along US Highway 380. For buyers comparing Farmersville TX real estate to other Collin County communities, the short answer is this: Farmersville offers historic small-town character, a highly regarded local school district, and steady new-co

Trenton, TX Community & Real Estate Guide
Oct 18, 2026 6 min read
Trenton, TX Community & Real Estate Guide

Trenton, TX is a small, rural community of roughly 850 residents straddling the Fannin and Grayson county line in North Texas, prized by home buyers for its low-density farmland setting, its own independent school district, and a location that puts the DFW metro area within an easy commute — closer than almost anywhere else in the greater Lake Texoma region. For buyers who want small-town, agricu

Ross Perot Jr. Has His Eyes on Texoma: What It Could Mean for Sherman, Denison & Lake Texoma
Oct 10, 2026 7 min read
Ross Perot Jr. Has His Eyes on Texoma: What It Could Mean for Sherman, Denison & Lake Texoma

Quick answer: Ross Perot Jr., chairman of Dallas developer Hillwood, told the Dallas and Fort Worth Business Journals that North Texas growth will keep moving north toward the Oklahoma border. He is especially bullish on North Texas Regional Airport between Sherman and Denison. Hillwood has not announced a Texoma project, so this is a long-range outlook, not a groundbreaking.Updated October 9, 20

Valley View, TX Community & Real Estate Guide
Oct 6, 2026 7 min read
Valley View, TX Community & Real Estate Guide

Valley View, TX is a small, historic community of roughly 700–750 residents straddling the Cooke County/Denton County line, sitting directly on Interstate 35 about 10 miles south of Cooke County's seat of Gainesville. Founded in 1870 and platted in 1872, the town pairs 19th-century small-town roots with quick interstate access to North Texas's fast-growing job centers. For buyers, that combinatio

Texoma Fall Festivals 2026: Every Festival, Fair & Event in North Texas & Southern Oklahoma
Oct 2, 2026 8 min read
Texoma Fall Festivals 2026: Every Festival, Fair & Event in North Texas & Southern Oklahoma

Quick answer: Texoma fall festivals in 2026 kick off with a huge Saturday, October 3 (Denison Fall Festival, Autumn in Bonham, Another 48 Hours Music Fest in Atoka, Oktoberfests in Durant, Celina and Frisco). From there, the season runs through the Fannin County Fair (Oct 7–10), Gainesville Depot Day and Van Alstyne Fall-Der-All (Oct 10), the Whitesboro Peanut Festival (Oct 17), Ardmore's Oklahom

Bonham, Texas: A Look at One of North Texas's Oldest Towns
Sep 22, 2026 3 min read
Bonham, Texas: A Look at One of North Texas's Oldest Towns

Bonham, Texas traces its roots back to 1837, when Bailey Inglish built a small fort roughly two miles from today's downtown — making it one of the oldest towns in North Texas, decades older than most of its neighbors in the Dallas-Fort Worth growth corridor.The Fannin County Courthouse anchors Bonham's historic downtown square. Photo: Henley Quadling, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.The settl

Moving from McKinney or Frisco to Lake Texoma: A Relocation Guide for DFW Families
Sep 13, 2026 3 min read
Moving from McKinney or Frisco to Lake Texoma: A Relocation Guide for DFW Families

If you're comparing home prices in McKinney or Frisco to what a similar budget buys 45 minutes north around Lake Texoma, the short answer is: significantly more house, a shorter commute than you'd expect, and a real trade-off in day-to-day retail and dining density that's worth weighing honestly before you commit. This is one of the fastest-growing relocation patterns in North Texas right now, an

Featured Condo: 5325 Bent Tree Forest, Addison Area of North Dallas, TX
Feb 5, 2025 2 min read
Featured Condo: 5325 Bent Tree Forest, Addison Area of North Dallas, TX

Quick answer: 5325 Bent Tree Forest #2256 was a 1-bed, 1-bath, 896 sq ft condo in the Addison / North Dallas area that we featured in early 2025. It offered vaulted ceilings, a wood-burning fireplace, a granite kitchen, a treetop balcony, pool access, and two parking spaces. It's a DFW listing, and it's also a good starting point if you're weighing city condo life against a move up to Texoma.Head

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