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Another Land Grab: BLM Seizing Property That’s Been In Family For 100 Years
Image source: Texas Tribune
Texas rancher Ken Alderholt has been told by the federal government he may not own the land his family has been working on for the past 70 years – even though he has deeds to it.
Alderholt, a second-generation rancher, is one of around 170 property owners in Texas’ Red River valley who have been told that their land is actually federal property under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). For some of them, it’s been in the family for 100-plus years.
“The BLM is saying we should have never had a deed to it — that Texas should have never produced that deed,” Alderholt said of 600 acres his parents bought just before American’s involvement in World War II. He had hoped to pass the land on to his sons.
The story behind the controversy is complex, involving not only the 1803 Louisiana Purchase but even the way the Red River – which divides Texas and Oklahoma – moves over time. The federal government says it has owned the land since the Louisiana Purchase.
Texans just like Alderholt hold deeds on the land and even pay property taxes on it, The Texas Tribune reported.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/current-events/another-land-grab-blm-seizing-property-thats-been-in-family-for-100-years/
