In 1858, a Texas family began holding ranchland that developers later wanted for 3,500 houses; in 2016, the family backed a plan to preserve 204 acres for a San Antonio park worth nearly $10 million

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• In June 2016, the Classen-Steubing family agreed to sell 204 acres of its ranch in northern San Antonio for a future park and aquifer protection.
• The ranch had been in the family since 1858, and the plan offered an alternative to a residential development that could have brought up to 3,500 homes and apartments.