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Erath County, The Lake Ranch @ Hico

New Property Boasting What Is Believed to Be the Largest Privately Owned Lake in Texas’s Erath County

The Lake Ranch at Hico Contains a 100-Surface-Acre Lake and Spans Over 780 Acres Total Original Article Posted by PRNewswire DALLAS and HICO, Texas, Feb. 26, 2024 — Hortenstine Ranch Company (HRC), a Texas-based brokerage company specializing in large land...

HRC Sets New Benchmarks In Expansive Water-Centric Properties

Hortenstine Ranch Company Contributed to the Sale of the Largest Private Lake in the United States and Continues to Set New Benchmarks in the Farm and Ranch Real Estate Market...

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HRC to Exhibit at Hunters Extravaganza 2023

Fort Worth, TX –The original Texas hunting show is on deck this month. Beginning August 11, join Hortenstine Ranch Company for the 47th annual Hunters Extravaganza, also known as the...

Summer Internships - Alexander with Blake Fishing

HRC Summer Internships Establish Lasting Connections

A Solid History of Summer Internships Each summer, Hortenstine Ranch Company welcomes a college intern to the team who is willing to jump in and help with office tasks and...

Bret Polk Awarded Top Producer of the Year, Chance Turner Runner-Up

Central Texas’ Bret Polk Awarded Hortenstine Ranch Company’s Top Producing Agent, Chance Turner Runner-Up Central Texas real estate agent Bret Polk has been named Hortenstine Ranch Company’s 2022 Top Producing...

Texas Hunting Land- Black Brothers Muleshoe Ranch

Historic Breckenridge Texas Hunting Land Featured in Lone Star Outdoor News

As seen in Lone Star Outdoor News Texas Hunting Annual Untapped Texas Hunting Land Steeped in History The Black Brothers Muleshoe Ranch is a high-quality, low fence hunting and cattle...

Hortenstine Ranch Company Represents Louis Vuitton

AFTER PRESIDENTIAL VISIT, HORTENSTINE RANCH COMPANY REFLECTS ON WORK WITH LOUIS VUITTON TO ACQUIRE FIRST U.S. RANCH PROPERTY FOR LEATHER WORKSHOP Hortenstine Ranch Company hired for unique property transactions requiring...

We’re Growing our Ranch Real Estate Team

Hortenstine Ranch Company is pleased to announce the addition of three new agents to its ranch real estate team of talented and diverse rural land experts. Each of these men...

Private Lake Property Featured in Dallas Morning News

A ranch that’s hit the market northeast of Dallas includes a body of water nearly the size of White Rock Lake. The Valley Lake Ranch, up for grabs on the...

Hortenstine Ranch Company Celebrates 15 Year Anniversary

Just ask Blake and he’ll tell you. Time sure does fly when you’re BUSY and having fun! Blake Hortenstine, founder of Hortenstine Ranch Company in April of 2003, never could...

Upshur County Landowners Resource Guide

by Stephen Schwartz Upshur County is a county in Texas located just northwest of Longview with a total population of 35,291 people spread out over the county’s 556 square miles....

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