It’s hard to comprehend the scale or speed of the growth Houston has been seeing. Believe it or not, there was no George Bush Intercontinental Airport until 1969. Lake Livingston was just a forested valley until 1971—and Lake Conroe was the same way until 1973. The Woodlands, now among America’s most loved communities, only started up in 1974. Conroe has gone from almost 30,000 people in 1990 to nearly 130,000 people now! And I-59/69 only became an interstate highway in the early 2010s.

We have all seen the endless strip malls, billboards, and traffic stemming from typical patterns of development. While growth is likely to continue, we believe that with our approach, San Jacinto County can experience it in a beautiful way. Or the region can continue as it has been and become part of the endless sprawl spreading in all directions.

Our family-led company, San Jacinto Ranch, has put together over 60,000 acres of historic ranch and timber lands in this region. In the coming decades, our goal is to fashion wonderful, walkable communities offering breathing room from the sprawl, while providing access to the region’s amazing natural resources.