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Hughes Family
390,000 acres
T
he Hughes family enjoys decades'
worth of oil and gas know-how,
and they've invested a portion of
their profits in land. e majority of it is
used for cattle ranching, grazing, and hunt-
ing leases. But their talents are also put to
the greater good. Dan Allen Hughes Jr.
served as a commissioner and, subsequently,
as chairman of the Texas Parks and Wildlife
Commission, and he also serves on the
advisory board of the Borderlands Research
Institute for Natural Resource Management
at Sul Ross State University in Alpine.
The landmark acquisition of the Powderhorn Ranch by Texas Parks and Wildlife is rightly considered one of
the hallmark achievements of the state agency under the leadership of former chairman Dan Allen Hughes Jr.
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