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Braun & Associates has many satisfied clients who are happy to share their experiences. The following are just a sample of our latest success stories:
Protecting Private Property Success Stories
WIND POWER IS RENEWABLE, BUT TEXAS LAND ISN'T
As one of only a handful of firms equipped to lead clients whose land is threatened by CREZ transmission projects through the entire legal process, Braun & Associates finds teamwork is key to ensuring energy transmission lines don't destroy property values. Click here for the full success story.
Conservation Easement Success Stories
TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT: PEDERNALES FALLS RIVER CORRIDOR
When looming development threatened an idyllic slice of the Texas Hill Country known as the Pedernales Falls River Corridor, a group of like-minded neighbors took action to preserve the rare riverside beauty, habitat and history of the corridor, not only for themselves, but for future generations. These landowners used conservation easements to protect their property forever, and are encouraging other property owners along the corridor to do so as well. Click here for the full success story.
EAGLE ROCK RANCH: CREATING A LASTING LEGACY OF CENTRAL TEXAS RANCHLAND
Troubled by the development chipping away at her family’s enchanting Wimberley ranch, Johanna Smith decided to take action to preserve the remaining property with a conservation easement. Learn how this Braun & Associates client was guided through the conservation law process to realize the greatest financial advantages now, as well as ensure that her vision for the land continues even after she’s gone. Click here for the full success story.
THE WIEN FAMILY RANCH: PROTECTING A PASSION
How did a successful Houston surgeon ensure the legacy of his beloved Hill Country ranch, prevent it from being sold to a developer, and help his children avoid potentially crippling estate taxes? Click here for an informative, yet easy to understand, analysis of the real-world, positive financial impact of a conservation easement.
EcoLab Success Stories
WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDOWNERS BENEFIT
When Richard Garriott, a god among video gamers, the world's first second-generation space traveler and sixth private astronaut, and lifelong environmental advocate, bought some beautiful, wild Central Texas land, he knew he wanted to do more to protect the property than simply let it be. Learn how the Braun & Associates EcoLab program brought both ecological research and tax benefits together not only for Garriott, but for the good of Texas. Click here for the full success story.
Estate Planning Success Stories
THE SILVER RANCH: SMART ESTATE PLANNING
How a Colorado couple saved their majestic ranch from a forced sale to pay the federal estate tax and created a legacy for their family. Click here for the full success story.
Litigation Success Stories
DO THE RIGHT THING: THE BUCK FAMILY DID AND PROVED IT IN A COURT OF LAW
Brian and Kate Buck respect the land and play by the rules. Working with Plateau biologists, they carefully manage their property near Austin in ways that sustain native flora and fauna, including a unique Hill Country bird, the golden-cheeked warbler. Their management practices fulfilled all the requirements to qualify for a wildlife management appraisal, but the Travis County Appraisal District denied their application. The Bucks enlisted Braun & Associates and took their case to court – and won. Click here for the full story on how their legal victory was not only validation for the Bucks, but also for the core principles of the wildlife appraisal allowance in the Texas Tax Code.
Lobbying Success Stories
'JURY OF VIEW': NEITHER VISIONARY NOR JUST
It was a rude awakening one morning for ranch owner John Boerschig to find that Presidio County had posted a notice on his ranch gate informing him that a process called 'Jury of View' was being initiated to determine whether the county was going to make the road to his ranch a public road. Click here to read the full story on how it took professionals and perseverance to diffuse this legal land mine for Texas property owners.
Purchase of Development Rights Success Stories
GOOD GUIDANCE MAKES FOR GOOD STEWARDSHIP
When two Uvalde County landowners wanted their properties to be part of a City of San Antonio conservation program that helps safeguard the Edwards Aquifer -- the main source of the city's drinking water -- they called the best to help them get it done. They called premier conservation ranch broker, James King. And when King soon found himself faced with a complex matrix of players, motivations and interests, the best called Allison Elder, a conservation attorney with Braun & Associates. Click here to read the full story on how when Texas' best conservationists want effective expertise, they tap the attorneys at Braun.
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