re: Living on a ranch in south Texas far from the city

If I was in my 20's and single you couldn't pay me to live in Freer TX or even on 20k acres near Freer. I'd suggest a condo or house on a canal on North Padre and visit the ranch as much as you want. Best of all worlds, 6 months out of the year Freer is an absolutely miserably hot dry dust bowl. During those 6 months you'd have the Laguna Madre and gulf in your backyard, decent night life, and first world amenities that Freer will never have. Hour and half and your at the ranch. I'm currently in the market for a weekend place down there, looked at a hell of high fence place near Bruni but I'm apprehensive due to the distance while still working in SA area.