I think that’s what I hope you feel when you’re here: not something grand or finished, but something quietly enduring, welcoming you back every time, like an old friend who knows you better than most.

Ownership profoundly impacts Texas life.

While fences enforce legal boundaries, they also symbolize invisible societal limits.

In Texas, more than 95 percent of land is privately owned, one of the highest rates in the U.S.

The Companion will roll out in phases, beginning with waitlist access through Found Ground. You’ll see parts of it before you hold it. But make no mistake: it exists now.

Every stretch of Texas land carries layers of memory. 

Loss of land often occurs gradually, acre by acre.

Everyone carries the memory of a first field, perhaps a backyard, a playground, or an open stretch of pasture.

Belonging emerges not solely from ownership, but from repeated presence.