Take a look at this Dallas-Fort Worth business founder’s nearly 10,000-acre Colorado ranch buy

In what is believed to be one of Colorado’s most expensive land sales this year, a North Texas business founder has bought a 9,600-acre ranch through an environmental and wildlife conservation foundation established with his wife.

Shawn Broussard, founder and CEO of McKinney-based Service First Mortgage, and his wife Martha Broussard purchased the property in May. It had been listed for $33.9 million.

“We created the Broussard Environmental and Wildlife Conservation Foundation with my late father-in-law, Dr. Jess Bescos, who always had a love for nature,” Shawn Broussard said in a statement. “The 9,600 contiguous acres of this Piedra Valley ranch is the perfect legacy project for our foundation and will jumpstart our preservation mission. We’re thrilled to be the stewards of this pristine property for future generations to enjoy.”

The couple plans to use the property to educate others about the need for conservation efforts, said broker Ashton…

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