Name: The $1 billion Texas rodeo project torn apart by a family feud
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Description: A billion-dollar expansion of the Fort Worth Stockyards is on pause as a family succession battle erupts inside Majestic Realty.

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A billion-dollar expansion of the Fort Worth Stockyards is on pause as a family succession battle erupts inside Majestic Realty.

The $1 billion Texas rodeo project torn apart by a family feud

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