The inimitable Peter Stern passed this on which was sent to him from Lon Burnam: Source? An editorial in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. I'm only excerpting a bit, go read the whole thing.

It appears that state officials -- most notably Gov. Rick Perry and state Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson -- are leaning strongly toward selling a big chunk of the 400 acres to some developer, who then could carve up the site for high-dollar homes.

In other words, it's all about the money.

As Star-Telegram reporter R.A. Dyer chronicled in a Wednesday story, Perry's office "worked aggressively behind the scenes to facilitate the auction" of the 400 acres "to the highest bidder," according to documents obtained by the newspaper.

One of the scenarios discussed, the article said, was to set aside only 100 acres of the 400-acre site as a "conservation easement" that would not be developed. That would tragically diminish the value of the site as a nature-oriented park and haven for wildlife.

Patterson's office has claimed that Perry has the final say-so on the disposition of the property. Perry's office has claimed that Patterson does. Or is it really some money-hungry developer who has the final say? Who's on first, guys?..

Perry has done nothing but talk out of both sides of his mouth on the issue of not only the proposed Eagle Mountain Lake park but funding for state parks in general.

After the enormous public outcry in recent months about the shortsighted, inexcusable neglect of the state parks system during his tenure as governor, Perry suddenly has been publicly professing to be a parks lover.

But actions speak far louder than words. In reality, Perry's actions -- and lack of such -- as governor have consistently been radically anti-parks, including his thumb-twiddling as the parks system became financially emaciated.

In other words, Perry has virtually zero credibility on parks issues. And only he has the power to change that.