Blog Posts

Boone Pickens' Farewell Letter 20 Sep 2019 The following message from T. Boone Pickens was written prior to his passing September 11, 2019. "If you are reading this, I have passed on from this world — not as big a deal for you as it was for me..."

Wyman & Sylinda Meinzer Join CSM & Son 16 Aug 2019

Chas. S. Middleton & Son is pleased to announce that Wyman & Sylinda Meinzer have joined us as a Real Estate Sales Agent team.

Ben Kirkpatrick Joins CSM & Son 16 Aug 2019 Chas. S. Middleton & Son is pleased to announce that Ben Kirkpatrick has joined our team as a Real Estate Sales Agent. A third-generation landowner himself, Ben was born and raised on a ranch just outside of Post, Texas.

Should your ranch be incorporated or not? 12 Jun 2019 Calf

One of the questions that comes across my desk from time to time from farm and ranch clien

Texas Mineral Owner’s Implied Right to Use the Surface 04 Jun 2019

*Portions of this blog post were excerpted from the handbook Petroleum Production on Agricultural Lands in Texas: Managing Risks and Opportunities, available h