The path was never fancy. Just a worn, familiar line leading from the end of Pyramid Boulevard down through the trees to Bear Creek—close enough for an evening walk, a kid’s splash-around, a quick “let’s go look at the water” after dinner. Then one day the neighbors say it changed: fresh “No Trespassing” signs, surveillance cameras, and a message that the shortcut they’d used for years was over.
In Pyramid Acres, a quasi-rural subdivision in southwest Tarrant County near the Tarrant/Parker county line, the dispute has escalated past bad blood and into something that feels genuinely dangerous. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s reporting lays out the details in the original post, including claims that armed security guards were hired to stop people from crossing the land to reach the creek.
A neighborhood routine hit a hard stop
Residents describe Bear Creek as part of why they chose the area in the first place. Dustin Harrington, who lives in Pyramid Acres, told the Star-Telegram that he and his family used the creek for recreation, and that other families did too. They don’t own land along the creek, but Harrington’s argument is rooted in the water itself: he says the creek is a navigable waterway, and under Texas law that makes it public.
The problem is getting there. The route neighbors used starts at the end of Pyramid Boulevard, where there’s a barrier and a sign reading “County Property Ends.” Neighbors say “No Trespassing” signs went up beyond that point, and the message became unmistakable: the land between the neighborhood and the water was being treated as private, and access was being cut off…