When Jason and Hillary Roberts announced in May that they were putting Flower Mound’s historic Circle R Ranch on the market, they insisted that no matter what happened next, the 51-year-old event venue would remain family-owned and operated. After all, both had been working at the ranch since the late 1990s, first as employees and later as owners. To them, founder Alan Powdermaker wasn’t just a boss—he was a father figure—and the ranch’s value wasn’t just measured in acres, but in history, purpose, and community.
With so much time and heart on the line, they knew they couldn’t just hand the keys to a developer and allow the ranch to be the next property lost to suburban sprawl. It belonged with people who valued its rich legacy as much as they did.
On Dec. 1, they found that family and finalized the sale to local couples Rick and Sylvia Sanchez and Ignacio and Alexandra Garza…