Lampasas County Jury Awards $7 Million in Pipeline Condemnation—330 Times Matterhorn's Offer—Highlighting Severance Damage Valuation Disputes

A Lampasas County jury awarded approximately $7 million to Artemis Ranch owners after Matterhorn Express Pipeline condemned a half-mile easement across their 4,000-acre eco-tourism property, rejecting the pipeline company's $21,000 final offer in a verdict 330 times higher. The April 2026 award highlights the substantial gap that can emerge between pipeline companies' compensation offers and jury valuations in condemnation proceedings involving properties with specialized commercial operations.