For cattle rancher Eddie Belcher, his family's 900-acre plot of land in Northeast Texas is everything. The land has been owned by Belcher's family for seven generations. Although Belcher has lived in and visited cities across the country, he said nothing compares to his home in Bogata, Texas.

"I can't put into words what it's like to be raised the way we were raised," Belcher said. "This land grows on you."

Belcher built a log cabin on his land, complete with a bar named after his late father. He built it even though he knows that at some point in the next few decades, the entire area could be underwater.

The proposed Marvin Nichols Reservoir has been hanging over the heads of residents in Red River and Titus Counties for more than half a century. First introduced in the state's water p

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