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    Multibillion-dollar dynasty

    These Dallas-Fort Worth billionaires earn place among America's 25 richest families

    John Egan
    Jul 25, 2018 | 2:55 pm
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    Alice Walton sold her Millsap ranch for an undisclosed amount last year.
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    The Bushes and the Kennedys reign as perhaps the two most prominent political dynasties in the U.S. But if you turn to America’s wealthiest families, one dynasty dominates the list — the heirs of Walmart founders Sam and Bud Walton.

    A new list from Business Insider pegs the net worth of the Walton heirs at $151.5 billion, handing them the title of America’s richest family.

    Among the seven Walton relatives who share that treasure trove is Alice Walton, the world’s richest woman, who calls Fort Worth home and boasts a fortune estimated at $43.7 billion, according to Business Insider. (Forbes assigned a lower net worth — $41.5 billion — to Alice as of June 25.) Alice, 68, is one of Sam Walton’s three children.

    “Rather than working in the family company with brothers Rob and Jim, [Alice] went into investment banking before leaving to pursue her passions for art and horses,” Forbes reported in 2017.

    Her legendary father once described Alice, a 1971 graduate of Trinity University in San Antonio, as “the most like me — a maverick — but even more volatile.”

    In 2017, Alice, whose passions include horse breeding, sold her 1,460-acre Rocking W Ranch in the small town of Millsap for an undisclosed amount, according to Business Insider. The initial asking price was $19.75 million, but the price later dropped to $16.5 million, Business Insider reported.

    Courtesy of Alice Walton, the Walmart heirs have a strong foothold among Texas billionaires. However, the Waltons aren’t the only family with Texas ties to appear on the Business Insider list.

    The Hunt family — owing its estimated $13.7 billion net worth to oil baron H.L. Hunt — ties for 16th place in Business Insider’s ranking of America’s wealthiest families. Hunt’s array of heirs, including more than a dozen children, have gone on to invest in energy, real estate, hotels and even sports teams (the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs and the NBA’s Chicago Bulls).

    Seventy-five-year-old Dallas oil and gas magnate Ray Lee Hunt, the wealthiest child of H.L. Hunt, has a net worth of $5 billion, according to a June 25 estimate from Forbes. Ray Lee is an alumnus of Southern Methodist University.

    The Butt family, whose fortune stems from the San Antonio-based H-E-B grocery chain, lands at No. 23 on Business Insider’s list of America’s wealthiest families. The Butts’ estimated net worth: $11 billion.

    Florence Butt founded H-E-B in Kerrville in 1905. In the 1920s, her son Howard expanded the company statewide after taking over the reins. Today, Howard’s 80-year-old son, Charles, is H-E-B’s No. 1 shareholder and runs the company. Charles’ siblings and two nephews also own stakes in H-E-B, according to Business Insider.

    Forbes estimated Charles Butt’s net worth at $10.7 billion as of June 25.

    In May, Charles Butt committed to donating the bulk of his wealth to philanthropic causes. He joins billionaires like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in making that pledge.

    “The roots of the Spirit of Giving at the company I have headed over the past 50 years are directly traced back to my parents’ decision in 1933 to contribute 5 percent of our pre-tax income to charitable causes. We’ve kept that pledge through changes in tax rates and other variables,” Butt wrote in his letter for the Giving Pledge campaign.

    Business Insider used the most up-to-date estimated net worths available from Forbes and Bloomberg to determine their rankings.

    Other noteworthy entries on the top-25 list include the Gallo family of wine-making fame (No. 25); the famous Rockefeller family (No. 24); the beer-making Busch family (No. 18); cosmetics' (Estée) Lauder family (No. 11); and the Mars family, with its candy empire (No. 3).

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    Dallas neighbor ranks as No. 2 safest big city in U.S. for 2026

    John Egan
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    Plano has been ranked the No. 2 safest city in the U.S. by SmartAsset.

    Plano can add a new title to its growing list of superlatives. A new study from personal finance website SmartAsset ranks the Dallas suburb as the second-safest big city in the U.S. among cities with at least 250,000 residents.

    Only Virginia Beach, Virginia ranked higher than Plano.

    The 2026 study looked at 83 U.S. cities' violent crimes, property crimes, traffic deaths, and disaster risk.

    Plano fared well in three of the four categories: 1.5 violent crimes per 1,000 residents, 14.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents, and 6.9 traffic deaths per 100,000 residents.

    However, the study tagged Plano with a “relatively high” risk for natural disasters. You can pin the blame on the potential for tornadoes, flash floods, thunderstorms, and extreme heat in North Texas.

    For all cities in the study, disaster risk and traffic deaths were measured at the county level.

    “With consistently low crime rates and exceptional police and fire response times, Plano stands among the safest cities in America, ensuring peace of mind for residents and businesses alike,” Plano Economic Development says on its website.

    Plano is one of two Texas cities in the SmartAsset study’s top 10. Laredo appears at No. 6. The top 10 cities are:

    • 1. Virginia Beach, Virginia
    • 2. Plano, Texas
    • 3. Madison, Wisconsin
    • 4. Honolulu, Hawaii
    • 5. Chesapeake, Virginia
    • 6. Laredo, Texas
    • 7. Lexington, Kentucky
    • 8. Boston, Massachusetts
    • 9. Lincoln, Nebraska
    • 10. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

    “While no major population center is entirely free from danger, some are more successful than others at creating environments where people can live, work and travel with confidence,” SmartAsset says.

    When it comes to lifestyle, Plano consistently ranks at or near the top of the rankings. It’s recently been named the 12th fittest city in the U.S. and the No. 4 city for raising a family, and its park system has been recognized as the country’s 13th best.

    Here’s how other DFW cities rank in the SmartAsset study:

    • Arlington, No. 19. It had 4.8 violent crimes per 1,000, 24.1 property crimes per 1,000, 10.8 traffic deaths per 100,000, and a relatively high disaster risk.
    • Fort Worth, No. 22. It had 4.6 violent crimes per 1,000, 27 property crimes per 1,000, 10.8 traffic deaths per 100,000, and a relatively high disaster risk.
    • Irving, No. 32. It had 2.8 violent crimes per 1,000, 22 property crimes per 1,000, 12.5 traffic deaths per 100,000 and a very high disaster risk.
    • Dallas, No. 73, making it the 11th least safe big city. It had 6.6 violent crimes per 1,000, 33.5 property crimes per 1,000, 12.5 traffic deaths per 100,000, and a very high disaster risk.

    Elsewhere in Texas:

    • Austin landed at No. 26.
    • San Antonio landed at No. 54
    • Houston landed at No. 82, putting it at No. 2 among the least safe big cities.
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