Our History

Highland Resources, Inc. (HRI) is a privately held real estate investment firm founded by Herman and George Brown. The Brown brothers also owned Brown & Root, a large construction company, and started Texas Eastern Corporation. HRI was founded in March 1988 with roots stemming back to January 1932.

Our Founders

HERMAN AND GEORGE R. BROWN were influential individuals in both the construction industry as well as Texas politics. Herman was strong, decisive, and known to be a builder by nature. George, his brother, was a university graduate and charismatic salesman. They combined their talents, work ethic, and ambition to create Brown & Root. What intially started as a road building business eventually grew into the international construction company it is today.

Timeline

1932

BROWN SECURITIES CORPORATION Incorporated.

1961

The Highland Industrial Park was established in 1961. The former Shumaker Naval Ammunition Depot was put up for auction. Three of the five parcels were purchased totaling over 25K-acres. The three parcels make up the Highland Industrial Park today.

1968

Highland Industrial Park opened the Southwest Technical Institute. The college is now known as the Southern Arkansas University Tech.

1988

The company changed it’s name to what it’s currently known as, Highland Resources, Inc.

2014

Lamar’s Village was demolished and was redeveloped into the mixed use property known as Lamar Central today.

2016

211 Seventh, formally known as Southwest Tower, is located in the Austin CBD. The property was rebranded in 2016.

2017

Highland Bend was awarded an official Texas historial marker honoring Randon and Pennington Grant of 1824.

2018

Magnolia land development in Charleston, South Carolina was acquired