ANNA, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 8, 2026--
Veritas Communities, a North Texas land development firm, celebrated today the groundbreaking of Liberty Hills, an 866-acre master-planned community in Anna, Texas. Located west of U.S. Highway 75 between Rosamond Parkway and Mantua Parkway, Liberty Hills will offer more than 1,800 new homes alongside resort-style and nature-inspired amenities, open green space, shopping, grocery and dining options. Home sales are expected to begin in early 2027.
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Veritas Communities was joined by City of Anna officials and the Anna Economic Development Corporation to mark the start of construction. The community will feature homes set among mature trees and natural topography, anchored by a large pond and surrounded by resort-style amenities and open space. Select homesites will border the adjacent Hurricane Creek Country Club golf course, offering expansive golf-course views.
“With Anna’s rapid growth, collaborative leadership and enthusiasm for the future, we saw an opportunity to create a community that brings more of everyday life together in one place,” said Kevin Lazares, co-founder and managing member of Veritas Communities. “From groceries and recreation to time with neighbors, our goal is to create a place where residents can enjoy a full life with more of what they need close to home.”
Construction is underway in two of Liberty Hills’ residential neighborhoods with six homebuilders participating in the community’s initial phases:
Across Liberty Hills, amenities, open spaces and preserved native areas will span 217 acres, with a community trail system connecting residents to recreational areas throughout the development. The community is also located near the private Hurricane Creek Country Club, where residents can purchase memberships for access to golf, dining and other club amenities minutes from home.
Single-family homes at Liberty Hills will range from approximately 1,800 to 4,000 square feet, with anticipated pricing from the $400,000s to $1 million.
Beyond its residential neighborhoods, Liberty Hills will include a mix of shopping, grocery and dining options near the community’s entrance at the northwest corner of U.S. Highway 75 and Rosamond Parkway. The commercial area will be anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market and will include an additional 30,000 square feet of leasable retail space, with construction anticipated to begin in December 2026, according to an announcement from the City of Anna. Residents of Liberty Hills will also have easy access to the future Rosamond Corners development on the east side of U.S. Highway 75, anchored by Kroger Marketplace.
“It is exciting to watch the Liberty Hills community take shape right alongside Anna, as the City grows and welcomes new neighbors,” said Pete Cain, Mayor for the City of Anna. “Today’s groundbreaking reinforces our vision for Anna as a place offering a wide range of housing options, where residents can access everyday conveniences and connect with one another.”
Veritas Communities is investing $50M in infrastructure and amenities for the community. Current infrastructure improvement projects include:
To receive updates about the progress of Liberty Hills, please visit libertyhillstx.com.
About Veritas Communities
Founded in 2024 by a team of industry veterans, Veritas Communities is a North Texas land development firm bringing vision, discipline and hands-on experience to the creation of thoughtfully planned communities. The firm’s core capabilities span land planning and feasibility, land use entitlements, capital and partner alignment, special financing district strategy, infrastructure and land development management, and project delivery. Its flagship development, Liberty Hills, is an 866-acre mixed-use, master-planned community helping to shape the future of Anna, Texas, one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. Learn more at veritascommunities.com.
About Liberty Hills
Established by developer Veritas Communities in 2025, Liberty Hills is a mixed-use, master-planned community in Anna, Texas, spanning 866 acres with plans for more than 1,800 homes, a commercial area anchored by Sprouts Farmers Market with an additional 30,000 square feet of leasable retail space, and resort-style amenities. Located off U.S. Highway 75 and Mantua Parkway, the Collin County community is shaped by mature tree lines, natural topography, preserved open space, and a large central pond, with the private Hurricane Creek Country Club located nearby. Commercial space is now available for lease, with new-home sales beginning in 2027. Learn more at libertyhillstx.com.
Conceptual site plan for Liberty Hills, an 866-acre master-planned community being developed by Veritas Communities in Anna, Texas. Liberty Hills will offer more than 1,800 new homes, along with shopping, dining, resort-style and nature-inspired amenities, and open green space. New-home sales are expected to begin in early 2027. Learn more at libertyhillstx.com.
The U.S. Army found many systemic breakdowns that led to last year’s midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C., and recommended numerous steps the military should take to prevent future tragedies.
Families of some of the 67 people who died have been pressuring the Army for months to release the report, which was completed in May. The Associated Press obtained a copy from them Thursday morning, a few hours before the Army made it public.
The deadliest plane crash on U.S. soil in over two decades happened when the helicopter collided with the descending airliner as it approached the runway, sending both plummeting into the icy Potomac River.
The Army report highlighted how the air traffic controller at Reagan National Airport could have prevented the crash, but also acknowledged the military’s own failings and other contributing factors.
Former Army Black Hawk pilot Tim Lilley, whose son Sam Lilley was the first officer on the American Airlines jet, said he needs more details from the military. Some information in the report was redacted and the military assigned responsibility for its shortcomings broadly across the Army.
“The Army owes the families and the American public a full accounting of how these risks were allowed to persist, who was responsible for the decisions that allowed them to persist and what will be done to make sure this never happens again,” said Lilley, who is a commercial jet captain today.
The Army acknowledged that in a statement Thursday afternoon.
“We recognize the families’ need for answers and remain committed to transparency regarding the Army’s review,” the Army said.
While the report largely reinforces the National Transportation Safety Board's conclusions, the civilian investigation was more broad and emphasized years of warning signs missed by the Federal Aviation Administration along with a weak military safety culture.
The Army report recommended that the military look beyond Washington make sure similar risks aren’t present in every major city where its helicopters operate. An Army official said the review of helicopter flights in other cities, including Los Angeles and the Seattle-Tacoma region, is ongoing. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly on the situation.
The lieutenant general who authored the report said “breakdowns across all layers of conflict management caused this accident” but “the most salient contributing factor was the two broken radio transmissions” that contributed to the helicopter crew not identifying Flight 5342 as it was circling to land on the airport's alternate runway. The military pilots were wearing night-vision goggles that limited their field of vision and made it difficult to spot the plane amid the lights of the city.
The poorly designed helicopter route in use at the time of the crash provided only a scant 75 feet (23 meters) of vertical separation between a helicopter and a plane landing on Reagan’s secondary runway, and that was only true if the helicopter stuck to the riverbank. This did not allow enough separation to account for the accepted level of error in a Black Hawk’s altimeter, and the NTSB found the helicopter was flying nearly 100 feet (30 meters) higher than its instruments read.
The NTSB said in a letter to the Army last week that the agency is pleased with the progress being made on seven of the eight recommendations to the Army. That contrasts with the FAA, which the NTSB has faulted for failing to implement roughly one-third of the recommendations to that safety regulator.
The Army report said the controller should have provided the helicopter crew with more details about exactly where the plane was to help the pilots spot it, and the controller should have warned the plane about the helicopter headed toward it. The FAA has prohibited controllers from relying on pilots to maintain visual separation in busy airspace since this crash.
The Army said it strengthened its training for helicopter crews after the crash. Once it became apparent that the ADS-B Out system on the Black Hawk that can broadcast its location was inoperable, all 3,585 affected Army helicopters were inspected and reconfigured. The Army is also working to improve the way it monitors safety concerns and reach an agreement with the FAA to share information about close calls.
The main group of families of passengers on the plane, who were flying from Wichita, Kansas, said the report reinforces their call for Congress to pass aviation safety reforms and require aircraft to be equipped with systems that will help pilots know where traffic in the air is.
“It’s a simple concept anyone can understand: aircraft should be able to see each other in the sky. The technology is proven. All that’s required is the political will to do the right thing,” the Families of Flight 5342 group said in a statement Thursday.
“We have waited long enough. We waited for the NTSB. We waited for the Army. Both investigations are complete, and both make clear that collision avoidance technology must be part of the solution. There is nothing left for Congress to wait for,” they said.
Both the House and Senate passed different aviation safety bills, but lawmakers are still working on a compromise piece of legislation to bring up for a vote in both houses of Congress.
Associated Press Writer Konstantin Toropin in Washington contributed.
FILE - Search efforts are seen around a wreckage site of a deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Jan. 31, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)
