The pool area of Scott and Diane Clark’s Texas Hill Country home near Uvalde. The modern ranch was designed by Lake Flato architects with limestone and has oversized windows to maximize the views. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  A hallway of the Clark home. After buying the land in 1980, the Clarks built a new ranch on their property in 2012. The older hunting lodge is now used as a guesthouse. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  The combined kitchen and living area at the Clark home, with signature Hill Country elements like exposed beams, wood feature walls and white limestone. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  The reclaimed wood kitchen in the Clark home. The home was designed by Lake Flato architects. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  The master suite of the Clarks’ Hill Country home. The home has 180-degree views of the surrounding landscape. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  The covered outdoor area features another limestone-clad fireplace. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  The entryway of the Hill Country home of Diane and Scott Clark, which was built in 2012. ‘The house is always well lit with natural lighting,’ says Mr. Clark. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  A garage and home owned by Pat and Cindy Fox. Their property is 30 minutes outside of Austin in Dripping Springs. The family commutes from Dallas. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  The kitchen in the Fox home, designed by Shiflet Group Architects. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  The living room in the weekend home of Pat and Cindy Fox. A painting of the local landscape by artist George Kovach hangs above the fireplace. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  Pat Fox’s home office. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  Cindy Fox with her dog, Shadow, in the doorway of her weekend home. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  The home of Bill and Mary Anne Waldrip in Fredricksburg, Texas. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  Bill and Mary Anne Waldrip’s Fredrickburg home. The couple and their dogs, Bailey and Cuervo, commute from their primary residence in San Antonio. This is the combined kitchen and dining area. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  The formal dining room in the Waldrips’ Hill Country home. The home is part of the 2,000-acre Boot Ranch community. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  The master suite of the home of the Waldrip home, which is modeled after cabins built by early German settlers. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  Mary Anne and Bill Waldrip outside their home in Fredricksburg, Texas. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  The ranch of Amy and John Miller sits on 2,700 acres and overlooks a creek in Vanderpool, Texas. The modern home was designed by Lake Flato architects and completed in 2012. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  A screened-in outdoor living room at the Miller home. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  The master suite at the Millers’ modern ranch home. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  A stretch of road southwest of Kerville, Texas, in the Hill Country. Amy Mikler for The Wall Street Journal …  Modern Ranches in the Texas Hill Country
Inside some of the newer homes in an area of Texas known for ranching and farming. Now, many affluent homeowners are building weekend getaways in rural towns.