*** McConaughey buys Texas ranch -- from Infobeat.com - 1/25/01***
SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) - Matthew McConaughey has gotten back to his
West Texas roots. The 31-year-old actor has purchased a 1,600-acre
ranch, complete with livestock, in Irion County for more than
$500,000. McConaughey's older brother, who lives in Midland,
apparently found the ranch for his sibling. "We just moved right on
in," said Mike McConaughey. Owners Kay and Coleta Stewart left behind
a double-cab Ford truck, a motorcycle and a dog named Purina. "They
even left all the cows out there. They didn't hardly take anything
with them," Mike McConaughey said. In return, the Stewarts will be
invited to the ranch for barbecues, Mike McConaughey said. Matthew
McConaughey grew up in Uvalde, about 155 miles southeast of his new
ranch. His new film, "The Wedding Planner," opens Friday.
