Inside the Texas town of 23 people Mark Cuban just bought

Mark Cuban takes Christmas buying to different level.

The billionaire businessman — who owns the Dallas Mavericks and stars successful NBC’s “Shark Tank” — purchased an full municipality successful Texas arsenic a favour for a friend.

Cuban bought Mustang, a tiny municipality successful Navarro County, located 55 miles southbound of Dallas, according to Dallas Morning News.

The 77-acre municipality has a existent colonisation of 23 radical and is the location of an abandoned portion nine with a frightening backmost story.

“There was a portion nine determination called Wispers that has since permanently closed. There was a sidesplitting there, the concern had rather a tale,” said listing cause Michael Turner in a 2017 interrogation with the Houston Chronicle.

In 2008, a club-goer died aft being beaten to decease successful an battle that progressive Wispers’ DJ astatine the time, according to the Corsicana Daily Sun.

Google Maps showed the sanction of the nine had been edited to “Mark Cubaret.”

The gathering is formerly known arsenic “Whispers,” present an abandoned portion club. Google Images

A occurrence motortruck with the Mustang, Texas logo. J Elmer Turner Realtors, Inc.

Angus Water Supply tank. J Elmer Turner Realtors, Inc.

A equine ranch. J Elmer Turner Realtors, Inc.

Mustang is located 45 minutes from Dallas. J Elmer Turner Realtors, Inc.

Cuban told Dallas Morning News that his buddy needed to merchantability the town, but “I don’t cognize what if thing I volition bash with it.”

It’s unclear however overmuch Cuban paid for the Texas town.

“The terms is not to beryllium disclosed,” Turner told The Post.

A creek. J Elmer Turner Realtors, Inc.

Mustang spans 77 acres of land. J Elmer Turner Realtors, Inc.

A thoroughfare motion highlighting the town. J Elmer Turner Realtors, Inc.

However, the listing terms was past reduced to $2 million, aft antecedently being listed astatine $4 cardinal astatine the time.

Mustang was antecedently described arsenic a “ghost town” that lone consisted of a wastewater attraction installation and a unpaid occurrence department.

A lake. J Elmer Turner Realtors, Inc.

Mustang was founded successful the 1970s. J Elmer Turner Realtors, Inc.

The municipality was founded successful the 1970s and was considered the lone spot successful Navarro County wherever radical could acquisition alcohol.

“It was a boomtown successful the intoxicant business. There was a agelong enactment of cars from Corsicana and all-around Navarro County here,” Turner added.

Today, the municipality holds a fewer trailer parks and equine ranches.