Three Things Texas Makes Best: Beef, Oil & Gas, Wind Power

Texas Production Dominance (2023 Data)

1. Beef Cattle

• 12.3M head (Jan 2024) — 14% of U.S. inventory.
• #1 in fed-cattle marketing (5.5M/yr); #1 in beef production (7.5B lbs).
• Key regions: High Plains (feedlots), South Texas (cow-calf), Trans-Pecos.

2. Oil & Natural Gas

• Crude oil: 5.7M bpd (2023) — 42% of U.S. total; Permian Basin = world’s most productive field.
• Natural gas: 11.5 Tcf — 27% of U.S.; Eagle Ford, Haynesville, Permian.
• Refining: 34 refineries, 6.3M bpd capacity — 35% of U.S. (Port Arthur, Houston, Corpus Christi).

3. Wind Energy

• 40+ GW installed — #1 state (28% of U.S. wind capacity).
• ERCOT grid integrates 25%+ wind annually; peak moments >50%.
• Major farms: Roscoe (781 MW), Horse Hollow (735 MW), Los Vientos (912 MW).

Bonus: Emerging Fourth

Solar — 18+ GW (2023), #2 after CA; Lithium (brine projects); Hydrogen (Gulf Coast hub). Texas is becoming an all-of-the-above energy superstate.