Your comment is extremely misleading. Texas has 8x the proved oil reserves (1) and 10x the current oil production (2). Texas produces 41% of the oil in the US.

Your comment is extremely misleading. Texas has 8x the proved oil reserves (1) and 10x the current oil production (2). Texas produces 41% of the oil in the US. California is 4%. Texas also provides processing and distribution to the greater Gulf of Mexico oil production states. When it comes to quality of life indicators, Texas is clearly the bottom half in states (3), (4) . (1) https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_pres_a_EPC0_R01_mmbbl_a.htm https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/pet_crd_pres_a_EPC0_R01_mmbbl_a... (2) https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-products/where-our-oil-comes-from.php https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/oil-and-petroleum-produc... (3) https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rankings (4) https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-live-in/62617/#main-findings https://wallethub.com/edu/best-states-to-live-in/62617/#main...