Texas exists at the crossroads of both the Midwestern Wind Belt (actually, it gets SE coastal wind too) and the Sun Belt. Also, it has large open areas that are

Texas exists at the crossroads of both the Midwestern Wind Belt (actually, it gets SE coastal wind too) and the Sun Belt. Also, it has large open areas that are sparsely inhabited, pretty much ideal for building large renewable power plants. The only challenge is paying for transmission. There's a huge oil & gas industry too, but that energy is more easily exportable (see e.g. Freeport LNG), which can put a floor on prices.