stackyFACTSDon't mess with Texas, mostly because their energy output dictates global markets. If the state were its own sovereign country, it would be the third-largest oil producer on the planet, trailing only the rest of the US and Russia. It's a localized fossil fuel empire wrapped in a cowboy hat.
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