West Texas

==Economy==
Major industries include [[livestock]], [[petroleum]] and [[natural gas]] production, [[textiles]] such as [[cotton]], [[cereal|grain]], and because of very large military installations such as [[Fort Bliss]], the [[Defense contractor|defense industry]]. [[Wind power in Texas|West Texas has become notable]] for its numerous [[wind turbine]]s producing [[Environmental effects of wind power|clean and alternative electricity]].

As of 2018, the West Texan economy was in a prosperous [[Business cycle|economic period]], which has been described as the "West Texas oil boom".<ref>{{cite news|last=Clifford|first=Krauss|date=March 28, 2018|title=$9.5 Billion Purchase by Concho Is Latest Sign of West Texas Oil Boom|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/28/business/energy-environment/texas-oil-deal.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Saphir|first=Ann|date=May 1, 2018|title=Boom in West Texas oil patch lifts wages, prices|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-oil-record-economy-analysis/boom-in-west-texas-oil-patch-lifts-wages-prices-idUSKBN1I22TF|work=Reuters|access-date=May 15, 2018}}</ref>

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File:West Texas Pumpjack.JPG|[[Pumpjack]]s, like this one south of Midland, are a common sight in West Texas oil fields.
File:Farm in west texas Nima.JPG|[[Irrigation|Irrigated agriculture]] in West Texas
File:GreenMountainWindFarm Fluvanna 2004.jpg|The [[Brazos Wind Farm]] near [[Fluvanna, Texas|Fluvanna]] is one of many wind farms in West Texas.
File:Abrams Tank at the Dona Anna Range.jpg|[[Fort Bliss]] is the number one employer in the [[El Paso, Texas|El Paso]] region
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