Some historic Texas ranches are borderline world-famous, like the King Ranch, the Wagoneer, or the 6666 Ranch. But many others are smaller, less developed, (and without major licensing deals with ...

When the state of Texas purchased a massive West Texas ranch from the state's then-largest landowner in October, Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham put out a lengthy statement on the acquisition.

But she did not name a purchase price. Marfa Public Radio now reports that the nearly unfathomably large West Texas spread known as Brewster Ranch—which sprawls over a remote 424,000 acres ...