
2016 Land Report Texas 10
The Lone Star State’s Largest Landowners It can be as traditional

The Lone Star State’s Largest Landowners It can be as traditional

The roots of SIERRA PACIFIC INDUSTRIES (SPI) go back to 1949

Don’t tell T.D. Kelsey what he can or can’t do. Somehow,

Land Report 100er Louis Bacon lays foundation for Sangre de Cristo

By Clint Eastwood As Told to Eric O’Keefe Photography by Scott

The sale of the Northern New Mexico ski area to the

Published reports point to a potential new leader atop The Land

In our inaugural Land Report 100 (right), Midland’s Scharbauers ranked No.

No. 24 McDonald Family 474,000 acres (up 64,000 acres) Based in

No. 17 O’Connor Heirs 587,000 acres (up 7,000 acres) Irish immigrant

No. 14 Briscoe Family 640,000 acres (up 30,000 acres) Three generations

No. 13 Wilks Brothers 702,000 acres (up 30,000 acres) In 2011,

No. 12 Ford Family 783,000 acres (up 158,000 acres) Kenneth Ford

No. 9 King Ranch Heirs 911,215 acres On August 25, the

No. 4 Stan Kroenke 1,380,000 acres One of the greatest opportunities

No. 3 Emmerson Family 1,959,666 acres (up 9,666 acres) The Emmersons’