05/27/2026
Here’s the Texas version of the caption:
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Texas has some of the most iconic and productive farmland in America.
The cattle ranches.
The cotton fields.
The hay pastures.
The pecan orchards and rural communities that have shaped the Lone Star State for generations.
From the Panhandle plains to the Hill Country… from East Texas pine forests to South Texas ranchland… agriculture remains one of the foundations of Texas life.
That’s why many Texans are asking a simple question:
If we’re expanding solar energy...
why not build more of it where land is already developed?
Cover parking lots
Cover shopping centers
Cover stadium parking
Cover hospitals and office parks
Cover giant asphalt lots already baking in the Texas heat
Solar canopies can:
• generate clean electricity
• keep vehicles cooler
• provide shade during brutal summer heat
• reduce heat coming off massive paved surfaces
• and make better use of already-developed land
Meanwhile Texas farmland and ranchland can continue doing what they do best:
raising cattle
growing food
supporting family ranches
preserving open land
protecting rural communities
helping feed America
For many Texans, the conversation isn’t about being against solar power.
It’s about finding smarter locations for large-scale infrastructure while protecting productive farmland, ranchland, and Texas open spaces.
Because once prime agricultural land gets covered by industrial development...
it’s difficult to bring it back.
Texas’ future needs both energy and agriculture.
The challenge is finding room for both.
