In the article, we see how Texas suffered greatly from the 1980's oil crash. In the last sentence of the article, it states how the economy of Texas needed to change. Texas is a hub of oil production, but after this event, new businesses needed to emerge in order to stimulate their economy and recover from that crash. Today, most of Texas' top commodities include cattle, cotton, milk, broilers, and other agricultural goods. They also handle energy production and primarily depend on natural gas, coal, and wind.
