05/28/2024
Texas’s largest landowner is a Tennessean named Brad Kelley. Currently, Kelley owns 940,000 acres in the Lone Star State. Over the last two decades, the total number of acres has fluctuated as Kelley has acquired — and sold off — numerous holdings. At various times, his portfolio has included ecologically significant tracts such as the 17,351-acre Powderhorn Ranch on Matagorda Bay. Unlike Texas’s other leading landowners, Kelley is more than willing to part with any or all of his holdings for the right price. He currently has more than a half-million acres listed for sale with James King of King Land & Water.
