I own 18 acres of Texas dirt, which is a piddlin' amount compared to those who buy Texas land in the thousands of acres. Today, Texas Pacific Land Corporation stands as the state's premier private landholder, concentrating its footprint across 22 counties in the resource-dense Permian Basin. While the overwhelming majority of its holdings are concentrated in East Texas, the group also manages 70,000 acres in Western Louisiana. His son, former Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe Jr., expanded the estate to become the state's largest individual landholder during his lifetime. Today, Dolph "Chip" Briscoe III directs the Briscoe Ranch Company, maintaining its expansion strategy with major acquisitions such as the 41,077-acre Tee Pee City/Lucky Knob Division of the Matador Ranch.