Ka cika wannan magana: A shekara ta 1900, Texas ta fuskanci bala'i mafi muni a tarihin Amirka a lokacin
Guguwar Galveston. A ranar 10 ga Janairu, 1901, an sami babban rijiyar mai a Texas, Spindletop, kudu da Beaumont. Daga baya aka gano wasu ma'adanai kusa da Gabashin Texas, Yammacin Texas, da kuma ƙarƙashin Tekun Mexico. Sakamakon "ƙaruwar man fetur" ya canja Texas. A ƙarshe, yawan man fetur ya kai ganga miliyan uku a kowace rana a shekara ta 1972.