In 2001, 125 wind turbines went up on Texas land used for sheep grazing and hunting; those uses continued, while the project paid about $930,000 in school taxes

Somewhere in Texas, 125 giant wind turbines loomed over land where sheep grazed, and hunters roamed. It was in 2001, at Indian Mesa in Pecos County, Texas. Did the sheep and hunters have to leave? A 2004 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) said no. Those uses continued, and the project paid about $930,000 in school taxes.

Old jobs, new turbines