The massive Brewster Ranch covered 353,785 acres in Big Bend Country in West Texas.

The Lone Star State has several gigantic ranches that will satisfy any cowboy, but one of Texas' largest privately owned properties could only be purchased by someone with a bank account of Cowboys owner Jerry Jones or SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Now, after years of waiting, one of the five largest ranches in the state is officially off the market.

The massive 353,785-acre Brewster Ranch was sold on October 24 to the Texas General Land Office for an undisclosed amount after being listed at $245,678,330, according to The Land Report. The ranch was originally listed for $267 million but has scaled back after selling parts of the property .

A massive 424,000 acre ranch is for sale for $267 million in Big Bend Country in West Texas.

A massive 424,000 acre ranch is for sale for $267 million in Big Bend Country in West Texas.

"The Brewster Ranch acquisition by the Texas General Land Office ranks as one of the most significant public purchases of land in the history of Texas," King Land & Water agent James King said in the report. "This is a great day for our state and a demonstration of Texas investing in Texas. The leadership of Commissioner Buckingham along with the yearlong efforts of the GLO staff and the buyer’s brokers were inspiring."

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Brewster Ranch is located in the Big Bend region and is a collection of 28 ranches. The 552-square-foot ranch has been on the market since 2019 and features desert, rivers and mountains. It borders the Black Gap Wildlife Management Area, the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River and Big Bend National Park, the purchase will make "a sanctuary" of over 1.25 million acres in the Chihuahuan Desert, the report noted.

A massive 424,000 acre ranch is for sale for $267 million in Big Bend Country in West Texas.

"As Texas Land Commissioner and the steward of more than 13 million acres of state land, I am proud to have acquired this beautiful property for the State of Texas,” Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, MD said in the report. "By securing this large swath of land along our southern border, the GLO is not only blocking foreign adversaries from purchasing this land but also ensuring this mineral-rich property will be generating revenue for the school children of Texas."

Brewster Ranch once spanned over 431,846 acres with three tracts being sold recently, the 22,940-acre Horse Mountain Ranch (listed at $26 million), the 19,814-acre Tesnus Ranch (listed at $14 million) and 34,308-acre YE Mesa Ranch (listed at $20 million).

A massive 424,000 acre ranch is for sale for $267 million in Big Bend Country in West Texas.