The West Texas region is a sprawling area that can loosely be classified as comprising the counties around the main metro areas of El Paso, Lubbock, Abilene, Midland/Odessa and San Angelo. Land for sale in Ector County recently totaled nearly $139 million and almost 3,000 acres. Ector County ranks 84th out of 254 counties in the state for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Odessa featured the most land for sale. Mining and mineral extraction-related services are the main economic drivers in this part of Texas. Ector County is Texas's 159th biggest county (901 square miles). It's located in the South Plains Texas region of Texas.