Texas has 500 miles of coastline on the northwest Gulf of Mexico.
Wind generates our surf as it does everywhere on the planet.
We rely on the prevailing SE winds to generate most of our swells. Low pressure cells hovering in the Gulf, timely arrival of sweeping cold fronts with North or West winds bring it all together. Timing is everything and these conditions generally don't last long. If you don't drop what you are doing you're gonna miss a potentially epic session. With a few exceptions, the farther south you travel the larger and harder breaking surf you will find.