Everything’s bigger in Texas – and in one of the Lone Star State’s premier cities, greener too.

WalletHub unveiled last week its rankings of the greenest cities in America, analyzing the 100 most populated cities in the U.S. and comparing their environment, transportation, energy sources as well as lifestyle and policies. The study found one of Texas’ biggest cities is also among the best in the country for its eco-friendly initiatives.

Austin ranked as the No. 26 greenest city in the U.S., the highest Texas city to place on WalletHub’s rankings. With an overall score just shy of 56, Austin earned a No. 44 environment, No. 24 transportation, No. 47 energy source and No. 23 lifestyle and policies ranking as part of the analysis. The closest Texas city included on the roundup was Lubbock, clocking in at No. 42.

Other major Texas metro areas scored further down on the listing; San Antonio ranked No. 51, Dallas No. 86 and Houston No. 99.

Looking toward the Top 10, rival state California cinched both the No. 1 spot as well as four others in the top listings. San Jose led the country as the greenest city with a score of 69.44, heralded for both its environment and energy sources, which earned No. 8 and No. 9 rankings. Oakland, Irvine and San Francisco filled out the No. 3-5 spots, while San Diego trailed slightly behind at No. 7.

“There are plenty of things that individuals can do to adopt a green lifestyle, from recycling to sharing rides to installing solar panels on their homes,” the report read. “However, living in one of the greenest cities can make it even easier to care for the environment, due to sustainable laws and policies, access to locally-grown produce and infrastructure that allows residents to use vehicles less often. The greenest cities also are better for your health due to superior air and water quality.”

In Austin, some of the major eco-friendly initiatives underway include both the development of a light rail system via Project Connect as well as the city’s Climate Equity Plan outlining efforts to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.

This article originally published at Texas falters to California in fight for No. 1 greenest city in the US.