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Lubbock, Texas,
immortalized in country western song as the 'Diamond of the West',
is today's 'Greater South Plains', the nucleus of
West Texas business and economy.
Birthplace to the
musical legend
Buddy Holly, and spotlighted in this line from Mac Davis'
country classic: "I thought happiness was Lubbock, Texas in my rear
view mirror," the city is a cultural Mecca for the surrounding
counties. The
Texas Musician's Hall of Fame is found here, as well as the
Buddy Holly Center, which provides outreach programs and
workshops in both music and the arts.
The City of
Lubbock's population is 202,000 (census 2000 data), while the county
of Lubbock has reached almost 250,000. Super-highways meet within
the city and the
Lubbock International Airport services the region. As the
wholesale and distribution center of all of West Texas, Lubbock
distributes goods well over a 200-mile radius. Major firms in almost
every commercial field call Lubbock home. Ranching and farming still
co-exist here, along with electronic manufacturing and earth
equipment manufacturing.
Known as the
'Cotton Capital of Texas' (Texas was the leading cotton-producing
state by 1880), Lubbock also harbors a rapidly growing wine
industry. Llano Estacado, a local winery, recently gained
international fame. The rich territory surrounding Lubbock also
contains more than one-third of America's natural gas, one-fourth of
its oil, one-fourth of its cotton and twenty-seven percent of its
feed cattle.
Lubbock, TX is also
a major financial center, with the largest banking resources from
Dallas
to El Paso,
and Austin
to Denver.
Major ski resorts
are located within an easy drive of Lubbock, while beautiful
Lake Alan
Henry waits within the city limits to offer boating, camping and
some of the best bass fishing around. The city boasts its own
ballet
as well as the
Lubbock
Symphony Orchestra. Numerous
theaters offer residents and visitors nightly entertainment.
It's easy to see
why Lubbock, TX received
Forbes' Magazine
ranking for the best West Texas city, and why an older and wiser Mac
Davis ended his song with: "I guess happiness was Lubbock
Texas in my rear view mirror, but now happiness is Lubbock Texas
growing nearer and dearer." |
