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O’Donnell, Texas

June 22, 2026 Larry Gaian 0
O’Donnell, Texas, sits right where Lynn and Dawson counties shake hands on the high plains. Today, it feels like one of those boom towns that shaped West Texas back in the early 1900s. Originally, before it even had a name, this land was wide-open prairie, featuring short grass waving in the wind and nothing but sky for miles. In the […]
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Needmore And It’s Hardscrabble Life

June 3, 2026 Larry Gaian 0
I spend a considerable amount of windshield time driving between appointments in the Texas Panhandle, Staked Plain, and West Texas. I enjoy driving by and through small towns, especially those with strange or interesting names. Recently, I drove through Needmore in Bailey County, Texas. A little research revealed that many settlers in out-of-the-way places had an interesting sense of humor. […]
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Matador, Texas

May 22, 2026 Larry Gaian 0
Matador, Texas, located in Motley County, started as a small frontier settlement in the late 1800s and quickly became the heart of ranching in Northwest Texas. After becoming the county seat of Motley County in 1891, the town grew along with the famous Matador Ranch. Scottish investors founded the ranch in 1879, bringing jobs and business to the area and […]