How is life in Lubbock? Enough to do? Climate? Cost of living? Crime? Part of town to live in?
Canyon >>>>> Tulia.Bluecat_Aggie94 said:
When I graduated from TAMU in the 90's (having grown up in the Abilene area), I had an interview offered in Tulia (I was looking for a teaching job) which is between Lubbock and Amarillo (closer to Amarillo.) I declined the interview, and thought to myself, "who the hell wants to live up there?"
I've now lived in Canyon, just 25 miles north of Tulia, for the past 9 years, and I don't plan to ever leave.
Paul Dirac said:
https://www.aclu.org/other/racist-arrests-tulia-texas
I remember this story from 60 minutes. None chilling.
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Tom Coleman is Not the Biggest Racist in America
When 10 percent of the black residents of a small Panhandle town were snagged in a drug bust, the white cop responsible for it became the poster boy for bigotry. It's time to unlearn everything you think you know about Tulia, Texas...
How could Coleman get off so easily? And why wasn't anyone going to pay for the grave injustice committed in Tulia? As it turns out, the media got the story wrongor never wanted to know the truth.
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According to a Sept. 9 in-depth story by CBS-11 News, Dallas-Fort Worth, at least 11 of the 35 pardoned defendants admitted to the FBI that they sold drugs - with eight of them admitting selling powder cocaine to Coleman...
Two additional defendants were seen dealing coke with Coleman - meaning at least a third of the total defendants were guilty but ultimately set free...
But the CBS-11 report said the lead FBI agent who spent nearly three years looking for evidence that Coleman was racist (or) that Coleman fabricated evidence to rid Tulia of blacks found none to support those allegations.
Moreover, according to the story, Special Agent Tim Reid of Amarillo told Texas investigators, It was his opinion that the Tulia arrests were not racially motivated, and that Thomas Coleman had not violated any laws.
One of those pardoned, noted CBS-11, Alberta Stell Williams, boasted to FBI agents that she had sold more drugs to Coleman than she was prosecuted for. According to a state investigators summary of (the FBIs) interview with her, (she) stated that she sold crack cocaine to Coleman four times but was only charged with one sell
Another pardoned defendant admitted selling and giving coke and marijuana to Coleman on a number of occasions. And still another defendant said he and some friends sold him fake dope on at least one occasion.
Paul Dirac said:
Thanks! It was a good read. What a white & black difference between that article and 60 minutes.
CanyonAg77 said:
Lubbock high is a magnet school, right? Sucks at sports because it's mainly nerds? But it is Buddy Holly's alma mater
Canyon is easily the best small town in West Texas in my opinion.Bluecat_Aggie94 said:
When I graduated from TAMU in the 90's (having grown up in the Abilene area), I had an interview offered in Tulia (I was looking for a teaching job) which is between Lubbock and Amarillo (closer to Amarillo.) I declined the interview, and thought to myself, "who the hell wants to live up there?"
I've now lived in Canyon, just 25 miles north of Tulia, for the past 9 years, and I don't plan to ever leave.
Yes, this part of the country doesn't immediately call out to you in terms of natural beauty, but it does have a different kind of beautiful that really grows on you. I now love the wide openness and the stunning sunrises and sunsets can be breathtaking. Caprock Canyon and PD Canyon ARE truly beautiful, and the proximity to the mountains is nice if you really need that.
But what makes these communities special, which is true in all communities, is the people. West Texas is just full of great people who value faith, family and country above all. If those things are important to you, you will do well.
And contrary to popular believe, both cities have thriving arts cultures.
Lubbock has a robust social scene, with Tech there it draws in lots of entertainment and dining. Amarillo is a little less "vibrant" on that front but still have plenty of dining and some unique entertainment options, including minor league baseball, and WT provides a little smaller college town feel in Canyon, as well as a great athletics program if you enjoy live sports. The I27 corridor has become my favorite part of Texas.
Upperdeck Critic said:
Having worked with the city on an issue or two, they really make bad policy decisions especially
regarding their electric system.
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If you live in the Panhandle or West Texas, Canyon is the place!
One of our favorite places. The owner is a friend and knows her stuff, wine-wise.Russell Bradleys Toupee said:
The Funky Door.
Canyon is small?WestTexasAg said:Canyon is easily the best small town in West Texas in my opinion.Bluecat_Aggie94 said:
When I graduated from TAMU in the 90's (having grown up in the Abilene area), I had an interview offered in Tulia (I was looking for a teaching job) which is between Lubbock and Amarillo (closer to Amarillo.) I declined the interview, and thought to myself, "who the hell wants to live up there?"
I've now lived in Canyon, just 25 miles north of Tulia, for the past 9 years, and I don't plan to ever leave.
Yes, this part of the country doesn't immediately call out to you in terms of natural beauty, but it does have a different kind of beautiful that really grows on you. I now love the wide openness and the stunning sunrises and sunsets can be breathtaking. Caprock Canyon and PD Canyon ARE truly beautiful, and the proximity to the mountains is nice if you really need that.
But what makes these communities special, which is true in all communities, is the people. West Texas is just full of great people who value faith, family and country above all. If those things are important to you, you will do well.
And contrary to popular believe, both cities have thriving arts cultures.
Lubbock has a robust social scene, with Tech there it draws in lots of entertainment and dining. Amarillo is a little less "vibrant" on that front but still have plenty of dining and some unique entertainment options, including minor league baseball, and WT provides a little smaller college town feel in Canyon, as well as a great athletics program if you enjoy live sports. The I27 corridor has become my favorite part of Texas.
GasPasser97 said:
Can't imagine going back to humidity again