Here is another batch of pics from the Panhandle Plains Museum, in Canyon, Texas. Canyon has a college, part of the A&M system, with an enrollment of over 8000, by the way. That, plus the oil boom, is making the small city of Canyon quite prosperous.
Here in Lubbock, TTU's enrollment exceeded 33,000 for the current semester (Fall, 2013). You can see the difference those students make when you drive anywhere in town. Lots of extra traffic, especially around Tech and the places where these kids party and shop. Texas Tech infuses massive amounts of money into the local economy. Lubbock is also benefiting from the oil boom. Jobs seem plentiful. Let the good times roll...
Here in Lubbock, TTU's enrollment exceeded 33,000 for the current semester (Fall, 2013). You can see the difference those students make when you drive anywhere in town. Lots of extra traffic, especially around Tech and the places where these kids party and shop. Texas Tech infuses massive amounts of money into the local economy. Lubbock is also benefiting from the oil boom. Jobs seem plentiful. Let the good times roll...
