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MidlandDirt.com: 4 Wonderful West Texas Weekend Getaways

By Leah Shafer / May 25, 2015 /

We love our houses in Midland and Odessa, but there’s nothing like Memorial Day to get us thinking about summer fun and weekend getaways from the Permian Basin. We’ve put together 4 wonderful weekend getaways that are each under 3.5 hours’ drive from Midland, from spectacular stalagmites and minor-league baseball merriment, to fabulous fishing and family fun. Read…

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Happy Thanksgiving: Should the Town of Turkey, Texas Change its Name to Tofurky?

By Candy Evans / November 23, 2011 /

One of the most charming things about Texas is the names of it’s towns. Gun Barrel City, Cut and Shoot,  Jot’Em Down, Fate, Dimple, Dripping Springs, all in Texas. I once made my husband drive through Oatmeal, Texas, down near Austin because I loved the name of the town and wanted to own property there.…

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