Where does the West Begin

[Bubba-Joe]

Bubba Joe has got to thinkin
Yeah that can be dangerous, someone has got to know??
For most of us Good Ole boys out here
we think Abilene is the start
what are some you other boys/ and girls ideas of this????
Where does West Texas Begin
Fort Worth
Abilene
Midland Odessa????
Pecos
Balmoreha

[PPHSfan]

Do you mean when you are traveling East or West?

If you are traveling West then the West begins in St. Loius MO.

If you are in Texas traveling West, then it begins in Weatherford.

[Bubba-Joe]

Texas of course
none of them other states matter to ole Bubba Joe
Weatherford
not a bad jumpin off point
nice new school on I-20
okay
Have they ever done anything with that Horse Track off the Interstate????

[BlueBlood]

San Antonio

[Z motion 10 out on 2]

Your West Texas schools will all be in region I. Where the West begins is anyone's guess.

Although Weatherford, which is just West of Fort Worth does sound like a good Eastern edge.

[handNthedirt]

Stephenville is the answer to your question.

[spiveyrat]

...where the east ends. :D

[PPHSfan]

Ok if you are on I-20 or I-30 then it's Weatherford. Which is the first larger town West of the I-20 I-30 split.

If you are down on I-10 I would say somehwhere in the neighborhood of Kerrville.

If you are on some state highway in the middle of the State, I would say as soon as you cross I-35.

Many folks say that I-35 is the dividing line from top to bottom.

[Bubba-Joe]

Not try to start anything with ya
but Brady is in Region IV
as is Liberty Hill
would they be even considered as West Texas

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by Bubba-Joe
Not try to start anything with ya
but Brady is in Region IV
as is Liberty Hill
would they be even considered as West Texas

:thinking: Well, Brady is supposed to be the central point of Texas, so it seems to me that would be the dividing point of east vs west. :thinking:

Another thought.....if I-35 is the dividing point, that might help explain why we have to travel so freaking far for district games. :D

[Bubba-Joe]

Leave it up to a Mom to point out the most obvious point
Are you and Ranger Mom Sisters???
if so you are more than welcome to join us at Deer Camp this weekend

[LH Panther Mom]

HaHa, Bubba Joe. Don't you know that all Moms think alike. :D I've edited my post to add a whole new West Texas wrinkle. ;)

[Bubba-Joe]

Where is that West Texas wrinkle??

[Roll'em up]

Highway 183 which stretches from Vernon to Brownwood to Wherever from there.

[LH Panther Mom]

The size of our district if I-35 is considered E/W. ;)

[Bubba-Joe]

Bubba Joe understands now LH Mom

[LH Panther Mom]

I figured you would - I'm a West Texas girl, so I understand all about the long drives.

[Black_Magic]

I say its breckenridge south through clyde. those schools and any west of them are west texas schools. my opinion.

[Phantom Stang]

Hwy 281 looks like a good border to me.
I know that people in Eastland and Brownwood consider themselves to be West Texans.

[Bubba-Joe]

Bubba Joe has broken out the map
West Texas
from Just south of Ciudad Acuna on the Rio Grande take 377 north to Junction on into Lampasas, then hop on 281 up through Stephenville and Mineral Wells on into Jacksboro, where you jump onto 148 and head into Henrietta and Petrolia, keep on bearing north to the Red River
anythin West of that Line is WEST TEXAS
anythin on the otherside is east Texas

Bubba Joe apologises to LH Mom
you got left in the east

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by Bubba-Joe
Bubba Joe apologises to LH Mom
you got left in the east

Darn it! ;)

[Bubba-Joe]

What small WEST TEXAS town does the Liberty Hill Lady come from????

[LH Panther Mom]

Pecos, Roaring Springs, Friona, Wolfforth, Canadian, Amherst, Crosbyton & Lubbock.

[Bubba-Joe]

Bubba Joe figures that ......
You were either an Old Field Brat
or your dad was a coach
which one??????

[LH Panther Mom]

Well, coach...of course. I was born in Alaska when he was finishing up his Army duty. We moved to Pecos so he could begin his coaching career.

[Bubba-Joe]

Did he coach with Dylon Whitehurst or Whitehead
out in Pecos??????

[LH Panther Mom]

Sorry, I haven't got a clue. It was 1960/61 school year.