Why Stop in Howard County???

Combine oil, cotton and culture, add a saucy dose of cowboy and Tejano, and serve raw: That’s Howard County, portal to West Texas. Big Spring, the county seat, is situated half way between Dallas and El Paso at the crossroads of highways I-20 and U.S. 87.
Howard County’s economy is booming, thanks to oil demand, green energy, and a miracle. With unemployment at 3.9 percent, there are more jobs than laborers. Rentals are boasting “No Vacancy” signs, and real estate prices are skyrocketing.
High gas prices pinch pockets while paying big dividends for West Texas. Old oil wells are being reopened, and new wells are being drilled. Dividends from mineral rights long dormant are pouring into pockets.
Wind turbines bristle the skyline in every direction. Trucks bearing 120-foot turbine arms and 30-foot-wide cylinders are no longer an amazement; four different wind farms are constructing turbines in the county.
The Big Spring Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo celebrated its 75th Anniversary in June as the oldest continuously running professional rodeo in Texas. The annual event gathers ropers and riders from all corners of North America to try their luck.
The greatest asset of Howard County is definitely the people. Famous locals include Rodeo Hall of Fame and Lone Star legend Quail Dobbs, country and western star Jody Nix, the “Sound of Texas” voice Tumbleweed Smith, and Grammy Award winners John Ontiveros and Gracie Acosta, members of “Little Joe Y La Familia.”
Howard County boasts 71 churches in a county of about 34,000 souls. Mission teams from Howard County churches travel to Venezuela, Peru, El Salvador, Africa, Brazil, Russia and China to build, restore, feed and plant