Texas Panhandle Plains Region

PANHANDLE PLAINS REGION OF TEXAS

The Texas Panhandle Plains Region is covers the area of Texas that supposedly looks like a panhandle, that being the rectangle shaped northernmost part of Texas, between New Mexico and Oklahoma. The Panhandle Plains Regions extends east almost to Fort Worth and south to Interstate 20.

The Big Cities in the Panhandle are Amarillo and Lubbock.

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Abilene
Began as a shipping center in 1881. Named after Abilene, Kansas, Abilene, Texas eventually became a big cattle producer. And in 1981, during Abilene's centennial celebration, oil was discovered.

Amarillo
Amarillo, along with Fort Worth, are 2 Texas towns that give you the feeling that you are really in Texas, the wild west, cowboy, cowtown type of Texas. Amarillo definitely has a western ambience. Palo Duro State Park is nearby.

Andrews
Andrews, located in the heart of the Texas Panhandle Plains, gives visitors a wide range of things to do outdoors, including golfing, camping, swimming and fishing.

Big Spring
Located on the northern edge of the Edwards' Plateau, Big Spring makes good use of its unique natural setting with numerous parks, Moss Lake and a large outdoor amphitheater.

Brownwood
At the base of the Texas Panhandle Plains, Brownwood is the location of Howard Payne University, Lake Brownwood, and a good selection of shops, restaurants, and museums.

Cisco
Lake Cisco, a Folklife Festival, great shopping, hunting and more draws visitors to the "Home of Hilton's First Hotel." We don't know if Paris Hilton has visited the first Hilton.

Canyon
Known as the "Gateway to the Grand Canyon of Texas," Canyon is located on the edge of Palo Duro Canyon in the Texas Panhandle.

Colorado City
At the base of the Texas Panhandle, visitors to Colorado City will find a variety of fun things to do, including antique shopping, museums and Lake Colorado City State Park.

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