Difference between revisions of "Midland, Texas"
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| − | The Midland, Texas [[graticule]] is located at [[32,-102]] in the Permian Basin in the West Texas Plains. The Permian Basin is a large oil and gas producing area, with the | + | The Midland, Texas [[graticule]] is located at [[32,-102]] in the Permian Basin in the West Texas Plains. The Permian Basin is a large oil and gas producing area, with the City of Midland being the corporate and financial headquarters for the majority of the the oil booms and busts in the 20th century. The southern edge of the graticule runs directly through the city of Midland, separating it graticularly from it's sister city, Odessa. |
Odessa and Midland serve as the tableau for Friday Night Lights, a well known non-fictional account of a highly successful high school football program at Odessa's Permian High School. Midland High and Midland Lee High School are major rivals of Permian, and figure prominently in the account. The book, later turned into a movie and fictionalized TV series, portrays not only the fervor of local football fans, but also the racial and cultural factors in the local region and the impact of high-profile football and collegiate recruiting on it's teenage participants. | Odessa and Midland serve as the tableau for Friday Night Lights, a well known non-fictional account of a highly successful high school football program at Odessa's Permian High School. Midland High and Midland Lee High School are major rivals of Permian, and figure prominently in the account. The book, later turned into a movie and fictionalized TV series, portrays not only the fervor of local football fans, but also the racial and cultural factors in the local region and the impact of high-profile football and collegiate recruiting on it's teenage participants. | ||
Revision as of 22:02, 24 March 2011
| Tatum, New Mexico | Levelland | Lubbock |
| Hobbs, New Mexico | Midland | Big Spring |
| Pecos | Odessa | Big Lake |
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The Midland, Texas graticule is located at 32,-102 in the Permian Basin in the West Texas Plains. The Permian Basin is a large oil and gas producing area, with the City of Midland being the corporate and financial headquarters for the majority of the the oil booms and busts in the 20th century. The southern edge of the graticule runs directly through the city of Midland, separating it graticularly from it's sister city, Odessa.
Odessa and Midland serve as the tableau for Friday Night Lights, a well known non-fictional account of a highly successful high school football program at Odessa's Permian High School. Midland High and Midland Lee High School are major rivals of Permian, and figure prominently in the account. The book, later turned into a movie and fictionalized TV series, portrays not only the fervor of local football fans, but also the racial and cultural factors in the local region and the impact of high-profile football and collegiate recruiting on it's teenage participants.
