Crosbyton NewsLocal news for Crosbyton, TX continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Ballinger ISD eyes wind power to lower costs- May 19, 2008 "If everything works as planned, we will install a 750-kilowatt hours turbine this summer and will be generating the majority of our own electricity beginning next school year." By Doug Myers Friday, May 16, 2008 Scot Goen is banking that the wind will blow -- and that it will blow enough to turn the 72-foot blades of a 180-foot-tall wind turbine enough to cut the Ballinger Independent ... via Abilene Reporter-Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/crosbyton-tx/2008/05/ballinger-isd-eyes-wind-power-to-lower-cost... Population problem- May 17, 2008 "There is still a lot of work, but we don't have enough people because too many of them have moved out." Even with the population growth in Texas, some rural towns continue to lose residents and look more like ghost towns. via Amarillo.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/crosbyton-tx/2008/05/population-problem?fromrss=1 South Plains, Panhandle towns battle population exodus- May 15, 2008 "We owe it to the dairy farms that are coming" Wednesday, May 14, 2008 Story last updated at 5142008 - 3:28 am Castro County has only three towns, but Commissioner Larry Gonzales remembers that when he moved to Dimmitt three decades ago, the county had ... via Lubbock Avalanchehttp://www.topix.net/city/crosbyton-tx/2008/05/south-plains-panhandle-towns-battle-populat... More areas see Hispanic majorities- May 13, 2008 "And though a lot of them are legal immigrants, there are also some who are here illegally." Teresa Jasso's family came to Crosbyton decades ago. Changing Demographics In 11 rural West Texas counties, Hispanics now make up the majority. via Amarillo.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/crosbyton-tx/2008/05/more-areas-see-hispanic-majorities?fromrss=... |