City of Midland
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Nickname: The Tall City
Location within the state of Texas
Coordinates: 32°0′18″N 102°5′57″W / 32.005, -102.09917
Country	United States
State	Texas
Counties	Midland
Government
- Mayor	Wes Perry
Area
- City	173. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. List of Texas county name etymologies|List of Texas county seat name etymologies The state of Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U Midland County is a County located in the US state of Texas. Midland is named for the fact that the county is located halfway between Fort Worth A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status 0 km² (66. To help compare Orders of magnitude of different geographical regions we list here areas between 1000 km2 and 10000 km2 8 sq mi)
- Land	172. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 5 km² (66. 6 sq mi)
- Water	0. 5 km² (0. 2 sq mi)
Elevation	848 m (2,782 ft)
Population (2006)
- City	102,073
- Density	550. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 6/km² (1,426/sq mi)
- Metro	251,842
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-6)
Area code(s)	432
FIPS code	48-48072[1]
GNIS feature ID	1341547[2]
Website: www.ci.midland.tx.us

Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County^[3] located on the Southern Plains of the western area of the U.S. State of Texas. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Daylight saving time ( DST The Central Time Zone observes Standard time by subtracting six hours from UTC during standard time ( UTC−6) and five hours during Daylight saving Areas using UTC−6 Single zone countries Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks The map to the right is now clickable click on an area code to go to the page for that code Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Midland County is a County located in the US state of Texas. Midland is named for the fact that the county is located halfway between Fort Worth The Great Plains are the broad expanse of Prairie and Steppe which lie east of the Rocky Mountains in the United States and Canada A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. As of the 2006 U.S. Census estimate, the city had a total population of 102,073. The United States Census is a decennial Census mandated by the United States Constitution. The Midland–Odessa metropolitan area had a population of 251,842. People in Midland are called Midlanders.

Midland was originally founded as the midway point between Fort Worth and El Paso on the Texas and Pacific Railroad in 1881. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. The city has received national recognition as the hometown of First Lady Laura Bush and the childhood home of President George W. Bush. Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4 1946 is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States, George W George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States.

History

Midland was originally called Midway because of its location between Fort Worth and El Paso; however the name was soon changed to Midland to avoid confusion with other towns in Texas named Midway.

Once a small town based on farming and ranching, Midland was forever changed by the discovery of oil in the Permian Basin in 1923. Petroleum ( L petroleum, from Greek πετρέλαιον, lit The Permian Basin is a Sedimentary basin largely contained in the western part of the U Soon Midland was transformed into the administrative center of the West Texas oil fields. Today, the Permian Basin produces a fifth of the nation's total petroleum and natural gas output. Natural gas is a Gaseous Fossil fuel consisting primarily of Methane but including significant quantities of Ethane, Propane,

Today, Midland's economy still relies heavily on petroleum; however the city has also diversified to become a regional telecommunications and distribution center. As of August 2006, a busy period of crude oil production had caused a significant workforce deficit. According to the Midland Chamber of Commerce, there were almost 2,000 more jobs available in the Permian Basin than there were workers to fill them. The Permian Basin is a Sedimentary basin largely contained in the western part of the U

Avery v Midland County

In 1967 the U. S. Supreme Court heard the case of Avery v. Midland County. Avery v Midland County, 390 US 474 ( 1968) was a United States Supreme Court case that ruled that local government districts had Midland mayor Hank Avery had sued Midland County challenging the districting of the County Commissioner's Court. The county districts geographically quartered the county but the city of Midland, in the northwest quarter, had 97% of the county's population. A County Judge, elected at-large, provided a fifth vote, but the result was still that the three rural Commissioners, representing only 3% of the population, made up a majority of the votes.

The majority held that the districting inequality violated the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection clause. The dissenting minority held that this example of the Warren Court's policy of incorporation at the local government level exceeded the Court's Constitutional authority.

John Howard Griffin wrote a history of Midland, Land of the High Sky (1959). John Howard Griffin ( June 16, 1920 - September 9, 1980) was an American journalist and author much of whose writing was about Racial

Geography

Midland is the county seat of Midland County and is located in the plains of West Texas in the Permian Basin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 66. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. West Texas is a region in Texas that has more in common geographically with the Southwestern United States than it does with the rest of the state The Permian Basin is a Sedimentary basin largely contained in the western part of the U The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 8 square miles (173. 0 km²), of which, 66. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 square miles (172. 5 km²) of it is land and 0. 2 square miles (0. 5 km²) of it (0. 28%) is water.

Climate

Midland receives approximately 14. 8 inches (380 mm) of precipitation per year, much of which is delivered in the summer.

Cityscape

Bank of America building in downtown Midland, Texas, May 11, 2005.

Barbara Bush, Laura Bush, George H.W. Bush and Joseph I. Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8 1925 is the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4 1946 is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States, George W George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 O'Neill, III (who introduced George W. and Laura in Midland) at the dedication of the George W. Bush Childhood Home in 2006. George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States.

Nicknamed "The Tall City", Midland has a remarkable skyline for a city its size. For many years, the Wilco Building in downtown Midland was the tallest building between Fort Worth and Phoenix. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, Today, Midland's tallest building is the Bank of America Building, which stands at a height of 332 feet (101 m). Four buildings over 500 feet (150 m) tall were planned in the 1980s, including one designed by world famous architect I.M. Pei^[4]. Ieoh Ming Pei ( (b April 26, 1917) commonly known by his initials I The great Oil Bust of the mid-1980s, however, killed any plans for future skyscrapers.

Because of the current energy-driven economy and an increasingly bold vision for downtown revitalization, a move is underway to bring mixed-use development to the downtown area. This has resulted in the on-going demolition of several older buildings and the plans for replacement of several more. The Summit Building, 300 N. Marienfeld, in mid-2008 became the first building in the Midland area to be depicted on Google Earth in a 3D mode. The GIS Division of the City of Midland has a long-range plan to render more of the downtown area in the new rendering.

Midland Culture

Performing Arts

The Midland-Odessa Symphony & Chorale (MOSC) has performed in the Permian Basin for over 45 years, and is the region's largest orchestral organization, presenting both Pops and Masterworks concerts throughout the year. Comprised of professional musicians from the area as well as Lubbock, San Angelo and other surrounding cities, the MOSC also is home to three resident chamber ensembles, the Lone Star Brass, Permian Basin String Quartet and West Texas Winds. San Angelo is a city in and the County seat of Tom Green County, Texas, United States. These ensembles are made up of principal musicians in the orchestra, who come to the area from across the United States.

The Midland Community Theatre (MCT) [3]has been entertaining the Permian Basin since 1946 with musicals, comedies, dramas, mysteries, children's theatre and melodramas. MCT produces 15 shows each year in three performance spaces - Davis Theatre I (485 seats) and Mabee Theatre II (155 seats) are located in the Cole Theatre along with the Box Office, Business Office, Technical Areas and Rehearsal and Classroom spaces. Midland Community Theatre also produces its annual fundraiser Summer Mummers [4] at the 1929 historic Yucca Theatre in downtown Midland. Summer Mummers is a yearly production presented at the historic Yucca Theater in downtown Midland Texas. MCT has an extensive education program, including the Pickwick Players (teen performance troupe), Theatre School programs and OutReach classes. MCT operates with a professional staff of 20 and depends upon the hard work and dedication of hundreds of volunteers in the Permian Basin to produce shows throughout the year. MCT is a member of the American Association of Community Theatre [5], and hosted the 2006 AACT International Theatrefest.

Tourism

Perched on the Llano Estacado, a stark treeless plain that has been extensively overgrazed by ranchers, Midland is not known for scenic beauty, unless the visitor is keen on seeing a Cormac McCarthy-esque landscape of pumpjacks, Texas Horned Lizards, mesquite and caliche. Llano Estacado ( Sp /ˈʎano ˌestəˈkado/ " Palisaded Plains" is a region in the southwestern United States that encompasses parts of Eastern New “Nodding donkey” redirects here For the train see British Rail "Pacer". Midland's main attraction therefore is oil: lots and lots of oil. Sitting near the center of the Permian Basin, Midland welcomes geologists, petroleum engineers, landmen, and financial speculators to help extract the oil from one of the largest deposits in North America. The Permian Basin is a Sedimentary basin largely contained in the western part of the U A geologist is a contributor to the Science of Geology, studying the physical structure and processes of the Earth and planets of the solar system Petroleum engineering refers to the subsurface engineering activities related to the production of Hydrocarbons, which can be either Crude oil or Gas. In the United States and Canada, a Landman is an individual who performs various services for oil companies For the Midland visitor curious to know more about this endeavor, there is the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum. Located on the outskirts of town near Interstate 20, the museum houses numerous displays on the history, science, and technology of oil and gas development.

The Permian Basin Petroleum Museum also houses a collection of race cars designed by Jim Hall, a long time Midland resident who pioneered the use of aerodynamic downforce in the design of Formula One cars. Jim Hall is the name of Jim Hall (musician (born 1930 jazz guitarist and composer Jim Hall (boxer (1868–1913 Australian boxer

Main Street of Midland, Texas during the town's frontier days.

Midland is also home to The Museum of the Southwest. The Museum features a fine collection of paintings by various members of the Taos Society of Artists and Karl Bodmer plus hand colored engravings by John J. and John W. Audubon. It also includes a separate Children's Museum and the Marian W. Blakemore Planetarium. The main portion of the Museum is housed in the Turner Mansion, the historic 1934 home of Fred and Juliette Turner.

Another organization located in Midland is the Commemorative Air Force (CAF). The Commemorative Air Force (CAF, formerly known as the Confederate Air Force, is a Texas -based Non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and The origin of the CAF dates back to 1951, with the purchase of a surplus Curtiss P-40 Warhawk by Lloyd Nolen, a former World War II Army Air Corps flight instructor. In 1957, Nolen and four friends purchased a P-51 Mustang, each sharing in the $2,500 cost of the aircraft. With the purchase of the Mustang, known as Red Nose, the group was unofficially founded. Associated with the CAF is the American Airpower Heritage Museum. The CAF's internationally recognized museum is loaded with WWII artifacts and memorabilia. It is also one of only a handful of Texas museums to be accredited by the American Association of Museums. As part of the museum tour, visitors can see aircraft on display in the CAF hangar. The 14-20 aircraft on display change quarterly, so there's always something different to see. A research library and archives house a significant oral history collection and give the public access to the museum's abundant information resources. These CAF facilities provide students, teachers, historians and the community at large with educational and summer programs, tours, special events and seminar series.

Amateur and professional anthropologists alike will want to see the "Midland Man" (actually "Midland Woman" as it turns out), fragments of a ribcage and skull found by Keith Glasscock on the Scharbauer Ranch south of town. The remains were excavated and analyzed originally by a team of academics led by Dr. Fred Wendorf, Dr. Alex D. Krieger and Dr. Claude C. Albritton. Based on radiocarbon analysis of the bone fragments, the Wendorf team estimated that the remains were at least 10,000 years old. Later work by Dr. Curtis R. McKinney using uranium-thorium analysis confirmed that the bones are 11,600 ± 800 years old. Presenting his findings at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in 1992, Dr. The '''Geological Society of America''' (or GSA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of the Geosciences The society was founded in New York McKinney said, "[T]he Midland Woman was related to the earliest ancestors of every Indian who lives today, and she is very likely the only representative of those who created the Clovis cultures. "

The Midland Man exhibit is part of the Midland County Historical Museum, housed in the Midland Public Library. The exhibit shows only reproductions of the bones.

Other Midland attractions of note include Dennis the Menace Park, Green Acres Miniature Golf Course, the "Festival of Lights" held each Christmas in the Racquet Club neighborhood, San Jacinto Junior High, and Sam Houston Elementary (where George W. Bush briefly attended school).

Sports

Midland is home to the Midland RockHounds, a Texas League minor league baseball team. The Midland RockHounds are a Minor league baseball team based in Midland Texas, USA The Texas League is a Minor league baseball league which operates in the South Central United States. Part of the History of baseball series Minor league baseball is a hierarchy of Professional baseball leagues in North It is the Double-A affiliate of the Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics are a professional baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Rockhounds have played their home games in Citibank Ballpark since 2002. Citibank Ballpark is a Stadium in Midland Texas. It is primarily used for Baseball, and is the home field of the Midland RockHounds

Media

Midland is served by 10 local television stations: KMID - an American Broadcasting Company affiliate, KWES - an NBC affiliate, KOSA - a CBS affiliate and a MyNetwork TV affiliate on their digital cable station, KPEJ - a FOX affiliate, KPBT - a PBS affiliate, KWWT - The CW Television Network affiliate, KUPB - a Univision affiliate, KTLE-LP - a Telemundo affiliate, and K69IT- a Multimedios Television affiliate. KMID is the ABC affiliate in Midland - Odessa, Texas, owned and operated by Nexstar Broadcasting Group headquartered in Irving The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. KWES may refer to KWES (AM, a radio station at 1450 AM licensed to Ruidoso New Mexico KWES-FM, a radio station at 93 The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's KOSA Channel 7 in the Odessa/Midland television market is the CBS affiliate for the Permian Basin area of West Texas CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. MyNetworkTV (unofficially abbreviated MyNet or MNT) is a Television network in the United States, owned by the Fox Broadcasting Company KPEJ channel 24 is a Fox affiliate serving the Midland / Odessa Texas area KPBT-TV is a public Television station in Odessa Texas, broadcasting locally on channel 36 as a PBS member station The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the KWWT, Channel 30 is The CW affiliate for the Midland / Odessa area and goes by the nickname Permian Basin CW 5/14 The CW Television Network ( The CW) is a Television network in the United States launched at the beginning of the 2006-2007 television season. KUPB is a Spanish-language Television station in Midland Texas, broadcasting locally on channel 18 as an affiliate of Univisión. Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States and Puerto Rico. KTLE-LP and KTLD-LP are low-power Television stations licensed to Odessa Texas, as affiliates of Spanish-language network Telemundo. Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah Florida a suburb of Miami Florida. K69IT is a low-powered television station affiliated with the Mexico-based Multimedios Television, owned and operated by Mintz Broadcasting Multimedios Television is a network of Spanish language Television stations found throughout Mexico. It also has one local religious television station: KMLM- a God's Learning Channel affiliate that is a worldwide institution offering pro-Israel programming. KMLM is a religious Television station in Odessa Texas, broadcasting locally on channel 42 as an Owned-and-operated station of God's Learning God's Learning Channel (or GLC) is a Judeo-Christian Television network which is based in the Southwestern United States. Midland is also served by one local newspaper, the Midland Reporter-Telegram.

Many major motion pictures have been filmed in and around Midland, including Hangar 18, Waltz Across Texas, Fandango, Blood Simple, Hard Country, Friday Night Lights, The Rookie, Everybody's Baby: The Rescue of Jessica McClure, and others. Fandango is a style of Folk and Flamenco Music and Dance. It arose as a dance of courtship in Andalusia in southern Spain Blood Simple is a 1985 Neo-noir Crime film. It was the directorial debut of Joel and Ethan Coen, and the first major film of Friday Night Lights is the 2004 movie that documents the coach and players of a High school football team and the Texas The Rookie is a 2002 drama, directed by John Lee Hancock. It is based on the true story of Jim Morris, who had a brief Everybody's Baby The Rescue of Jessica McClure (1989 is an Drama Film, based on a True Story on the rescue of 18 month old

In the Heroes television series, the Midland-Odessa area is a focal point for many of the first season's episodes, serving as the home for the Bennet family as well as the location of a recurring restaurant, the Burnt Toast Diner.

Demographics

Sand storm that passed over Midland, Texas, February 20, 1894 at 6:00 p. m. Windmills and houses visible just below the whirling sand.

As of the census of 2000, there are 94,996 people, 35,674 households, and 25,221 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,426. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 2 people per square mile (550. 6/km²). There were 39,855 housing units at an average density of 598. 3/sq mi (231. 0/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 75. 51% White, 8. 37% African American, 0. 63% Native American, 1. 01% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 12. 49% from other races, and 1. 96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 28. 99% of the population.

There were 35,674 households out of which 37. 9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55. 4% were married couples living together, 11. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29. 3% were non-families. 25. 8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 62 and the average family size was 3. 19.

In the city the population was spread out with 29. 9% under the age of 18, 9. 0% from 18 to 24, 28. 2% from 25 to 44, 20. 6% from 45 to 64, and 12. 3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92. 2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87. 7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $39,320, and the median income for a family was $48,290. Males had a median income of $37,566 versus $24,794 for females. The per capita income for the city was $20,884. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 10. 1% of families and 12. 9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 4% of those under age 18 and 8. 0% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Colleges and universities

Midland is the home of Midland College which offers both associate and bachelor's degrees in several disciplines. History Campus See also Midland College Campus The University is protected by its own Police Service the Midland College Midland College is one of only three community colleges in Texas approved to offer a bachelor's degree. Midland is also home to Southeastern Career Institute - Midland.

Schools

Midland is the home to two local high schools: Midland High School and Robert E. Lee High School, both of which are part of the Midland Independent School District. Midland High School (officially Midland Senior High School) is a public High school located in Midland, Texas and is part of Midland Robert E Lee High School is a public, co-educational secondary school in Midland Texas. Midland Independent School District is a public School district in Midland, Texas ( USA) There are also five private schools in Midland: Hillander, Midland Classical Academy, Midland Christian School, Midland Montessori, and Trinity School of Midland. Midland is also home to three charter schools; Richard Milburn Academy, Premier High School, and Midland Academy Charter School.

Libraries

• Midland County Library
• Haley Memorial Library & History Center

Infrastructure

Transportation

The Midland International Airport serves Midland, nearby Odessa, Texas and a large region of West Texas, and southeast New Mexico. Midland International Airport is a city-owned public-use Airport located eight Nautical miles (15 km) southwest of the Central business district Odessa is a city in Ector and Midland Counties in the US state of Texas. West Texas is a region in Texas that has more in common geographically with the Southwestern United States than it does with the rest of the state The airport is considered the gateway to the Big Bend Region of Texas and Big Bend National Park. Big Bend National Park is a National park located in the US state of Texas.

Sister Cities

Midland has four sister cities located in various countries around the world. ^[5]

• Dongying (China) Located near China's second largest known oil field. Administration The Prefecture-level city of Dongying administers 5 county-level divisions, including 2 districts and 3 counties China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National A modest pagoda located at the Beal Complex, was donated by Dongying.

• Wirral (England)

• New Amsterdam (Guyana)

• Chihuahua, Chih. (Mexico)

Famous residents

• George H. W. Bush, Former President of the United States
• Barbara Bush, Former First Lady of the United States
• George W. Bush, President of the United States
• Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States
• Jeb Bush, Former Governor of Florida
• Barbara Bush, Daughter of President Bush
• Jenna Bush, Daughter of President Bush
• Michael Arden, Actor
• Kathy Baker, Actress
• Cedric Benson, Running back for the Chicago Bears
• Raymond Benson, Author of James Bond novels
• Mike Conaway, United States Congressman
• Tom Craddick, Texas State Speaker of the House
• Don Evans, Former Secretary of Commerce
• Tommy Franks, Retired General, United States Army
• Susan Graham, Mezzo-soprano
• J. Evetts Haley, Historian of the American West; political activist
• Rosalind Kress Haley, political activist and second wife of J. Wirral or The Wirral (ˈwɪrəl is a Metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam in Dutch) located in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region 62 miles from the capital Georgetown, is one of the largest Guyana (ɡaɪˈænə or /ɡiːˈɑːnə/ officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana, is the only Nation state Chihuahua is the name of both a state in Mexico and that state's capital city The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 Barbara Pierce Bush (born June 8 1925 is the wife of the 41st President of the United States, George H George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4 1946 is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States, George W First Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. John Ellis "Jeb" Bush (born February 11, 1953) is an American Politician and was the 43rd Governor of Florida For the wife of George HW Bush see Barbara Bush. Barbara Pierce Bush (born November 25, 1981) is the elder of the fraternal Jenna Welch Hager, Née Bush, (born November 25, 1981 in Dallas Texas) the daughter of U Michael Jerrod Moore (born October 6 1982) also known as Michael Arden, is an American stage actor singer and composer Katherine Whitton "Kathy" Baker (born June 8, 1950) is an Emmy - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Character actress Cedric Myron Benson (born December 28, 1982 in) is an American football Running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. Raymond Benson (born September 6, 1955) is an American author best known for being the last official author of the adult James Bond novels James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story K Michael "Mike" Conaway usually known as Mike Conaway (born June 11, 1948) is a Republican from Texas who represents Thomas Russell “Tom” Craddick (born September 19, 1943) is the first Republican to serve as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Donald Louis Evans (born July 27, 1946) is the former 34th US General Tommy Ray Franks, United States Army (Ret KBE (Honorary (born June 17, 1945 in Wynnewood Oklahoma) is a retired The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. Susan Graham (born July 23, 1960, Roswell, New Mexico) is an American Mezzo-soprano. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. James Evetts Haley Sr, usually known as J Evetts Haley ( July 5, 1901 &ndash October 9, 1995) was a Texas -born See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it The Western United States &mdashcommonly referred to as the American West or simply the West &mdashtraditionally refers to the region comprising the westernmost Activism, in a general sense can be described as intentional action to bring about social or political change Evetts Haley
• Jim Hall, racecar designer/owner/driver
• Leeon D. Davis, Homebuilt Plane Designer and Builder
• Frederic C. Hamilton, Businessman, philanthropist
• Joseph (JoJo) Walker Hamilton tiger-cats CFL^[6]
• Woody Harrelson, Actor
• Bobby Hillin, NASCAR driver
• E.J. Holub, Kansas City Chief football player
• Tommy Lee Jones, Actor
• J. Jim Hall (born July 23, 1935 in Abilene Texas) is a former Racecar driver and constructor from the United States. Leeon D Davis was an American aircraft designer noted for his homebuilt aircraft This page is about Frederic C Hamilton, the businessman and philanthropist Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson (born July 23 1961) is an American Emmy Award -winning and Academy Award -nominated Bobby Hillin Jr (born June 5 1964 in Midland Texas) is an American Stock car Racecar driver. Emil Joe Holub (born January 5, 1938 in Schulenburg Texas) is a former American football center and Linebacker in Tommy Lee Jones (born September 15, 1946) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild - and Emmy Award -winning Hugh Liedtke, Founder of Pennzoil Company
• Jessica McClure, "Baby Jessica"
• Wahoo McDaniel, Professional Football Player and wrestler
• Douglas McGrath, Film writer and director
• Laynce Nix, Milwaukee Brewers outfielder
• Tony Peyton, Last surviving member of the original Harlem Globetrotters
• John V. Jessica Morales née McClure (born March 26, 1986) became famous at the age of 18 months after falling into a well in Midland, Edward "Wahoo" McDaniel ( June 19, 1938 - April 18, 2002) was a Choctaw - Chickasaw Native American Douglas Geoffrey McGrath (born 1958 is an American Academy Award nominated Screenwriter. Laynce Michael Nix (born October 30, 1980 in Houston Texas) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder in the Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are a Major League Baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which plays in the Central Division of the National League Charles Anthony "Tony" Peyton March 31922 - July 23 2007 was the last surviving member of the original Harlem Globetrotters basketball team The Harlem Globetrotters are an exhibition basketball team that combines athleticism and Comedy. Pliska, designer and builder of the Pliska aircraft, flown in 1912
• Judy Rankin, LPGA all-time money winner
• Doug Russell, 1968 Olympic gold medalist
• Mike Stanton, Cincinnati Reds pitcher
• Mike Timlin, Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox
• Rex Tucker, Offensive Guard for the Detroit Lions
• Ryan Tucker, Offensive Tackle for the Cleveland Browns
• Randy Velarde, Utility player in Major League Baseball. Biography At 14-years-old Rankin won the Missouri Amateur At 15 she was a low amateur in the U Douglas Albert Russell (born February 20, 1946) is an Olympic Champion butterfly Swimmer from the United States, who won the The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an International Multi-sport event held in Mexico City William Michael "Mike" Stanton (born June 2, 1967 in Houston Texas) is a Left-handed specialist Relief pitcher in The Cincinnati Reds are a Major League Baseball team based in Cincinnati Ohio, USA Michael August Timlin (ˈtɪmlɪn born March 10 1966 in Midland Texas) is a Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball for the Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a Professional baseball team based in Boston Massachusetts, and are the reigning (2007 World Series Champions. Rex T Tucker (born December 20, 1976 in Midland Texas) is a former professional American football offensive guard. The Detroit Lions are an American football team based in Detroit Michigan. Ryan Tucker (born June 12, 1975 in Midland Texas) is an American football player who currently plays Offensive guard for the The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. Randy Lee Velarde (born November 24 1962 in Midland Texas) is a former Major League Baseball Infielder who played for the New
• Spud Webb, NBA Basketball Star
• Clayton Williams, Businessman and 1990 gubernatorial candidate
• Eileen Wilks, Romance and Urban Fantasy author
• Drs. Anthony Jerome "Spud" Webb (born July 13, 1963) is an American retired NBA Basketball Point guard. Clayton Wheat "Claytie" Williams Jr (born October 8, 1931) a Businessman from Midland Texas, was the unsuccessful Republican Eileen Wilks is an American award-winning Fiction writer living in Midland, Texas. Leo and Fairfax Windecker, designers of the first composite aircraft to be FAA certified, founders of Windecker Industries
• Eric Winston, Offensive Tackle for the Houston Texans
• Munaf Ryani, Mark Smith, and Michael James of Explosions in the Sky
• Jackson Rathbone, Actor
• Joseph JoJo Walker CFL Hamilton Tiger Cats

References

External links

• City of Midland, Texas
• Odessa-Midland Area Radio Stations
• Midland from the Handbook of Texas Online
• Midland Reporter-Telegram
• UTPB Small Business Development Center

• Midland, Texas is at coordinates 32°00′18″N 102°05′57″W / 32.005072, -102.099239 (Midland, Texas)Coordinates: 32°00′18″N 102°05′57″W / 32.005072, -102.099239 (Midland, Texas)