I recently left my beloved Lubbock and moved to Central Texas. When I walked into my new office, the first question my new coworkers asked was “Why would anyone want to live in West Texas?” If you’re a Red Raider, chances are you’ve been asked this before. For those of you incoming freshmen, let me give you a hand. I can think of 30 reasons why we love West Texas. Yes, 30 - like the number on Andrew Sorrells’ basketball jersey. Yes, that guy Coach Beard yelled at after that alley-op against Baylor.
When people think of West Texas, they think dry desert land.