13 Facts About Midland Texas

Midland Texas became the county seat of Midland Texas County in March 1885, when that county was first organized and separated from Tom Green County.

Midland Texas was changed significantly by the discovery of oil in the Permian Basin in 1923 when the Santa Rita No 1 well began producing in Reagan County, followed shortly by the Yates Oil Field in Iraan.

Midland Texas has a semi-arid climate with hot summers and cool to mild winters.

In 2014, Midland Texas had the lowest unemployment rate in the United States, 2.

Midland Texas College is home to the McCormick Gallery, inside the Allison Fine Arts Building on the main campus.

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The Arts Council of Midland Texas serves as the promotional and public relations vehicle to promote the arts and stimulate community participation and support.

West Midland Texas United Sockers is an American soccer team founded in 2008.

Midland Texas College is a member of the Western Junior College Athletic Conference, and fields teams in baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's golf, softball and volleyball.

Midland Texas College has won 20 national championships in sports since 1975, as well as produced 192 All-Americans.

MC is one of only three community colleges in Midland Texas approved to offer a bachelor's degree in applied technology.

Midland Texas is served by nine local television stations: KMID, an ABC affiliate; KWES-TV, an NBC affiliate; KOSA, a CBS affiliate and a MyNetworkTV affiliate on their digital cable TV station; KPEJ-TV, a Fox affiliate; KPBT-TV, a PBS affiliate; KWWT, a MeTV affiliate; KUPB, a Univision affiliate; and KTLE-LD, a Telemundo affiliate.

Midland Texas-Odessa area is a focal point for many of the TV series Heroes's first-season episodes, serving as the Bennet family home and as the location of the Burnt Toast Diner.

Midland Texas was the site of the 2012 Midland Texas train crash, in which a train collided with a parade float carrying wounded military veterans, killing four.