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Walser was born in Brownfield, Texas and raised in Lamesa. [2] A roots musician since he was 11 years old, Walser became an accomplished guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. . He started his first band, The Panhandle Playboys, at age 16, and shared bills with another aspiring Texas singer, Buddy Hol
Dawson County is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,456. [1] [2] The county seat is Lamesa. [3] The county was created in 1876 and later organized in 1905. [4] It is named for Nicholas Mosby Dawson, [5] a soldier of the Texas Revolution.
Lamesa (/ l ə ˈ m iː s ə / lə-MEE-sə) [5] is a city in and the county seat of Dawson County, Texas, United States. [6] The population was 8,674 at the 2020 census, down from 9,952 at the 2000 census. Located south of Lubbock on the Llano Estacado, Lamesa was founded in 1903. Most of its economy is based on cotton farming.
The Regency Suspension Bridge near Goldthwaite which Bob Phillips crosses in the introduction to his Texas Country Reporter television series. Texas Country Reporter is a weekly syndicated television program hosted by J.B. Sauceda, which airs in all twenty-two Texas media markets, generally on weekends, and nationally on the satellite/cable channel RFD-TV. [1]
Lamesa Independent School District is a public school district based in Lamesa, Texas . In addition to Lamesa, the district also serves the city of Los Ybanez. The Lamesa athletic teams are known as the Golden Tornadoes or "Tors" for short. In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. [1]
Gonzales is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, with a population of 7,165 at the 2020 census. [6] It is the county seat of Gonzales County. [7] The "Come and Take It" incident, the ride of the Immortal 32 into the Alamo, and the Runaway Scrape after the fall of the Alamo, all integral events in the War for Texas Independence from Mexico, originated in Gonzales.
The following are people born in or otherwise closely associated with the city of Lamesa, Texas. Pages in category "People from Lamesa, Texas" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total.
The Lamesa Farm Workers Community Historic District in Los Ybanez in Dawson County, Texas, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993. It is a 50 acres (20 ha) historic district which included 32 contributing buildings .