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Abilene (/ ˈ æ b ɪ l iː n / AB-i-leen) is a city in Taylor and Jones Counties, Texas, United States.Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census. [9] It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statistical area, which had a population of 176,579 as of 2020. [10]
Vincent Paul Abbott was born in Abilene, Texas, on March 11, 1964.His parents were Jerry, a country music songwriter and producer, and Carolyn Abbott. Abbott originally played the tuba after being assigned to it in school band class, but he was directed towards the drums by his father, who said there were no career prospects for a tuba player.
Jerry Bob Abbott (April 8, 1942 – April 2, 2024) was an American country music songwriter and record producer. He was the father of heavy metal musicians Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell , both formerly of Pantera and Damageplan .
KTAB-TV (channel 32) is a television station in Abilene, Texas, United States, affiliated with CBS and Telemundo. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which provides certain services to NBC affiliate KRBC-TV (channel 9) under joint sales and shared services agreements (JSA/SSA) with Mission Broadcasting. The two stations share studios on South ...
Randall "Tex" Cobb (born 1950), prizefighter; actor; Abilene native. Charles Coody (born 1937), professional golfer; twelve PGA Tour victories; one Masters Tournament victory; Abilene resident. Byron Cook (born 1954), Republican state representative for Navarro. Carole Cook (1924–2023), actress; protégé of Lucille Ball; Abilene native.
At Abilene, Layfield was a two-year starter on the offensive line and was named first-team All-Lone Star Conference as a junior and senior. Layfield signed with the Los Angeles Raiders as an undrafted free agent , but was released before the 1990 season began.
Project Babylon. Coordinates: 34.5000°N 44.5000°E. Two sections of Big Babylon that have been bolted together at Royal Armouries, Fort Nelson, Portsmouth. Project Babylon was a space gun project commissioned by then Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. It involved building a series of "superguns". The design was based on research from the 1960s ...
KTXS-TV (channel 12) is a television station licensed to Sweetwater, Texas, United States, serving the Abilene area as an affiliate of ABC and The CW Plus. It is owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group alongside KTES-LD (channel 40), broadcasting TBD, and KTXE-LD, which rebroadcasts KTXS-TV in the San Angelo area. The stations share studios on North ...