Texas Midwest Makes You Feel at Home
Published Feb 19, 2009
Water is a big part of the Texas Midwest lifestyle, like the Concho River near the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts.
Brimming with history and replete with cultural and recreational offerings, the Texas Midwest beckons to all who desire a lifestyle rich in variety and abundant in its hospitality.
The 26-county region boasts amenities for every taste. Whether it’s hunting and fishing, gourmet dining and museums, or rodeo and racing, there’s something for everyone in this vast region.
Before retiring, the Jernigans lived in a suburb of Fort Worth, where Stan was employed with Bell Helicopter and Jimmie worked in banking. After searching for the perfect home, the couple eventually settled in Cross Plains.
“When we began discussing retirement, we knew we wanted to get away from congestion and traffic,” says Jimmie Jernigan, who with her husband, now raises and shows longhorn cattle.
“Life is good here. We’ve found the best people that we’ve ever lived near. Everyone is friendly and takes care of each other. All you have to do is pick up the phone,” she says.
On any given weekend, the Jernigans may be found at a church or community event giving rides to youngsters on their prize steer.
The region offers a variety of living styles, from rural ranching to small-town romance to the broader offerings of larger population centers.
Antique shopping is plentiful in towns such as Baird, Colorado City, Comanche and Sweetwater. Take a step back in time at Buffalo Gap Historic Village or enjoy the many museums and forts throughout the region.
Stroll the Riverwalk along the Concho River or visit the planetarium in San Angelo. Spend an afternoon on the links on one of the region’s many golf courses. From fine art galleries to the great outdoors, there is truly something for everyone in the Texas Midwest.
Matt and Suzette McBee enjoyed a successful lifestyle with careers in management and a fine new home in the Dallas Metroplex. And yet, something was missing. Room for their young sons to roam was the call for the family to relocate to Matt’s hometown of Brady with its abundant hunting, historic sites and open spaces.
In the Texas Midwest region, the young couple found more than 40 acres to call home, something Matt McBee says he never could have afforded in the city.
“I had everything I’d thought I wanted, but it just wasn’t right,” says McBee, owner of Pride Dirtwork & Construction, a heavy equipment firm that builds ranch roads and paths. “I wanted my kids to have the same opportunities I had growing up. In the big city, you’re anonymous. Out here, you feel more responsible to your neighbors.”
Matt McBee enjoys walking into any store or restaurant in town and finding a familiar, friendly face.
“It’s the little things,” he says. “I still have friends I went to kindergarten with. There’s a lot to be said for that.”
Story by Claire Ratliff-Sears
Photo by J. Kyle Keener
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