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    The Hot Spot

    Jul 16, 2019 4 minutes
    By Alex Temblador

    Dallas 2.25 hours

    Austin 4.75 hours

    Houston 5.5 hours

    San Antonio 5.75 hours

    A Texas legend tells the story of a Comanche woman who was testing the depths of the Red River and called to her companions on the bank, “Wee-Chi-Tah!” meaning “waist deep.” With time, her assessment was adopted into the name of a town that grew nearby—Wichita Falls. Located a 30-minute drive from the Red River border with Oklahoma, Wichita Falls is a close-knit community of approximately 104,000 people accustomed to traveling around Texas—not Texas traveling to them.

    Growing up in Wichita Falls, I noticed my hometown didn’t attract many visitors. Downtown was full of empty aging buildings. Restaurants

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