Andrews
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Andrews
Locals say Permian Basin
Where the desert meets the oil patch.
Mustang Red
Welcome to Andrews, the heart of the Permian Basin! You'll find a friendly, hardworking community where the oil patch meets the open range. Whether you're here for work or just passing through, pull up a chair at a local diner and you'll feel right at home.
Clubs for Andrews
No clubs for Andrews yet.
The room
One room for everyone around Andrews. It never closes; when it's busy it splits into tables. Once you're in, you stay until you leave.
Ask the neighbours
AllA good plumber, the best tacos, a lost cat: nobody has asked yet. Be the first.
Coming up
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Marketplace
Things for sale, free and wanted, and rooms for rent, from people around Andrews. Sign in to sell something.
Things to do
- Andrews County Courthouse Historic county seat with a classic Texas courthouse square.
- Andrews County Museum Local history and oil industry artifacts.
- Outdoors Hunting for deer and quail
- Outdoors Off-roading in the desert
- With kids County fair and livestock shows
- With kids High school football games
- Evenings Dance halls
- Evenings Cowboy bars
- Locals love Cowboy bars
- Locals love Small-town diners
Through the year
- Andrews County Fair fall Livestock shows, carnival rides, and local food vendors.
- Gaines County Fair fall County fair in Seminole with rodeo and exhibits.
A dry, semi-arid climate with hot summers and mild winters. The best times to be out are spring and fall, when temperatures are moderate and the skies are clear. Best: Spring and fall are the most comfortable times to be outdoors.
Talk like a local
- “oil patch”
- The oil industry and the region around it.
- “pumpjack”
- The pumping unit used to extract oil.
- “roughneck”
- Someone who works in the oil fields.
Getaways
Local flavour
Rooting for Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers, Houston Texans, Dallas Mavericks
Eat and drink
- chicken-fried steak Classic West Texas comfort food
- Tex-Mex Enchiladas, fajitas, and breakfast tacos
- barbecue Beef brisket and sausage, often served with pickles and onions
- breakfast tacos Staple morning food across Texas
Where people go
- oil fields with pumpjacks Iconic nodding donkeys dot the landscape
- desert landscapes Mesquite, creosote, and endless blue skies
- small-town diners Where everyone knows your name and the coffee is always on
- cowboy bars Honky-tonks with live country music and two-stepping
Heritage and traditions
Andrews is proud of its oil-boom heritage and cowboy roots, where the desert landscape is dotted with pumpjacks and the community is tight-knit and self-reliant.
This time of year in Andrews
- Deer and quail hunting season Fall/Winter Fall and winter weekends are spent in the field
Say it like a local: “fixin' to” — About to do something
Landmarks with a story
- Andrews County Veterans Memorial Honors local veterans from all wars
- Gaines County Museum Local history museum in Seminole with pioneer and oil exhibits
- Historic downtown Andrews Early 20th-century storefronts and courthouse square
Food traditions
- Deer sausage and jerky Hunting families process their own game into smoked sausage and jerky, a staple of fall and winter.
- Cowboy beans Pinto beans slow-cooked with sausage or brisket, a ranch tradition that feeds a crowd.
- Tamales Especially at Christmas, homemade tamales are a Tex-Mex tradition passed down through generations.
- Breakfast tacos Already a local favorite, often loaded with eggs, potatoes, and chorizo for oilfield workers.
A little history
- 1910 Andrews County organized
- 1929 Oil discovered in the area
- 1940s Wartime oil production boom
- 1950s Population surge from oil industry
Rivalries
- Andrews Mustangs vs Seminole Indians Friday night football rivalry that splits the county.
- Game day Friday night lights
- Game day Hunting season opener
- Outdoors Camping in the desert
- Outdoors Rockhounding
- With kids Riding bikes on dirt roads
- With kids Collecting arrowheads
A slow West Texas drawl with a friendly, laid-back cadence. Spanish words like 'barbacoa' and 'queso' are common, and 'y'all' is used constantly.
Only here
- Pumpjacks in every direction, nodding like mechanical cows
- The faint smell of crude oil in the air near active wells
- Dust storms that turn the sky orange and gritty
- More pickup trucks than cars in any parking lot
New here? A few tips
- Expect hot summers (100°F+) and mild winters; dust storms can appear suddenly—keep a bandana handy.
- Wave to everyone you pass on the road; it's a friendly local custom.
- Try a breakfast taco from a local spot early in the morning—it's the working person's fuel.
- Understand that oil prices drive the local economy; booms and busts are part of life.
- Be prepared for long drives between towns; services are sparse, so fill up your tank.
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Andrews, TX. Areas from the US Census Bureau and Statistics Canada; places from GeoNames. Local flavour was written with a model and may have mistakes. Team names identify teams; no endorsement.