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  Borger, Texas - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Borger is a city in Hutchinson County, Texas, United States.
Borger and his business partner John R. Miller purchased a 240-acre townsite near the Canadian River in March 1926 after the discovery of oil in the vicinity.
Borger became so notorious that in the spring of 1927 Texas Governor Dan Moody sent a force of Texas Rangers to reign in the town.
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 Handbook of Texas Online:
Asa Phillip (Ace) Borger, town builder, was born to Phillip and Minnie Ann (West) Borger on April 12, 1888, on the family farm near Carthage, Missouri.
Borger's overt generosity with friends and acquaintances caused hard feelings among certain of the town's populace, however, particularly Arthur Huey, the Hutchinson county treasurer.
The elder Borger was later convicted of receiving deposits in the insolvent bank and assessed a two-year prison term, a judgment that he appealed.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/BB/fbo85.html   (884 words)

  
 Handbook of Texas Online:
Borger, at the junction of State highways 136, 152, and 207, in south central Hutchinson County, was established by and named for A. (Ace) Borger,
In October the charter incorporating the city of Borger was adopted, and Miller was elected mayor.
In 1990 the population was 15,675, and in 2000 it dropped to 14,302.
www.tsha.utexas.edu /handbook/online/articles/view/BB/heb10.html   (932 words)

  
 Welcome to the City of Borger, Texas
Located 45 miles northeast of Amarillo, Borger Texas is centrally located in the Texas Panhandle.
The City of Borger strives to provide responsive, cost effective public services to enhance the quality of life for all of our citizens.
Borger boasts a full service city with great public safety, an excellent quality of life, 24 parks, 2 golf courses, and some of the friendliest people you will ever meet.
www.ci.borger.tx.us   (90 words)

  
 Fires ravage drought-stricken Texas Panhandle - The Boston Globe
BORGER, Texas -- Using bulldozers and air tankers yesterday, firefighters struggled to stop wind-blown wildfires that scorched more than 1,000 square miles of the drought-stricken Texas Panhandle.
The blazes were blamed for at least seven deaths, four of them in a crash on a smoke-shrouded highway over the weekend.
A blaze near Borger covered 432,000 acres, a fire near Groom consumed 211,000 acres, and a fire south of Childress burned 20,000 acres.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2006/03/14/fires_ravage_drought_stricken_texas_panhandle   (461 words)

  
 Borger News Herald - Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Texas Legislature will consider abolishing the TAKS tests when it convenes in January, 2007.
In addition to the usual business, three students, Aaron Cook, Bobby Hays and Cory Orand, were commended for their help to maintaining the recently purchased greenhouses.
Borger Band students are having a silent auction to raise money for their summer trip to Chicago, Ill. The auction begins at 6 p.m.
www.borgernewsherald.com   (126 words)

  
 Borger Texas Historic Borger and Borger Hotels.
Eight times larger than the County Seat of Stinnett, Borger once boasted of a three-mile long main street when things like that were rare.
The 25-mile loop (Texas 136 west, FM 1319 and FM 687) to the county seat of Stinnett is a Panhandle scenic drive.
Perhaps I can come to Borger and speak to people who are familiar with the early history and who might shed some light on my research.
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 Borger, Texas
Borger was an oil boomtown of the early 1900's which grew to a population of 40,000.
Today the town is still a petroleum center and it maintains a population of approximately 15,000.
The town is also known for its proximity to the site of the Battle of Adobe Walls, which is northeast of Borger.
www.planetware.com /texas/borger-us-tx-bor.htm   (76 words)

  
 Agrium - Borger, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This is reducing the amount of water discharged from the City’s treatment plant and also reduces the Agrium’s cooling water costs.
The Borger Plant is a “zero” discharge facility and other projects are being investigated to recycle more of the plant's industrial process water.
The groundwater and soil throughout the plant and the surrounding ranch land is regularly monitored.
www.agrium.com /in_the_community/borger.jsp   (286 words)

  
 Borger, Texas
Orderly growth soon replaced the ribald oil boom days, and now Borger is a center for oil, chemicals, and cattle.
A 25 mile loop west and north to Stinnett crosses rough, canyon-cut landscapes of the Canadian River brakes; leads across dam impounding ake Meredith.
Texas 136 west, F.M. 1319, and F.M.687 north.
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 Agrium - Borger, Texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Borger Plant is located on 290 acres (118 hectares) near the community of Borger, Texas, 47 miles (75 km) northeast of Amarillo.
The Borger Plant has implemented a project to utilize effluent wastewater from the City of Borger’s wastewater treatment plant.
The Borger Nitrogen Operation spends millions of dollars in Texas for raw materials, goods, services and equipment.
www.agrium.com /print_version/in_the_community/borger.jsp   (276 words)

  
 Borger News
On the eve of one of the nations greatest tragedies, in Borger, both young and old put their lives aside for just a moment to remember the sacrifice those men and women made five years ago to help the helpless.
A small town boy from Borger, Texas, Vest served in Vietnam and received a Purple Heart.
AMARILLO, Texas A veteran Panhandle law enforcement official who trained police officers abroad was found dead in Afghanistan.
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 Borger, Texas TX, city profile (Hutchinson County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Texas > All counties > Hutchinson County > Borger
At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Borger was $16,869, compared with $21,587 nationally.
Median rent in Borger, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $275.
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 Hutchinson County Museum, Borger, Texas
We share the story of Coronado who traveled through the Texas Panhandle about 1 mile from the museum; we have artfacts and scale models of buildings from the Battle of Adobe Walls and up through the founding of the county in 1901 and beyond.
We have extensive artifacts and detailed exhibits on the oil boom days when Borger was known as "boogertown" with murders daily including the murder of the town' s founder and the murder of a District Attorney attempting to clean up the corruption.
The museum is growing and has a vision to save historical buildings in downtown Borger.
www.museumsusa.org /museums/info/1167721   (717 words)

  
 Borger High School Test Scores - Borger, Texas - TX
Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators.
www.greatschools.net /modperl/achievement/tx/861   (477 words)

  
 Borger Texas Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Borger TX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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If you are concerned about a housing bubble in Borger, we can get you the information you need.
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 Best Western Borger Inn Borger Texas....Texas Travel
Enter the dates of your stay and the number of travelers in the form below to compare rates at this great Borger,Texas hotel.
You will enjoy our indoor heated pool and spa, exercise room and a free deluxe continental breakfast year round.
Borger is the carbon fl capital of the world.
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 Borger, TX Houses, Apartments, Cars, Mortgage Status, and Residents Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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Housing units in Borger with a mortgage: 1,734 (15 second mortgage, 57 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
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 Borger, Texas, Outdoors Recreation
There are plenty of outdoors activities near Borger, Texas if you know where to look.
Borger Country Club, Borger, Texas, 4 miles away
Phillips Country Club, Borger, Texas, 4 miles away
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 RedOrbit - Science - Borger, Texas Site Selected for New Ryton(R) PPS Plant   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
THE WOODLANDS, Texas, July 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP (Chevron Phillips Chemical) has announced that Borger, Texas will be the location of its new polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) plant.
Built side-by-side to the existing PPS plant in Borger, the new facility will expand the company's total PPS capacity at the site to 44 million pounds per year.
Construction of the facility is subject to final board approval, which will be sought later in the year.
www.redorbit.com /news/display?id=174182&source=r_science   (481 words)

  
 Borger, Texas (TX) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hotels, hospitals, schools, crime   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
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Borger, Texas business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
On 6/8/1995, a category 4 tornado 28.5 miles away from the city center injured 7 people and caused between $5,000,000 and $50,000,000 in damages.
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 Borger singles - Borger dating - Borger personals
Borger singles - Borger dating - Borger personals
Your dating choices are endless with thousands of exciting Borger singles available online.
I was born and raised in Texas where I worked in the Oil and Gas field.
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 hutchinson county veterans memorial foundation borger texas   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
There was a public meeting held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 1789 in Borger on Sat.
Organizations represented at this meeting were City of Borger, Hutchinson County Historical Commission, Borger Economic Development Corp., Frank Phillips College, Highland Park Monument Co.; and local veterans organizations and their affiliates: VFW # 1789 and its Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion # 671 and its Ladies Auxiliary and Vietnam Veterans of America # 404.
After the public meeting, 10 members from VFW # Post 1789, VFW Post # 1789's Ladies Auxiliary, American Legion # 671, American Legion Post # 671's Ladies Auxiliary and VVA # 404 convened for their first official committee meeting to explore the choices of property within the community that were presented at the public meeting.
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 Borger Texas TX Hotels, Motels and Area Attractions
Borger Texas TX Hotels, Motels and Area Attractions
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We'll provide a list of all the nearby hotels, and their distance from the attraction.
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 Borger Hotels: Read Borger Hotel Reviews and Compare Prices - TripAdvisor
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 Borger Attorneys, Lawyers, Law Firms, TX, Texas - Lawyers.com
Your search for Firms in Borger, Texas found 5 listings.
Our firm has over 50 years of extensive trial room experience in the areas of personal injury, family law criminal law and criminal appeals.
Jack Hazlewood was elected in 2005 as Life Member of the Texas Bar Foundation.
www.lawyers.com /Texas/Borger/law-firms.html   (221 words)

  
 Best Western Borger Inn - Borger Texas Hotels - HotelCentralUSA.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Built in 1923, the hotel is a showcase for many fine works of art, including the Crystal Ballroom ceiling, which was painted by Giovanni Smeraldi, noted for his work at the Vatican.
Guests at the Border Inn enjoy upscale accommodations and the convenience of lodging in the best location in town, central to all areas of Borger.
This new hotel, located on Highway 207, is a short drive from Conoco Phillips Oil Refinery, the Frank Phillips College, Lake Meredith National Park and Alibates Caverns.
www.hotelcentralusa.com /hotels-us-texas-borger-11271057O.shtml   (724 words)

  
 Borger Independent School District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Borger Independent School District is a public school district based in Borger, Texas (USA).
Categories: Texas Education Agency "Academically Acceptable" Districts
This page was last modified 09:34, 19 October 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Borger_Independent_School_District   (86 words)

  
 Texas Governor Rick Perry - Borger - Texas Music Education Primer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Texas Governor Rick Perry - Borger - Texas Music Education Primer
Typical undergraduate tuition: NA © 1995-2006, State of Texas, Office of the Governor, Texas Music Office
Texas Music Office, P.O. Box 13246, Austin, Texas 78711
www.governor.state.tx.us /divisions/music/education/tmep/tmep_borger.htm   (172 words)

  
 Borger, Texas, Local Weather
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 James M. Mosley attorney in Borger, TX, Texas, U.S.A.
James M. Mosley attorney in Borger, TX, Texas, U.S.A. Attorney Profile for James M. Mosley
Admitted: 1996, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S Supreme Court
Member: Amarillo Area and Hutchinson County Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas.
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