“The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long” – Blade Runner. On March 11, 1982, a new rock club called Xit 13 opened in the city and, almost overnight, it became the coolest place in ...

Editor’s Note: Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker, a recently retired Texas Tech Librarian, but he can still be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. This week’s article about the XIT Ranch is by ...

DALHART, Texas (KFDA) - The last day of the 89th Annual XIT Rodeo & Reunion wraps up this weekend with a parade and the world’s largest BBQ. For more than a century, the XIT Rodeo & Reunion has been a ...

For a half century, the giant XIT Ranch windmill stood as one of the tallest structures ever built on the Llano Estacado. Created out of great necessity to convert wind to water, it rose 132 feet, ...

The XIT Ranch was to Texas ranches what Dell Inc. is to computer manufacturers. In the 1880s, the Panhandle ranch was the largest fenced range in the world and, for a time, was the leader in breeding ...