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Childress, Tell, Kirkland Carey

Business opportunities abound in this Main Street City with high traffic counts on major highways. There are many available locations on the highways and the historic downtown area to put a new business in. New restaurants and retail opportunities are still plentiful with hotels, 18-hole golf course, a 585-acre ATV Park, and excellent healthcare facilities. Employment opportunities are absolutely everywhere in Childress, Texas. Come see what Childress, Texas has to offer.

US Highway 83 that runs from Canada to Mexico, US Highway 62 that runs from Niagara Falls, New York near the Canadian Border to El Paso, Texas and US HIGWAY 287 that runs from Montana to the Gulf of Mexico through Denver and Fort Worth / Dallas all cross right here in Childress.

Childress Regional Medical Center, Fox Clinic, Stoney Ridge Golf Course, Childress ATV / Moto Park, Childress County Sheriff’s Office and Detention Center, Hampton Inn & Suites of Childress, Holiday Inn Express, Childress Banking Center and Pilot Travel Center, a Multi-Purpose Events Center, Pak A Sak Convenience Store an HTeaO World Famous Iced Tea and the complete restoration/transformation of the old 5 story hotel in the Historic Main Street District downtown into the Hotel Childress Lofts are just a few of the multi-million dollar projects that have recently been completed. In addition, several historic buildings downtown and all of the motels on US Hwy 287 have complete renovations. Several other projects are being planned and/or are currently under construction, including an exclusive private 36-hole links style golf course with 2 accompanying 9-hole Par 3 courses. Construction of the first golf course, designed by Tom Doak, will commence November 2023 and the construction of the second golf course, designed by Gil Hanse, will commence in November 2024.

Wind Energy brought several multi-million-dollar transmission lines through the county. Solar Parks are taking advantage of this. Misae Solar Park I is a 1,674-acre Solar Park just east of Childress. A new 3,800-acre Solar Park has begun construction in the same area and is expected to bring 600-1000 temporary jobs through 2024.

With the abundance of electricity produced here by the Solar Parks, Childress has attracted companies such as Iris Energy, a Bitcoin Data Mining company is constructing facilities that are to bring 119 temporary jobs and 56 permanent full-time local jobs once fully completed. They are up and running.

Oil & gas activity in the surrounding area has brought projects and jobs to Childress County.

The Prairie Dog Fork of the Red River is one of two navigable rivers in the Panhandle of Texas for ATV’s, Motorcycles, Full Size OHV’s, Dune Buggies & Sand Rails.

HUNTING in Childress County and the surrounding area is absolutely excellent. Our large and abundant white tail deer, mule deer, wild hogs, turkey, quail, and dove are attracting hunters from all over the United States.

Come check out Childress!

Baylor Creek Reservoir

Childress Independent School District

Clarendon College-Childress Campus

Childress Chamber of Commerce

Childress Regional Medical Center

The City of Childress

Childress County

Stoney Ridge Golf Course

Childress ATV & Moto Cross Park

Childress County Heritage Museum

PalaceTheater

Childress Municipal Airport

Handbook of Texas Online – Childress County, Texas

Handbook of Texas Online – Childress, Texas

Iris Energy

Misae Solar Park

Texas Escapes – Childress, Texas

Texas Escapes – Tell, Texas

The High Ground of Texas

Texas Groundwater Ownership

The Texas Plains Trail

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Electric Transmission Texas LLC

Cross Texas Transmission LLC

Gateway Groundwater Conservation District



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