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Tex Randall Story
Most people who have lived in the Texas
Panhandle or have passed through on US Hwy 60 remember the impression that Tex Randall,
one of the tallest cowboys in Texas made on
them. Everyone has a story to tell about Tex
whether it was the first time they saw him
or, as they routinely traveled the highway were he
is located, it was a bench mark or mile marker for them.
Tex Randall was constructed at his location
in 1959 by industrial arts teacher Harry
Wheeler. The statue is composed of concrete, steel
and wire mesh. The original purpose was to
advertise Wheeler's Western Store. The last
restoration effort for the statue was in
1989 when a truck crashed into Tex's left boot.
The aging landmark now resides over a vacant
building adjacent to US Hwy 60 in
Canyon, Texas. The aging cowboy statue is on the endangered
roadside attractions list compiled by the
Society for Commercial Archeology that was
released in March 2010.
The Canyon Main Street Program is a non
profit charitable organization founded in
2002. Through your generosity and contributions,
Tex Randall will be restored and his
surroundings will be developed into an area
befitting for the Texas Panhandle Icon.
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