Big Spring, Texas

Big Spring is a city in and the county seat of Howard County, Texas, United States. Big Spring was established as the county seat of Howard County in 1882; with a population of 27,282 as of the 2010 censusit is the largest community in the county.

The city got its name from the single, large spring that issued into a small gorge between the base of Scenic Mountain and a neighboring hill in the southwestern part of the city limits. Although the name is sometimes still mistakenly pluralized, it is officially singular.

Big Spring in The House of Daniel
The House of Daniel played the Big Spring Cowboys in Big Spring, beating the Cowboys 15-11. One of the House's players, Jack Spivey, played a role in that victory by catching what would otherwise have been a home-run. Cowboy fans and even a local reporter complimented him on it.