Texas Highways Magazine

Van Horn

stablished in the late 1800s as a railroad town, Van Horn sits at the intersection of Interstate 10 and US 90, some 120 miles southeast of El Paso. While travelers venturing to this part of West Texas expect wide-open spaces, these days they might also catch a glimpse of unidentified objects flying toward space. In 2005, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced plans to establish Launch Site One

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