IMPACT, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Tucked just north of Abilene, the town of Impact may be small, but its story is anything but quiet. From a controversial founding fight to its role in changing alcohol laws in Taylor County, Impact has left a mark far larger than its 47 acres.

A Controversial Founding

On February 1, 1960, a petition was presented to incorporate 47 acres north of Abilene into what would become the town of Impact. The judge set an election for February 13, but revoked it after the Abilene City Council tried to annex part of the land, worried that Impact would legalize alcohol sales in a dry county.

The election went ahead anyway, passing by a 24–0 vote, but the judge refused to canvass the results, according to the Taylor County Historical Commission. The City of Abilene, local

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