You can tell there is a big difference between this city and Houston…read more If you've been to Beaumont or maybe Nederland Texas then you pretty much have a parallel on what you might experience here but maybe a decade better in local flavor. One thing I can say the difference between here and Houston is I thought it was a fluke but pretty much everybody that passes in front of you has the courtesy to say it's use me or pardon me compared to being a Houston we're pretty much nobody knows what that phrase is. It is kind of a cozy but maybe a confusing place if you come from a big town because the feeders for example both sides have two way driving as compared to Houston there is only one way to go depending on which side of the freeway you are at on the feeder but that is because there is a massive amount of traffic in Houston compared to here. I like the setup better here and plus I've never seen any rush hour traffic.

Well, I was paying my taxes, so it's not like I wanted to be there. The ladies inside were very…read morenice and I was in and out quickly. What else could you say?

Central Appraisal District : Most of my Blogs have been showing you my activities places I like…read moregoing to eating shopping, hang around or do business with. Hope it lets you know of places that you not been to jet and hope you check them out. Today's IS A Little DIFFERENT. Last week the 14th April I filled my tax's yeah I know waiting till the last minute. Today had to run over to the Central Appraisal District of Abilene to check or property tax's. Looks like they are fixing the sidewalk out front so had to enter thru the rear of the building. Went well in and out quickly with little to no damage to my wallet. After thinking about it afterwards I could have done everything online... OH WELL had a nice drive around town.

When I was growing up in Abilene Texas I always said their were only 2 thing you could do. Get in…read moretrouble or get pregnant. Obviously they're not mutually exclusive. That was in the 80s. Now it's a couple decades later, and I don't think anything has changed.

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It's the post office. Long line, long wait. What did you expect?read more

Terrible, terrible post office I have ever been to. The employees are old and rude. Although this…read morehas nothing to do with the post office workers, the carriers have misplaced my expensive packages and delivered to wrong addresses!! TWICE since I've moved here 8 months ago!! If it weren't for the kind Abilene citizens that actually live a couple of blocks from my house that resent my mail to my address, I would have NEVER gotten them! Thanks for nothing!!!

I had an amazing experience with Shantel today! She is amazing and helped me figure out how to do…read moremy out of state title transfer very quickly and efficiently. All of the ladies surrounding her have great attitudes and are very pleasant to work with.

I would not give this County public service a "1" star but have to in order to post this. I have…read moreonly had 1 decent experience with them over the past 5 years of living in Taylor County, the rest have been beyond ridiculous with rude clerks and poor customer service. As someone who works in public service myself, this is hugely disappointing and I dread having to go there anytime it is necessary to take care of business. I did not get the woman's name from this morning (8 am) because of being so distraught, but she was older than 45 w/brown and grey hair pulled into a bun with "horse" figurines across her cubical wall. You ma'am should not be working for the public!!!

Once a small Texas frontier settlement, Abilene is a modern, thriving city where the past is…read morecelebrated and remembered in unique museums such as Frontier Texas! and the Grace Museum. Abilene Zoo has more than 1,000 animals, including some lions and tigers and bears (oh my) The 19th century Fort Phantom Hill is part of the Texas Forts Trail, connecting various West Texas frontier landmarks. 12th armored division memorial museum Located in the town of Buffalo Gap, Texas, the Taylor County History Center, previously known as the Buffalo Gap Historic Village, is a living museum that tells the nostalgic story of the last half century of the West Texas wild frontier. Located about half an hour from Abilene State Park, the Morgan Jones Planetarium is one of the very few planetariums in Texas. The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature is an unusual museum that focuses on illustrations in literature. And this is just the tip of the iceberg. There's plenty to keep you and your guest busy.

The lady at the front desk was condescending, rude, and extremely unhelpful. I hope the city looks…read moreinto finding a course on customer service and maybe some sensitivity training. Cultural competency for this city would be wonderful.