 200px|right|thumb|big spring decorative sign 200px|right|thumb|the "big spring" in comanche trail park in big spring, texas big spring is a city in and the county seat of howard county, texas, united states, at the crossroads of u.s. highway 87 and interstate 20. with a population of 27,282 at the 2010 census, it is the largest city between midland to the west, abilene to the east, lubbock to the north, and 
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