The Taylor County Expo Center, formerly Taylor County Coliseum, is a 5,000-seat multi-purpose

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Abilene, Texas Abilene ( ) is a city in Taylor and Jones Counties in Texas, United States. Its population was 125,182 at the 2020 census, making it the 27th-most populous city in the state of Texas. It is the principal city of the Abilene metropolitan statis ...

. It was built in 1973. The Expo Center is the former home of the

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, of the

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. In 2015, it was announced as the home venue for the Abilene Warriors of

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for their inaugural 2016 season. However, prior to their first game, the lease was cancelled due to a "breach of contract" and the Warriors announced they would play their first game in

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External links

Taylor County Expo Center website
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