The county was organized in 1921; Hockley City won over Ropesville in the county-seat contest. The settlement of the county accelerated during the 1920s, encouraged by the construction of two branches of the Santa Fe Railroad in the early 1920s-one crossing east to west, the other crossing the southeast corner of the county.
An Arrow is a symbol that may mean protection, defense, movement, force, swiftness, sureness, direction and power. The Arrow is also believed to ward off evil spirits if pointed to the left.
It can symbolize an increase or decrease in something (if it's a right triangle). It can indicate up or down as in elevator buttons or stock symbols (or left or right). It could also point at something specific. It can represent mountains or dunes (or the pyramids), especially if there is more than one.