(Andrews, Andrews County) - The rows of new homes are adding up in Andrews and the source of all that growth sits at the edge of Andrews County: the Waste Control plant in Andrews County brought in new workers from all over the U.S. including New York, California, New England.

"The nuclear industry has been a new thing for us," Wesley Burnett with the Andrews Economic Development Office said.

There are several new neighborhoods popping up around Andrews. Most of the growth has been on the Northwest side of town. Burnett says they have about 50 new homes going in every year.

But the growth isn't just on the surface — the Economic Development team says businesses are expanding and schools are packed. In fact, they haven't seen this many families in Andrews in ten years.

"We're seeing growth in our schools which is always a positive trend," Burnett said. "Families are moving in, kids are getting settled into school, so we're excited about that as well."