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==Government and infrastructure== Kelvin Green was elected mayor of Archer City in 2014 at the age of 18. He ran unopposed and was in high school. He was re-elected in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Campion|first1=Steve|title=Texas' youngest mayor barely old enough to drink|url=http://abc13.com/politics/texas-youngest-mayor-barely-old-enough-to-drink/2613615/|access-date=8 November 2017|work=KTRK-TV Houston|date=7 November 2017}}</ref> Eight miles (12.8 km) west-southwest of the city lies a {{convert|2|mi|km|adj=on}} antenna, the [[Lake Kickapoo]] Field Station, operated by the [[20th Space Control Squadron]], and part of the [[Air Force Space Surveillance System]], used for observing objects passing over the United States. It is the primary anchor transmitter for the Space Command southern "fence" (or "Space Fence") network for monitoring the space defense system. It extends east-to-west across America at about [[33rd parallel north|33Β°N]]. The antenna has no public access and restricted entry.<ref>[http://www.fas.org/spp/military/program/track/spasur_at.htm US Naval Space Command Space Surveillance System] - at the [[Federation of American Scientists]]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20070422120948/http://www.trust-us.ch/cryptome/02-Eyeball-Series-061213/kicka-eyeball.htm Eyeballing the Lake Kickapoo Space Surveillance Station] - at Trust Us</ref>
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