Although it’s still quite a way to the West Texas area of El Paso, Lubbock or Amarillo. According to an article created by KXAN, the exact center of Texas is in Bell County, it’s a small unincorporated area called Sparks. Sparks, Texas on map Google Maps loading...It’s located about 6 miles northeast of Hollard, Texas and 16 miles south of Temple, Texas. I’m not expecting this information to make Sparks, Texas or Hartville, Missouri a new popular tourist destination, but it is interesting. Most Popular Fast Food Chains in Texas Ranked The website Vegas Insider has ranked the most popular fast food chains in Texas after looking at Google data.