More than 1,400 children were on daycare waiting lists in Midland and the surrounding area earlier this year, according to the latest available data. (Bloomberg) — The West Texas sun is still hours away from rising, but the line at the First Presbyterian Church in Midland is already forming. These aren’t teens waiting for concert tickets. They’re tired moms and dads hoping to get a spot at the church’s “Mother’s Day Out” program for their children, the babies of the boom. “It’s like you’re scalping for tickets to a Rolling Stones concert,” said Jessica McCoy, a soon-to-be mother who sells oilfield services equipment for United Safety Ltd. in Midland. McCoy’s solution: her mother has moved to Midland from Austin allowing McCoy to keep her job when her son is born this fall. Others aren’t as lucky. More than 1,400 children were on daycare waiting lists in Midland and the […]