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Texas Nominations Are Now Open – 41st Annual Governor’s Volunteer Awards
Nominations are now being accepted for the 41st Annual Governor's Volunteer Awards. Administered by the OneStar Foundation, the Governor’s Volunteer Awards are an opportunity for the State of Texas to honor exemplary individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication to improving their communities through outstanding service and volunteering. “Texans recognize...
TxDOT and Local Cops Crack Down on Drunk Driving: Stay Safe This Labor Day!
Now that school has started, college students are returning to campus, and football starts soon, Labor Day will be here before you know it. Many people in the Amarillo Area and all over the Texas Panhandle, celebrate Labor Day with friends. They fire up the grills and crack open some cold ones or meet at a local bar. It's a holiday to kick back, relax, and enjoy your weekend or day off.
Accountability ratings for Texas schools not released for second year
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) -The Texas Education Agency uses an A-F accountability rating to grade school districts on overall performances. The agency changed those ratings back in 2022 and 2023, prompting lawsuits from hundreds of school districts. They claim the ratings rely on a faulty STAAR test, and set the bar...
Texas entrepreneur fuels local leatherwork education and charity
Aaron Heizer, a renowned entrepreneur from Elm Mott, Texas, is fueling his local community with tools and knowledge of the leatherwork trade. Through his enterprise, Maker’s Leather Supply, Heizer aims to foster an appreciation for leather craft among both professionals and beginners. Since its inception in 2014, Maker’s Leather...
Texas Game Warden explains the significance of purple paint for no trespassing
ABILENE, Texas — Hunting season is right around the corner and it is important to know where you can, and cannot, go. If you see purple paint on a property that means no trespassing. "So purple paint, we use it around here, but that originated over in Piney Woods,...
Texas triples razor wire barriers, continues building border wall
(The Center Square) – Texas is continuing to expand razor wire barriers and building its own wall along its border with Mexico through Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security mission, Operation Lone Star. The Texas National Guard has tripled erecting razor wire barriers along the Texas-Mexico border since soldiers began expanding them last year in key illegal border crossing points on state land. “Texas is tripling razor wire barriers to STOP...
Nueces County Sheriff's Office and The Purple Door team up to bring support, legal advocacy to women inmates
NUECES COUNTY, Texas — The Purple Door and Nueces County Sheriff's Office are teaming up on a new initiative, set to begin in early September, that will involve bringing support groups to female jail inmates. Sheriff J.C. Hooper said it was about a month ago when the organization reached...
Hot weather to continue in North Texas
NORTH TEXAS – Another heat alert has been issued through 9 p.m. Wednesday.In the image below, excessive heat warnings cover the area in purple, heat advisories are orange and air quality alerts are red.High temperatures will vary depending on the exact location of the front, which should be slowly sliding southwest over the next 12-24 hours.Looking forward, according to the American model (GFS), both major models are trending toward bringing a tropical upper-level tropospheric trough into Texas next week. While trends still favor south Texas, the GFS is starting to shift slightly northward, offering a better chance of rain.Here's the Euro...
FCC Dismisses 8 Texas Panhandle LPFM Applications
Eight LPFM applications for construction permits in the Texas panhandle were dismissed after objections were raised with the FCC over applicants’ attributable interests and nonprofit standing in the state. The commission also found that the applicants lacked reasonable site assurance for their transmitter sites. LPFM radio applications were filed...
Watch: Texas UPS Driver Passes Out Behind the Wheel
A North Texas UPS driver crashed his delivery truck after passing out due to heat exhaustion. The video below shows the moment after the truck crossed over the grass median and into oncoming traffic before veering off the road and crashing into a tree. The incident happened on Friday, August 16 on Highway 121 north of McKinney, according to NBC DFW.
Southeast Texas Faces Intense Heat: Excessive Heat Warnings in Effect as Temperatures Soar
The National Weather Service - Houston/Galveston has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for most of the Southeast Texas region, with temperatures expected to soar today and continue through tomorrow. Residents are strongly urged to stay safe and take precautions. As the region slips into the grips of the hottest days...
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