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Amarillo

The Far Right Wants to End Out-of-State Abortion. Amarillo Is in the Way.

Texas' biggest popular vote on abortion post-"Roe" pits local advocates against an abortion travel ban that's part of a scheme to block the path to New Mexico.

by Mary Tuma

Keep Reading

Strangest State: Ted Cruz Enjoys a White Claw

by Texas Observer Staff

Texas Executes John Balentine Despite Racist Trial

by Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune

In Amarillo, Copper Workers’ Strike Enters Fourth Month with No End in Sight

by Gus Bova

Sep 28, 2017

While Confederate Monuments Fall in Texas’ Big Cities, Others Take a Slower Pace

Several Confederate monuments in Texas' metropolitan areas have been removed since Charlottesville, but Amarillo officials have been slow to act.

by Michael Barajas

Nov 21, 2016

Strangest State: Clowns, Bomb Squads, and Chicken-Launching

by Patrick Michels

Par Meng and her toddler, Peter Lien, are Burmese refugees who've lived in Amarillo for two years. Local leaders and conservative activists have pressured resettlement groups to bring fewer refugees like them to the city. Apr 22, 2016

Amarillo Refugees Back in the Spotlight at Capitol

by Lorenzo Holt

Par Meng and her toddler, Peter Lien, are Burmese refugees who've lived in Amarillo for two years. Local leaders and conservative activists have pressured resettlement groups to bring fewer refugees like them to the city. Apr 11, 2016

The Strangers Next Door

How Amarillo became a safe haven from violence across the world — and Ground Zero in the backlash against refugees.

by Patrick Michels

Jul 13, 2015

Reinventing Texas

History takes the stage in Palo Duro Canyon

by Robyn Ross

Tom Mechler Mar 09, 2015

New GOP Chair Doesn’t Want To See Gay Couples Kiss

by John Wright

Access to Planned Parenthood Feb 20, 2015

Under Senate Budget Proposal, Women ‘Will Die’

by Alexa Garcia-Ditta

Aug 21, 2014

Locked, Loaded, and Ready for School

by Christopher Hooks

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