Tag Archives: Amarillo
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.
Several Confederate monuments in Texas' metropolitan areas have been removed since Charlottesville, but Amarillo officials have been slow to act....Read More
Strangest State: Clowns, Bomb Squads, and Chicken-Launching
In this edition of Strangest State, featuring weird news from far-flung Texas: Beer is the "devil's draft" in Canyon, plus "clown busters" in Amarillo....Read More
Amarillo Refugees Back in the Spotlight at Capitol
A Texas Senate committee heard familiar testimony from Amarillo leaders about how the city is dealing with a relatively large population of refugees....Read More
The Strangers Next Door
How Amarillo became a safe haven from violence across the world — and Ground Zero in the backlash against refugees.
How Amarillo became a safe haven from violence across the world — and Ground Zero in the backlash against refugees....Read More
Reinventing Texas
History takes the stage in Palo Duro Canyon
Produced annually by the Texas Panhandle Heritage Foundation, "Texas" is the best-attended outdoor history drama in the nation. Though it debuted 50 years ago, ...Read More
New GOP Chair Doesn’t Want To See Gay Couples Kiss
Tom Mechler, the new chair of the Texas GOP says if his hometown newspaper ever publishes a photo of gay couples kissing, he'll cancel his subscription. ...Read More
Under Senate Budget Proposal, Women ‘Will Die’
In an attempt to defund Planned Parenthood, the Texas Senate could jeopardize funding for at least 13 providers of cancer services, according to a list obtained...Read More
Locked, Loaded, and Ready for School
The sorry state of Texas ed funding has left school districts scrambling for the bare necessities. Take Childress ISD, which just spent $150,000 on guns....Read More
