The TDB on Monday reported that the overall area of the state impacted by drought conditions decreased for the first time in 11 weeks. However, that overall decrease was due to recent rains falling in areas that were out of drought, and even contributed to flooding in parts of the state.
The Texas Water Development Board reported on Monday that the overall area of the state impacted by drought conditions decreased for the second week in a row, if only slightly, and highlighted the wide variance of rainfall in Texas recorded during the month of April.
The Texas Bar Foundation awarded a $12,000 grant to Catholic Charities of the Texas Panhandle to support the provision of pro bono legal services to legal immigrants and refugees in Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle.
The Texas A&M Forest Service reported that the presence of the emerald ash borer (EAB) beetle is confirmed in five new Texas counties, with officials noting that the beetle continues to spread south and infect and kill ash trees.
West Texas A&M University business students recently raised $13,000 for several Texas Panhandle area charities including organizations that are connected to raising funds for wildfire relief after raging wildfires tore through the High Plains, WT officials announced.
Ever Wonder How Many Country Singers Are From Texas? Many country singers have recorded songs about Texas. Those songs include classics such as “Texas (When I Die)” and “Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love).” Fittingly, three Texas-born artists recorded those tracks…Tanya Tucker, Waylon Jennings, and Willie Nelson RELATED: MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY REVEALS WHY HE […]
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Polo in West Texas goes as far back as the 1900s when MIdland was still known as Midway. This came about thanks to a man named Jay Floyd who saw polo players coming to West Texas in search of buying polo pony prospects. Mix together the cowboy culture already present and []
A small Texas town unanimously voted against a proposed ordinance to declare itself a Sanctuary City for the Unborn on Thursday.Following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in 2022, leaving individual states to choose their own legal status on abortion, Texas enacted one of the strictest abortion bans in the United States. Texas' ban, which does not have exceptions for rape, incest or medical needs, goes into effect as early as six weeks into a pregnancy.However, since the...
In March, Texas got more electricity from solar panels than from coal. That’s a big deal because Texas is a huge state with millions of people and solar is taking on the load very nicely. All the details are here: https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/texas-got-more-electricity-from-solar-than-coal-last-month Categories: Weather Blog
Some women who love Bad Bunny also love beating the hell out of each other as a few vicious fights erupted at his Saturday night concert, momentarily stealing the show. Bunny was oblivious to the violence as he performed at the American…
Texas is coming off a win and an off day, and looks to keep that positivity going against the hated Halos of Orange County. A lefty on the mound for the Angels means lots of righties for Texas. The lineup: Semien — 2B Seager — SS Lowe — 1B Garcia — RF Heim — C Grossman — DH Duran — LF Smith — 3B Taveras — CF 7:05 p.m. Central start time. Rangers are -185 favorites.