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Texas Panhandle free of drought, state faces best conditions since September 2024
The Texas Water Development Board reported drought coverage across Texas improved for the ninth time in 11 weeks, with the ...
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West Texas fire becomes 2nd largest in state history, 1 death confirmed | Wednesday recap
Greg Abbott has upgraded the Texas State Emergency Operations ... according to the Texas Fire Map. The largest one is Smokehouse Creek, north of Amarillo, at 850,000 acres, with 3% of it being ...
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What’s legal, where, and when: Everything you need to know about fireworks and Texas in 2025
According to the Texas Association of Counties and the Texas Department of Insurance, here’s what to know about what ...
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Texas wildfire Friday recap: The latest on the Smokehouse Creek Fire on Friday
Greg Abbott had visited nearby Borger, joining state and local officials ... latest air quality updates for parts of Texas, go to AirNow.gov To see a map of the current wildfires, go to our ...
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Wildfires burn more than one million acres in Texas panhandle. Track wildfires in real-time
Update:See the latest updates on acres burned, containment and map of ... region of the state, according to the Texas A&M Forest Service. The National Weather Service Office in Amarillo took ...
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Texas Kicks Off Construction of New Panhandle Texas State Hospital in Amarillo
AMARILLO – Gov. Greg Abbott announced that HHSC broke ground on the new Panhandle State Hospital in Amarillo. Gov. Abbott and the Texas Legislature approved $159 million in funding for the inpatient ...