The identity of the “Woman of the High Plains” was revealed in 1979—but five years later, Nettie Featherston was forgotten ...

Texas' wide open spaces might be more associated with farmland, but its nature is still impressive even in spaces close to major cities. In fact, Balcones Canyonlands National Wildlife Refuge is ...

Southern Plains at risk of wildfire outbreak, with blazes in Oklahoma and Texas Another potent storm fuels risks of wildfires, dust storms, blizzard conditions and thunderstorms. Updated March 19 ...

The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum (PPHM) has told the story of Texas settlers for almost a century. At West Texas A&M University, we believe the PPHM, while important to our region, is even ...

Editor’s Note: Jack Becker is the editor of Caprock Chronicles and is a Librarian Emeritus from Texas Tech University. He can be reached at [email protected]. Today’s article about the Great ...

In fact, it is conservative population centers like Lubbock and Amarillo, about 125 miles north, and the state’s suburbs that have kept Democrats from winning any statewide race in two decades.

A band of strong to severe thunderstorms is expected to form late Monday night from Oklahoma to Dallas, and will spend the following 48 hours marching east.

Chicago is known as the "Windy City" because of its strong winds caused by the city's location on the Great Plains. No. 6: Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu is the capital and largest city of Hawaii.

Since it started in late January, the Texas measles outbreak in the South Plains region of the state has surpassed 200 cases. Here's what we know.

AMARILLO – The Texas High Plains, which includes Amarillo and Lubbock, is a region where population growth is falling behind the rest of the state, according to the Texas Comptroller's Office.

Is Texas in the South, West or Great Plains? CDC, Census Bureau and most Texans can't agree While the U.S. Census Bureau and Centers for Disease and Control have categorized Texas into a region, ...

Yes, she was physically drained, but she is even more tired of seeing Republicans run unopposed in local elections in Texas’ South Plains region her entire adult life.