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Over the last two decades, the Texas population has more than doubled, with people drawn to the state's lack of personal income tax and affordable cost of living. Here are eight places to live in Texas for those looking to make the move.

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Rep. Four Price declines to run for eighth term in Texas House

The Amarillo Republican has led six committees and was among the rural GOP members to oppose school voucher proposals.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Amarillo shooting: Tributes paid to two party goers shot dead after fight broke out

Police say a fight broke out at the party in Amarillo, Texas, before some started shooting. Two people were killed and have been identified as Semagea 'Smitty' Smith, 32, and DeQuincton Taylor, 28

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Two shot dead at booze-filled party as nine hospitalised in horror shooting outside bar

Three shocking mass shooting incidents on the same night have rocked communities across the US. Seven shot in Amarillo, Texas, with two dead. Nine shot in Cleveland, Ohio. Three shot in Los Angeles with one dead

Daily Mirror

Three people killed and one missing after tornadoes strike Texas town

Homes in Perryton, 110 miles north of Amarillo, reduced to rubble and power was cut in the aftermath of the storm

The Guardian - US

Deep in the Heart of Galveston

In Texas, there are several single-judge divisions. Over the past few years, I've written about those courts in places like Amarillo, Victoria, Wichita Falls, and Lubbock. But one single-judge division, which is closest to home, has not attracted nearly as much attention. The Galveston Division of the Southern District of…

Reason

ITV This Morning viewers taken aback by Tony Christie as they confess to 'soft spot' for singer

The '(Is This The Way To) Amarillo' singer opened up about his dementia diagnosis as he appeared live on the show on his birthday

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Cornyn says Texas judge did not mislead Senate over law review article

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Tuesday he’s satisfied an Amarillo judge who tried to halt distribution of an FDA-approved abortion drug did not mislead the Senate by removing his name from an article bashing Obama administration efforts to protect those seeking abortions.

Tribune News Service

Abortion pill order latest contentious ruling by Texas judge

A Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a religious liberty legal group with a long history pushing conservative causes

The Independent UK

Federal judge in Texas suspends FDA approval of abortion pill

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo could potentially upend access to medication abortion nationwide.

The Texas Tribune

Protesters denounce ‘kangaroo court’ after high-stakes Texas abortion pill hearing

Abortion rights supporters gathered in a remote Texas city despite efforts by Judge Kacsmaryk to keep the hearing secret

The Guardian - US

Judge weighing abortion pill is favorite of conservatives

A Texas judge hearing a case that could throw into jeopardy access to the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a Christian legal group who critics say is being sought out by conservative litigants because they believe he’ll be sympathetic to their causes

The Independent UK

Federal judge in Texas hears case that could force a major abortion pill off market

If the case succeeds, it could have sweeping repercussions — for abortion providers and patients across the nation, as well as for the FDA's drug-approval process.

WEKU

Federal judge at center of FDA abortion drug case has history with conservative causes

U.S. District Matthew Kacsmaryk was once deputy counsel for the First Liberty Institute, the Plano-based conservative Christian law firm.

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Deep in the Heart of Amarillo

Back in the day, most local newspapers hired reporters who covered the dealings in local courts. Alas, with budget cuts, those positions have gone by the wayside. It is very rare indeed for the national media to care at all what happens in small-town courts. Of course, the single-judge divisions…

Tribune News Service

Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics, until a Christian father objected

AMARILLO, Texas — On the vast Texas Panhandle, raked by wind and relentless sun, women might drive for hours to reach Haven Health, a clinic in Amarillo.

Texas Observer

Remembering a Social Justice Lawyer Extraordinaire

Attorney Jeff Blackburn, a crusader for the innocent, fought injustices across Texas in his improbable, utterly original, and often profane life.

The Guardian - US

The ‘rogue’ Trump-appointed judge with abortion pill’s future in his hands

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has amassed a litany of contentious rulings in less than four years

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The Texas Tribune

Texas executes John Balentine for killing three teens in Amarillo

Though he confessed to the murders, Balentine’s lawyers argued he might have been spared a death sentence if not for pervasive racial bias at his trial.

The Texas Tribune

Amarillo’s plan for broadband in El Barrio could be a playbook for other Texas communities without internet

Texas has had trouble getting a state of 30 million residents online for years — even before the pandemic put a spotlight on poor broadband development.

The Guardian - US

‘Can you spell lynching?’: lawyer’s shocking note in Texas execution case

Appeals court submission exposes racial toxicity in case of John Balentine, a Black man sentenced to death for 1999 triple murder

The Texas Tribune

Texas cities debate costly infrastructure investments in age of extreme weather

Experts say local governments should prioritize extreme weather preparedness. Cost can be a deterring factor.

The Texas Tribune

U.S. judge in Amarillo halts Biden administration’s attempt to end “remain in Mexico” policy

The Biden administration stopped enrolling new asylum seekers into the Trump-era program in August.

The Texas Tribune

Democratic state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. endorses Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for reelection

The endorsement comes after Patrick’s Democratic opponent, Mike Collier, received endorsements from two Republicans, Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley and state Sen. Kel Seliger of Amarillo.

The Independent UK

Mysterious figure spotted at Texas zoo: ‘Unidentified Amarillo Object’

Weird form captured on security camera at fenceline of Amarillo Zoo

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