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The Texas Civil Rights Project is seeking class-action status for its suit alleging the state's prison system puts inmates in unconstitutionally long and unsanitary housing assignments for violating certain rules. -
Tornadoes touched down in Central and Northeast Oklahoma, leaving destruction — especially in the small Osage County town of Barnsdall and in Bartlesville in Washington County. -
New laws will force patients to report more personal information to officials, create a new felony and direct more money to anti-abortion groups. -
When the United Methodist Church removed anti-gay language from its official rules last week, it marked the end of a half-century of debates over LGBTQ inclusion in America's mainline Protestant denominations. -
It’s now been two years since New Mexico legalized recreational cannabis, and sales data shows Texans are helping what’s become a multi-million-dollar industry for the state. Despite that, Texas lawmakers seem even farther from approving any sort of marijuana reform than they were just a few years ago.
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Tune in this week to hear the program performed by the WT Symphonic Band at the Texas Music Educators Association conference in February of 2024! -
It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of PJ Pronger of Amarillo. PJ was a Book Leader for the 2020 Spring Read – Radio Waves and a contributor of Radio Reader BokBytes. We appreciated his insight as well as his eloquence. The HPPR Radio Readers Book Club is an on-air, on-line community of readers exploring themes of interest to those who live and work on the High Plains. We will miss PJ in that community and thank his family for sharing him with us. -
Tune in to Classical Music Amarillo this week to hear some highlights from Chamber Music Amarillo’s most recent season! -
No matter how long you've been gardening, there will always be something new to learn...maybe you learned from a parent or grandparent, or your neighbor may have a new technique, and of course, experience is also its own teacher. This week, we'll talk about a few things worth considering, and which may help prove beneficial in your garden this year!
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