2 weeks ago Several tornadoes hit near Granbury, Texas demolishing homes and killing at least six people and could climb higher.
4 weeks ago Round of applause to the Hacker Crew we have successfully broke another World Record.
April 17, 2013 UPDATE :
This is very sad news but authorities confirmed that at least five to 15 people had died, shortly before 5 a.m they were still saying they did not have an official total. They have said they expect to find more bodies as they continue to search the area. West, Texas is a town of about 2,800 people some 80 miles south of Dallas. Two emergency personnel had been killed and also three to five firefighters, one police officer who have been reported as missing had died in the explosion.
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What started out as a fire turned into a huge explosion at a fertilizer plant rocked the town of West, north of Waco, causing multiple injuries and leaving people trapped and buildings on fire.
The Texas Department of Transportation wants to know what the citizens of Texas have to say about keeping large trucks out of the 'fast' lane on Interstate 40 in Amarillo. They will have a meeting held at 6 p
March 15, 2013 A Texas state lawmaker out of Dallas/Ft. Worth is moving to put a ban on plastic bag bans. State Representative Drew Springer has filed a bill that would make all plastic bag bans invalid in the state of Texas. This coming recently after the Single Use Plastic Ban was put into place in Austin, TX.
March 7, 2013 A 30 year old woman from Smyer, TX, which is closer to Lubbock than it is Amarillo, has been missing for over a week now and her family is desperate to locate her. Please, if you know of the whereabouts of Maegan Hembree, do the right thing and contact the authorities or family so they can finally get some sleep at night, they truly fear the worse.
March 1, 2013 With tomorrow being Texas Independence Day, I thought it'd be fun to find out things about our state that I didn't know. So here we go, ten dumb laws that Texas still has. Enjoy!
January 2, 2013 Just south of Pampa, TX, there's Lefors, TX, a quite little town where it's not everyday you hear about authorities investigating a murder. A homicide case that may involve 1 or 2 citizens of Amarillo.
November 13, 2012 The Texas Legislature is giving a hard push, almost like constipation, to outlaw texting while driving through the entire state.
November 12, 2012 Since before the election there have been talks about people moving to another country if Obama won and other ridiculous ideas. Whether you like or not, Obama did win. The latest idea, signing a petition for Texas to secede from the U.S.
October 10, 2012 A case is being taken on by the Supreme Court, a challenge to a University of Texas program, which factors in the color of a person's skin in college admissions. This case could actually set new limits on affirmative action at universities, then again, it could do away with it completely. But should race even be a factor when it comes to being accepted for college enrollment?
Tammy Cooper and her husband moved to their house on a cul-de-sac in a quiet La Porte, Texas neighborhood so they would have a safe place for their nine and six-year-old children to grow up.
And Cooper thought she was reaping the benefits of her suburban lifestyle as she sat on her lawn and watched her children play on their scooters. But this tranquility was interrupted when a police car pulled in front of her home and the officer approached her. Cooper asked him what he was here for. "We're here for you," he responded.
