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You've probably heard of lake-effect snow. But unlike large snow cannons at ski areas, there is another way of generating ...

The 2024 season marked another strong year for Amarillo and Texas Panhandle high school football teams. Multiple squads made deep playoff runs, with West Plains and Gruver both reaching the state ...

In addition, look for more coverage in editions this week. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott returned to the Panhandle Tuesday morning, joining state and local officials in the fire-ravaged region of ...

Additionally, Canyon, Panhandle and Valley's squads will head into the postseason after maintaining unbeaten records in district play, seemingly poised for deep playoff runs. Need a break?

We requested your help. How far south does the Panhandle reach? Is Houston located in East Texas? Where does West Texas start? That sort of thing. A survey accompanied the PSA, and y’all ...

The 2024 season marked another successful year for Amarillo and Texas Panhandle high school volleyball teams. Multiple teams made deep playoff runs, with Bushland and Randall each playing for a ...

On Friday afternoon, the Texas Division of Emergency Management announced that it would deploy state resources to combat potential wildfire threats in the Panhandle, Permian Basin, and West Texas ...

as snow begins to cover parts of the Texas Panhandle Saturday morning. While it's not definite that San Antonio will see snow this time around, chances of a wintry mix continue to increase for the ...

Texas Panhandle to be hit with snow, subfreezing temperatures As is fairly common, Texas Panhandle cities like Dalhart and Amarillo will get hit hardest and first with this strong arctic front.

First Bank & Trust, with locations across the Texas Panhandle and West Texas, is among the acquired brands and will operate as a division of UMB. The acquisition increases UMB's total banking ...