Bird Flu is Another Blow to ‘Cattle Country’ Following Wildfires March 28, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — Cows in the Texas Panhandle have tested positive for the bird flu, another blow to the Texas dairy...
West Texas Ranchers Face Losses After Historic Wildfires March 20, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — There are burned spots on Jay O’Brien’s ranch outside Stinnett that predate the Smokehouse Creek fire. Over the...
Texas Firefighters Completely Contain Panhandle Wildfire March 18, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — Firefighters have completely contained the Smokehouse Creek fire in Hutchinson County after a nearly three-week battle with what...
Texas Committee to Investigate Panhandle Wildfires March 14, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is creating a legislative committee to investigate the Texas Panhandle wildfires to ensure...
Texas Firefighters Make Progress Containing Panhandle Wildfires March 12, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — Texas firefighters are gaining more control over the remaining wildfires in the Panhandle, more than two weeks after...
Xcel Energy Acknowledges Role in Texas Panhandle Wildfire March 7, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune Xcel Energy on Thursday acknowledged its involvement in the Smokehouse Creek Fire, which started last week and quickly became the...
Wildfires Forces Texas Panhandle Residents to Shelter in Place February 28, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune Officials have ordered nearly 5,000 residents in the Panhandle cities of Canadian, Fritch and Glazier to shelter in place Tuesday...
Lubbock, Texas to Vote on Marijuana Despite Attorney General Lawsuit February 8, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — An effort to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana in Lubbock is moving forward, despite Texas Attorney...
North Texas Tornado Kills At Least Four People June 22, 2023 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune At least four people are dead and nine are injured after a tornado hit Matador, a small town of nearly...
Texas Cotton Farmers Seek Improvements to Crop Insurance May 25, 2023 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — On the eve of another drought-ridden growing season, farmers from the High Plains are asking state and national...