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...
Investigators Determine Cause of Texas Fire That Killed 18,000 Cows May 22, 2023 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — State investigators have determined a fire and explosion at a Panhandle dairy farm was an accident and started...
Dairy Farm Fire Kills 18,000 Cows in Texas Panhandle April 14, 2023 By Erin Douglas, The Texas Tribune and Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — More than 18,000 cows died and one farm worker is in critical condition following a dairy farm fire...