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A new mandate from the Texas Education Agency says teacher preparation programs at both public and private colleges must promise to follow the state's K-12 anti-DEI law under penalty of perjury. -
Kansas barn restoration grant program closed because of lack of funding -
A handful of conservative voters in Hood County say they're either voting for Democrats or sitting out the election. -
Majority of board rejects recommendation for revocation of state license. -
More than 200 courses, including those on LGBTQ literature, cultural studies and climate change, will no longer count toward core degree requirements at 11 Texas A&M universities.
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This week, Luke has a conversation with his buddy Bill Carey, from Striper Express Guide Service, and we're talking big fish on Lake Texoma and elsewhere! -
Tune in this week to hear symphonic music by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, one of the composers highlighted on the opening program of the Amarillo Symphony's 2026-2027 Season! -
This part of September is ideal for taking (making!) the time to sample your soil, and have it tested to know exactly what you're trying to use to grow your garden plants...if you don't know, how can you know what's best for them? This week, we'll talk about the soil on the High Plains, and how to address whatever results you find in your own soil! -
ggallice (Geoff Gallice), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsHi, I’m Tarfia Faizullah, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I’m excited to share a poem with you by Chloe Honum, a poet whose poems I’m very fond of. Chloe Honum is the author of two poetry collections, The Lantern Room and The Tulip-Flame, and a chapbook, Then Winter, all beautifully rendered, as her poems are.
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