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A Tulsa pastor is taking the first steps to designate a new state holiday. According to an initiative petition filed with the Oklahoma Secretary of State, Greenwood Remembrance and Reconciliation Day would "recognize and honor the victims and survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre." -
Quick-growing blooms of bacteria and algae have long been a hazard in lakes and rivers, because of the toxins they produce. Fueled in part by agricultural runoff, these blooms are also threatening public water systems, making water temporarily unusable, and forcing some cities and towns to take costly preventive measures. -
Texas' Solar for All program was intended to bring solar panels and batteries to low-income neighborhoods and create jobs by training workers to install the technology. -
Citing lack of standing for the legislator who brought a lawsuit against it, the Oklahoma Supreme Court allows Gov. Kevin Stitt's "return to work" executive order to stand. -
One of the nation's first doctors accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth under GOP-led bans was found to have not violated the law, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office says, nearly a year after the state sued the physician.
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We are playing music by Felix Mendelssohn and Pyotr Tchaikovsky in preparation for the Amarillo Symphony’s concert coming up on September 19th and 20th! -
Looking to hunt some big game? You'll need a rifle that matches your ambitions, and Luke has some suggestions for you to consider -
We spoke a few weeks ago about getting a good lawn into your yard; this week, we'll talk about how to maintain it during the fall, as the temperatures cool. -
Jack Dykinga, USDA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons/Hi, my name is Matt Mason, I’m the State Poet of Nebraska, here for Poets on the Plains. Today, I want to read you Nebraska poet Zedeka Poindexter’s poem “Peach Cobbler.”
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. picks more new vaccine advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, days before a two-day meeting to consider COVID and hepatitis B shots.
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