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Congratulations to each of you who have made the Up to Us campaign a tremendous success and assured the continuation of public radio service across the High Plains, despite to takeback of all federal funding.
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The Democratic Kansas governor and Republican attorney general don’t always agree about suing or joining existing lawsuits. Now the Kansas Supreme Court could decide. -
The court may decide whether a particular challenge to Texas' Senate Bill 8, also known as the Texas Heartbeat Act, has a path forward. -
The work, he said, is never finished. -
As students return to colleges and universities across the state, questions remain regarding discussions of gender and race on Texas campuses. Faculty with the Texas Tech University and Texas A&M University systems are dealing with the impact of new policies on their class curriculums, as West Texas A&M continues to face legal challenges to its drag performance ban. -
Some people could see a lower property tax amount with a cap in place compared to previous years. But because local governments still retain the authority to set tax rates, lower property taxes are not a given.
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Have you seen the price of meats at the grocery store lately? Game meat can go a long way to helping to lower your family's food bills, and this week, Luke talks about how! -
This week Classical Music Amarillo is playing performances by the WT School of Music faculty! -
Growing vegetables in your garden should be a joy, not a pain, but sometimes it helps to take a step back and think about how much you may be straining to maintain your plants. You can save yourself from this strain (and possible injury over time) by considering ways to make your plant caring easier, and less wear-and-tear on the gardener, which we'll discuss in this week's episode! -
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Folktroubadour, CC BY 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons/Hello. My name is Cheryl Berzanskis and I’m speaking to you from my local stretch of the Mother Road, Amarillo. High Plains Public Radio’s 2026 Spring Read features that beloved highway, all 2,400 miles of Route 66 across eight states and three time zones. As the historic highway turns 100, BookBytes aims to celebrate its past and present influence on America.
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