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Nearly half of the U.S. winter wheat crop is in poor or very poor condition, following a tough growing season. Some farmers are choosing to leave their crop in the field
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During more than seven years at the Department of Revenue, he oversaw administration of the state’s tax programs, driver’s license and vehicle services, property valuation and alcoholic beverage control. -
The vast majority of Republicans indicated they had moved on from the bitter GOP primary and now support Paxton. Talarico had commanding leads among independents and moderates. -
The average increase at the state universities was 3.9% to move the average per-semester tuition cost to $4,041. In historical terms, university tuition has escalated an average of 26.6% in the past decade. -
The USDA confirmed four new New World screwworm cases in Texas, including the first reported infestations in Crockett and Terrell counties. -
Kansas state employees to see 10% spike in health insurance if they stay with Blue Cross Blue ShieldIncreased insurance cost will wipe out 1% raise granted by Legislature, budget director says
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Hi, I’m Robert Fulton from Amarillo, Texas. Let me tell you about a pair of books I’ve been reading about the complex question of consciousness, John Searle’s “The Rediscovery of the Mind (from 1992) and Daniel Dennett’s “Consciousness Explained” (from 1991). For me, as a professor of Humanities, the question of consciousness is part and parcel to my work, but also my personal interests regarding the human mind. -
The settling of the old west was primarily an east to west movement, with wagon trains, ox carts, and (ultimately) railroads bringing people and their dreams to the new land. But once the newcomers arrived on the central plains, they sometimes needed other lines of travel. -
Hi! You’re listening to Jessica Sadler with the High Plains Public Radio Readers Book Club Summer Reading List. I am currently a Teacher Professional Development Fellow at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum. -
There’s another “El Niño” weather pattern on the horizon, which can sometimes affect what you plant in your garden. But there are ways to mitigate these effects by making some informed choices about what to plant, and for what reasons. We’ll talk about those choices and reasons in this week’s episodes!
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By a 6-3 vote, the high court ruled that federal law allows the government to stop asylum seekers from physically setting foot in the United States, effectively keeping them from applying for asylum.
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