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That raised the number of confirmed cases since January to 309, with 40 patients hospitalized, though the state does not report how many of those have already been released.

Several prominent Amarillo business people donated to support the so-called travel ban. Meanwhile, statewide progressive groups helped the opposition.

Tuesday’s vote was a rare chance for Texans to vote directly on abortion restrictions. The state already has a near-total abortion ban.

Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley calls himself “pro-life.” But the proposal to police the streets for women traveling out of state to get an abortion is overreach, he said.

Texas Tribune journalist Jayme Lozano Carver has written about health care for years. Most recently, she reported on how little access there is for women and new moms in the Texas Panhandle.

Just in time for high summer, a surge in COVID cases? What officials are saying about a new subvariant. It could be a very wet 72 hours of so for much of Southeast Texas and beyond as meteorologists focus on what could be the first big storm of hurricane season coming together in the Gulf of Mexico. In Amarillo, phones at City Hall are answered by Emma – a first-of-its-kind virtual assistant powered by AI, built specifically for the city. Why some analysts are pumping the brakes on predictions of a looming oil glut thanks to electric vehicles. And: why some Texas Democrats say schools could be key to their success in November. The post Meet Emma, the AI assistant answering the phones at Amarillo City Hall appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios — Podcasts.

Texas has had trouble getting a state of 30 million residents online for years — even before the pandemic put a spotlight on poor broadband development.

Today, we caught up with HPPR's former high-school intern Rafael Rodriguez. He's now a hip-hop artist & producer living in far-north California. This Saturday night, he's returning to his hometown of Amarillo for a LIVE HIP-HOP SHOW, and he's bringing his friend and collaborator, Davey Legend, with him. The two of them joined us on "High Plains Morning" to talk about the show, their work in the music industry, and growing up in wide open spaces.

The Panhandle region has a higher than average hospitalization rate for COVID-19. The winter holidays pose a concern for increased cases.

Republicans in the Texas Panhandle county home to Amarillo are set to administer their own primary in March. Some state and county election officials fear voter confusion, fraud risk and possible lawsuits.