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Floyd Price receives a MMR vaccine at the City of Lubbock Health Department in Lubbock, on Feb. 27, 2025. Price was unsure of his vaccination status and decided to get a vaccine to be cautious.

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Measles update: Texas reports 30 more cases in South Plains and Panhandle regions

Gabriella Alcorta-Solorio

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.

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Amid Amarillo's Educational Struggles, Some Groups Are Fighting Back

As the new census approaches in 2020, Amarillo continues to lag behind many cities of similar size when it comes to educational attainment.As of 2017,…

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AISD To Retain Shortened Summer Calendar With More Fall Breaks

The Amarillo Independent School District will send students to school early again next summer, according to The Amarillo Globe-News. On Monday evening,…

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Amarillo ISD Considers Renaming Robert E. Lee Elementary

The Amarillo Independent School District has taken up the question of whether to rename Robert E. Lee elementary, on the city’s north side.As The Amarillo…

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Amarillo teachers to receive $1,800 raises next year

The Amarillo Independent School District voted this week to give all Amarillo public school teachers a $1,500 raise, reports The Amarillo Globe-News. The…