Texas Panhandle

Both birds make their way to Texas as part of a winter migration, but only one of the species is endangered.

Local leaders see data centers, which help power the world's shift to artificial intelligence, as a way to keep their towns open. Residents worry their way of life — and water — is at stake.

As Texas develops its application for federal Rural Health Transformation Program funding, rural hospital leaders say stabilizing their facilities should be a top priority. "Without it, all the planning in the world will not matter because there will be no hospital left to transform," one said.

Economic uncertainty, inflation, strict state limits on property tax collections and uncertainty around future federal funds have crimped local budgets.

The bird dwells west of Lubbock, and in the tip of the Panhandle, north of Amarillo.

The parks department has begun acquiring new land, conserving wildlife and establishing trails for public use.

The proposal would have let landowners donate land to the refuge.

The first State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The state has awarded around $660 million since the plan was published, with a special legislative session coming.

Ninety years this week, Oklahomans were met with a large wall of rolling black dust and sand, a day now known as "Black Sunday."

Republican politicians and an interest group have sown fear over a voluntary process.