Texas Panhandle

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.

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.

That raises the number of confirmed cases since January to 279, with 36 patients hospitalized.

The Smokehouse Creek Fire burned over a million acres, and recovery is ongoing.