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After more than a week of destruction, including thousands of dead livestock and hundreds of lost structures, firefighters now have two of the largest Texas Panhandle wildfires more under control.
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The Smokehouse Creek Fire has burned over 1 million acres and is 44% contained.
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Fritch Fire Chief Zeb Smith died Tuesday morning while battling a structure fire.
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The state fire marshal’s office is investigating.
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“There have been lots of studies that have shown that when there is no source of local news or when this area does not have a local newspaper, that people don’t vote as much, that there is much more corruption in local politics. Most of the issues they cover are about making communities a good place to live.”
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Nearly one out of every 100 people living in Lamb County died of COVID-19. It’s one of the highest death rates in the nation.
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High Plains residents are used to wind and dust, but an ongoing drought and recent tropical-storm-level winds have brought some epic dust storms.
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Online racism tied to a Lubbock school might have greater implications for students and parents than imagined.
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In 2020, Texas had an estimated 65,000 victims of child abuse, and the two cities with the highest rates in the state - Abilene and Lubbock - are in West Texas.
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The drought could drive up the price of beef. One agronomist explains why, and what farmers might do to adapt.