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1 hr ago | El Paso Times

Fla official: Man drowns in rough surf from Dolly

A Florida Panhandle medical examiner has found that a Georgia man died after drowning in rough surf caused by Hurricane Dolly.

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Related Topix: Hurricane, Weather, Hurricane Dolly, Natural Disasters, South Padre Island, TX

13 hrs ago | NBC5i.com

Dallas' Pickens Heads For Congress To Promote Wind Power

Dallas oilman T. Boone Pickens today is expected to make a pitch to Congress -- for wind power.

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Related Topix: University of Texas System, Alice, TX, Life, Food, Nutrition

Fri Jul 25, 2008

Amarillo.com

Panhandle gets no reps on transportation

Texas Panhandle and South Plains representation appears noticeably absent from a committee formed to evaluate state transportation needs through 2030, some leaders said.

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Related Topix: Texas

Thu Jul 24, 2008

Amarillo.com

Sheriff defends lockup

Potter County Sheriff Ron Boyter said Wednesday his jail is safe and secure, even though two inmates have been found dead in their cells since June.

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Related Topix: Potter County, TX

Wed Jul 23, 2008

KVII

Oak Trees are at risk

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. Here in The Panhandle, trees are a luxury.

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

Valley Morning Star

Jailing for former sheriff brings suspension

A Panhandle lawman has been suspended after allowing a convicted former sheriff to avoid staying in a jail cell.

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Related Topix: Potter County, TX

NBC5i.com

Dallas' Pickens Heads For Congress To Promote Wind Power

Dallas oilman T. Boone Pickens today is expected to make a pitch to Congress -- for wind power.

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Related Topix: Dallas (University of Texas System), University of Texas System, Alice, TX, Life, Food, Nutrition

Houston Chronicle

Texas endures both a drought and bit of a monsoon

Exceptional drought has returned to Texas. Last year at this time, nearly the entire state was free of any drought stage.

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Related Topix: Bastrop, TX, Dallas Metro, South-Plains, TX, Texas, Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

Sun Jul 20, 2008

Amarillo.com

Pavarotti of the Panhandle

Eric Barry, shown at the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, found his calling singing opera while studying music at West Texas A&M University.

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Related Topix: West, TX, York (Pennsylvania State University System), Yale University

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Fort Worth Star-Telegram

$4.83 billion wind-power plan takes big step closer to reality

State regulators put Texas on course to spend $4.83 billion on power lines needed to carry electricity from wind farms in the Panhandle and High Plains to the state's urban centers.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Alternative Energy, Austin, TX, Texas

Thu Jul 17, 2008

KTXA-TV Fort Worth

Air Quality Alerts For North Texas, Gulf Coast

High ozone levels could make it difficult for people with breathing problems in parts of Texas on Friday with near triple digit temperatures forecast in the central and northern regions of the state, according ...

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Related Topix: Fort Worth, TX, Dallas Metro, Texas, South-Plains, TX

PhysOrg Weblog

People only eat 1 when the chips are brown

Chips on the left are from potatoes infected with the zebra chip disease, which alters the sugar levels and causes the sugar to carmelize and give a burned appearance, according to Dr.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Texas, Potatoes, Life, Food, Vegetables

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Amarillo.com

Senior centers need Panhandle help

Officials from two struggling agencies said they hope residents who have left Hedley and Memphis to make their marks in the big city will agree to be heroes to their hometowns.

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Related Topix: Clarendon, TX, Memphis, TX, Hedley, TX

Amarillo.com

Pleasant in the Panhandle

Warren Whittington reads under the shade of a tree Tuesday at Sam Houston Park while he listens to "Just 2 Guys" during Star Light Theater.

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Related Topix: Weather, Natural Disasters, Drought

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Amarillo.com

Panhandle water is not endless

It is beginning to dawn that the Ogallala Aquifer isn't infinite. We are told that plans are in place to assure us of 50 percent of present water in 50 years.

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Related Topix: Agriculture, Science, Opinion

Mon Jul 14, 2008

African American Environmentalist Ass...

T. Boone Pickens Wants to Cut USA's Demand for Foreign Oil

T. Boone Pickens, right & below at base of wind turbine, is mad that the USA is paying $700 billion a year for foreign oil.

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Related Topix: Pampa, TX

Fri Jul 11, 2008

MySanAntonio.com

Survey finds support for more power lines

A majority of Texans asked in a recent poll said they would be willing to pay $4 more on their monthly electric bills for the construction of power lines from wind farms.

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Related Topix: West, TX, San Antonio, TX

Denton Record-Chronicle

Weekend temps could top 100 degrees in Dallas-Fort Worth

Temperatures could push past 100 degrees across portions of the Dallas area this weekend as hotter, drier weather settles in, at least for a couple of days.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Weather

Thu Jul 10, 2008

KVII

Gas prices hurting school districts?

We all know that painful feeling when you go to the pump. But high gas prices aren't only hurting us, but school districts as well.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Borger, TX

KVII

'Heart of the Panhandle'--Majok Family

The rough conditions of Sudan forced the Majok family to move overseas and into a safer environment.

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