Voters approve all 17 proposed amendments

Texas voters approved all 17 constitutional amendments on the ballot last week, the Houston Chronicle reported. Those included measures to raise the homestead exemption and reduce property taxes for businesses, and to provide $1 billion annually for a statewide water fund.

Other propositions passed would allow judges to deny bail to people accused of serious crimes and create a $3 billion dementia research fund.

Join Panhandle PBS, Amarillo Public Library and Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum for an evening of American Revolutionary history and beyond from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, November 13 at the Downtown Library, 413 SE 4th in Amarillo.

This free “come and go” Open House event aims to explore history from the American Revolutionary period, as well as more local parallels to the film’s themes of liberty, independence and freedom.

PUBLIC NOTICE
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

The HIGGINS-LIPSCOMB HOSPITAL DISTRICT will be accepting bid inquiries for the remodel of EMS building in Higgins, TX. For more information and RFP form, contact Levi Huntress, (806) 205-0448 or Kathy Price, (806)480-2336. 

Inquiries will be accepted until 7:00 p.m. November 17, 2025.

The first Community Women’s Progressive Dinner—described as an evening of food, fellowship and faith—was held in Canadian on Saturday, October 25, and proved to be a great success, according to the organizers. Cassi Warren reported that about 70 women from seven different congregations progressed through four church locations during the evening.