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AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he has completed the transfer of about $3.06 billion into the State Highway Fund (SHF) and $5.46 billion to the Economic Stabilization Fund (ESF; commonly known as the “Rainy Day Fund”).

AMARILLO, Texas (Nov. 29, 2023) – Tonya Tyler, a longtime Xcel Energy employee in Amarillo, has been named manager for Corporate Economic Development in the company’s Texas-New Mexico service area, a new position that will enhance the company’s support for regional economic development efforts.

Misdemeanor Arrests None Felony Arrests None Citations •Gabriel Floyd Wright, Arvada, Colorado; speeding; 11/22/23 •Jose Macario Castañeda, Canadian; no driver’s license (when unlicensed); 11/24/23

On the global day of giving, give someone in your community the gift of life by giving blood with Coffee Memorial Blood Center on Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday takes place each year on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, just after Cyber Monday, to encourage people to do good.

Abbott: Battle continues over vouchers As time runs out next week on the fourth special session, Gov. Greg Abbott said he will continue to fight for school choice, despite the Texas House once again decisively rejecting it when 21 Republicans largely from rural districts joined Democrats in...

I am announcing my candidacy for Hemphill County Precinct 3 Commissioner in the 2024 elections. I was born in Hemphill County and proudly call it home. I started at the age of 19 serving as a Volunteer Fire Fighter, and after 40 years, it is an honor to continue to serve.

House kills school choice plan The Texas House on Friday defeated a proposed voucher plan, also leaving in doubt a comprehensive public school funding plan that became tied to it, The Dallas Morning News reported.

The Panhandle Gives is an annual event hosted and coordinated by the Amarillo Area Foundation (AAF). The event begins on the Monday before Thanksgiving and ends on the global day of giving, known as Giving Tuesday. This year, that's November 20 - 28, 2023.

Misdemeanor Arrests None Felony Arrests None Citations • Veronica Barragan, Canadian; unrestrained child; 11/10/23

Lege gets to work in fourth special session