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AMARILLO—The Mary E. Bivins Foundation has awarded High Plains Public Radio (HPPR) a $20,000 grant. The Bivins Foundation’s grant will allow HPPR to repair the transmission system of KTOT- FM 89.5-Spearman-Perryton, restoring it to 100% power and its full northeast Texas Panhandle coverage area.

WASHINGTON—The U.S. House on Wednesday passed a massive spending bill, intended to offset the health and economic damage inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, that will send direct payments to millions of Texans and billions of dollars in aid for state and local governments and schools.

Political fallout from winter storm continues As Texans across the state continue to deal with the damage from the mid-February winter storm, so does the political fallout in Austin. So far, seven of the 16 board members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas have resigned.