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Judge Matthew Kacsmarky, a conservative judge appointed by former President Trump, is considering a lawsuit aimed at putting a nationwide halt to the use of the drug mifepristone.

An inmate convicted of killing three teenagers while they slept in a Texas Panhandle home more than 25 years ago faces execution Wednesday amid allegations that his trial was marred by racial bias.

A gunman shot three people, including two first responders, at the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo in Texas, before he was shot and wounded by sheriff’s deputies, authorities said.

A gunman shot three people, including two first responders, at the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo in Texas, before he was shot and wounded by sheriff’s deputies, authorities said.

Local zoos note a few more strange sightings around Texas that could use your curious eye.

City of Amarillo officials are trying to figure out what exactly was wandering around the zoo in the middle of the night.

The House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol has questions for Republican congressman Ronny Jackson, R-Texas of Amarillo. Dallas Morning News Washington correspondent, Joseph Morton joins NBC 5 with more on this.

An Oklahoma woman and three children have been killed when the sport utility vehicle she was driving the wrong way on a remote stretch of Texas Panhandle interstate slammed into a semitrailer head-on, officials said.

Video shows snow and ice falling in Abilene and Amarillo Wednesday. A winter storm arrived in North Texas Wednesday afternoon bringing with it a wintry mix of rain, freezing rain, sleet, and snow that will lead to deteriorating icy road conditions and some of the coldest subfreezing temperatures we’ve seen this year.

Researchers in North Texas are keeping a close eye on COVID-19 numbers — and sending a warning about the weeks to come. But in another part of the state — they’re past preparing for the next surge. They’re right in the middle of it.

Fernando Martinez lost his mother when he was 14. Principal Dan Castillo stepped in first as guardian, then ultimately adopting Martinez. Martinez is now a freshman at Amarillo College planning to get a degree in business and marketing. MORE: MyHighPlains.com

West Texas A&M University announced a new climate change study in Alaska that may impact measuring climate change.