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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Texas legislature is stepping in and making sure oversight is better when it comes to CSCOPE.

Monday, May 13, 2013  We're now getting to the controversy surrounding the curriculum management system. Why have state leaders, educators and even parents been up-in-arms over it?

Monday, May 13, 2013  CSCOPE is a controversial curriculum system that is sweeping into more and more Texas Schools.

Monday, March 04, 2013  A heads up from the City of Amarillo, you may be getting a phone call over the next few weeks from a (940) area code.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Friday March 1, 2013, the Texas Department of Public Safety stopped at Honda Odyssey driven by Sandra Richardson, 43, and her passenger Elsie Hernandez, 60, for a traffic violation.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  Appeals courts this week dealt blows to plaintiffs in two cases seeking to recover millions of dollars from an alleged "pay-to-play" scheme involving supporters of former Gov. Bill Richardson.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  More than $330,000 worth of marijuana was seized Wednesday during two routine traffic stops on interstate 40,

Friday, November 30, 2012  Thursday evening the Randall County Sheriffs office confiscated multiple products from the Green Gorilla Smoke Shop with the suspicion that some products may be illegal.

Tuesday, September 04, 2012  The Albuquerque Journal reports Richardson-era whistleblower settles and resigns amid lawsuit.

Friday, August 10, 2012  The state Court of Appeals has ruled about 11,000 state workers are entitled to retroactive pay increases because former Gov. Bill Richardson's administration didn't follow union contracts in distributing money provided by the Legislature for employee compensation in 2009.

Monday, July 16, 2012  Every four years immigration is a hot-button topic among presidential candidates, so a recent move by the Obama Administration closing the local border patrol station could be putting Amarillo at risk.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  The Amarillo Bi-City-County Public Health District Board unanimously voted 5-0 to oppose the Trap-Neuter-Release program proposed by Texas Panhandle Pet Savers Tuesday night.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Authorities are investigating the cause of death of an Amarillo woman who collapsed in the process of being released from jail.

Tuesday, October 11, 2011  Governor Rick Perry has named Randall County Sheriff Joel Richardson Chairman of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education.

Friday, June 10, 2011  The New Mexico Game and Fish Department has voted to pull out of the federal government's controversial Mexican gray wolf recovery project.