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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A North Texas grand jury has indicted a man for felony murder in the death of the grandson of Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens.

Thursday, December 29, 2011  Thursday morning, representatives of the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, or CRMWA, met with Mesa Water representatives to officially close a deal that's been in the works for nearly a year.

Thursday, April 07, 2011  Pickens has agreed to sell water rights in the Panhandle.

Saturday, July 10, 2010  Activists working with financial help from oil tycoon T. Boone Pickens and others buy 174 horses.

Tuesday, June 22, 2010  Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens says Americans are ready for the challenge if President Barack Obama will commit to a 10-year plan to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil.

Friday, February 26, 2010  T. Boone Pickens says he's giving $100 million to fund a major endowment for scholarships at OSU, his alma mater.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009  All week on Pronews 7 we are taking a look back at the top headlines for the past ten years.  Here's a flashback to the year 2002.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009  Amarillo played host to a very complex groundwater hearing on Wednesday. Staff from the Texas Water Development Board listened to testimony from opposing sides of a groundwater issue, the desired future conditions (DFC) of the Ogallala Aquifer.

Tuesday, September 22, 2009  Gov. Rick Perry today received the endorsement of energy entrepreneur T. Boone Pickens for re-election in 2010.

Wednesday, April 08, 2009  Most residents here in the Panhandle are familiar with T. Boone Pickens and his company Mesa Water. They have been purchasing water rights here in the Texas Panhandle for years. The Canadian River Municipal Water Authority or C.R.M.W.A. is currently in negotiations to buy Pickens' water rights.

Friday, March 20, 2009  Dallas oil tycoon and Oklahoma native T. Boone Pickens -- who is on a mission to decrease the nation's dependence on foreign oil -- has received the 2009 Texan of the Year award.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009  Dallas oilman T. Boone Pickens thinks monthly reminders about foreign oil costs will push U.S. energy independence.

Thursday, August 21, 2008  T. Boone Pickens says private financing can pay for energy transmission lines but it's up to Congress to "open up the lanes."