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Yesterday at 9:30 AM  The Texas House is considering a proposal that would create special districts operated by turnaround experts to improve struggling schools.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Here are the latest headlines from around the state.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Agriculture Researcher Shuyu Liu has an ambitious goal. He’s trying to create the perfect wheat. He looks at various varieties of wheat with various genetic protections against problems.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  A former first-responder in the Central Texas town devastated by a deadly plant explosion is to appear in court on allegations that he possessed materials for a pipe bomb.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Latino high school graduates are now more likely to go directly to college than their white counterparts, according to a Pew Research Center study.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A Texas paramedic who helped evacuate people on the night of the deadly fertilizer plant explosion in West has been arrested and charged with possessing a destructive device.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Texas law enforcement officials are launching a criminal investigation into last month's deadly fertilizer plant explosion.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Right now about a third of Amarillo College Students receive scholarships.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Post-a-shirt-dot-com isn’t your grandfather’s t-shirt store. The name gives it away. It’s based in Amarillo. They manufacture the shirts here, but they sell them potentially anywhere in the world.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Dozens of people have visited a newly opened disaster recovery center in a Central Texas town where a fertilizer plant explosion claimed 14 lives.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Nearly $300,000 has been donated so far to a fund for residents of a Central Texas town decimated by a fertilizer plant explosion.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  President Barack Obama has approved expanded disaster relief for those damaged by a devastating Central Texas fertilizer plant.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Red Cross officials say nearly 300 families have visited a relief center since a deadly fertilizer plant explosion decimated a Central Texas town.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  Sigma Nu from West Texas A&M University hosted Rattlesnake Roundup Saturday to raise money for the A.J. Swope Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Friday, April 26, 2013  The Harrington String Quartet and the Amarillo Symphony have worked together for decades. That relationship has been severed along with a source of funds.