Abortion Ban in Amarillo, Texas

Residents in Amarillo, Texas want to ban even the use of city roads by people seeking abortion elsewhere, despite abortion being illegal statewide. Laws like this are legally dubious and hard to enforce, but are becoming more common in conservative areas since the federal right to abortion was overturned in 2022.

Smokehouse Creek Wildfire in the Texas Panhandle

The Smokehouse Creek Wildfire in the Texas Panhandle, now the second-largest fire in U.S. history, claimed the life of a second victim. The fire has consumed over 1.1 million acres and is less than five percent contained. Amarillo resident Cindy Owen died after being surrounded by smoke and fire while driving along a highway.