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In Texas’ Panhandle, a long-awaited oasis for mental health care is springing up

The region that includes Amarillo, a Panhandle city of more than 200,000 people, and surrounding towns has long been a mental health care desert. Officials hope a new $159 million hospital can help reduce a massive spike in suicide attempts.

The Texas Tribune

Texas inmate who says death sentence based on false expert testimony faces execution

A Texas inmate whose attorneys say received a death sentence due to false and unscientific expert testimony is facing execution for fatally stabbing an Amarillo man during a robbery more than 33 years ago

The Independent UK

Why a Texas Panhandle city hit pause on a proposed abortion “travel ban” — for now

Amarillo's city council said it will continue to study the issue. The city is one of just a few in Texas to reject the policy pushed by anti-abortion activists.

The Texas Tribune

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Facebook "Tagging" = Communication with the Tagged Person, for Purposes of Restraining Order

From Tuesday's decision of the Texas Court of Appeals (Amarillo) in Boes v. State, written by Justice Alex Yarbrough, and joined by Chief Justice Brian Quinn and Justice Larry Doss: [Following an arrest of Boes for assaulting his then-wife, a court issued an emergency protective order that] prohibited Appellant from…

Reason

Video: GOPer Ronny Jackson berates cops

“You better recalculate, motherfu**er!” Jackson told the trooper, repeatedly threatening to get him in trouble

Salon

Bodycam video shows confrontation between U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson and law enforcement

The footage shows Jackson being tackled to the ground and placed in handcuffs, with the Amarillo Republican directing a profanity-laced tirade toward a trooper. His office has said Jackson, a physician, was trying to help with a medical emergency.

The Texas Tribune

Sheriff says U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson cursed at officers, threatened his job in rodeo altercation

The Amarillo Republican was briefly detained in the incident as he was trying to help a teenager suffering from a seizure.

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U.S. Rep. Ronny Jackson “briefly detained” by officers at rodeo near Amarillo

The Amarillo Republican, a doctor, was trying to help somebody experiencing a medical emergency in a chaotic situation, his office said. The sheriff is reviewing the incident.

The Texas Tribune

Eight Great Places to Live in Texas

Over the last two decades, the Texas population has more than doubled, with people drawn to the state's lack of personal income tax and affordable cost of living. Here are eight places to live in Texas for those looking to make the move.

Kiplinger

Rep. Four Price declines to run for eighth term in Texas House

The Amarillo Republican has led six committees and was among the rural GOP members to oppose school voucher proposals.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Amarillo shooting: Tributes paid to two party goers shot dead after fight broke out

Police say a fight broke out at the party in Amarillo, Texas, before some started shooting. Two people were killed and have been identified as Semagea 'Smitty' Smith, 32, and DeQuincton Taylor, 28

Daily Mirror

Two shot dead at booze-filled party as nine hospitalised in horror shooting outside bar

Three shocking mass shooting incidents on the same night have rocked communities across the US. Seven shot in Amarillo, Texas, with two dead. Nine shot in Cleveland, Ohio. Three shot in Los Angeles with one dead

Daily Mirror

Three people killed and one missing after tornadoes strike Texas town

Homes in Perryton, 110 miles north of Amarillo, reduced to rubble and power was cut in the aftermath of the storm

The Guardian - US

Deep in the Heart of Galveston

In Texas, there are several single-judge divisions. Over the past few years, I've written about those courts in places like Amarillo, Victoria, Wichita Falls, and Lubbock. But one single-judge division, which is closest to home, has not attracted nearly as much attention. The Galveston Division of the Southern District of…

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ITV This Morning viewers taken aback by Tony Christie as they confess to 'soft spot' for singer

The '(Is This The Way To) Amarillo' singer opened up about his dementia diagnosis as he appeared live on the show on his birthday

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Cornyn says Texas judge did not mislead Senate over law review article

WASHINGTON – Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said Tuesday he’s satisfied an Amarillo judge who tried to halt distribution of an FDA-approved abortion drug did not mislead the Senate by removing his name from an article bashing Obama administration efforts to protect those seeking abortions.

The Independent UK

Abortion pill order latest contentious ruling by Texas judge

A Texas judge who sparked a legal firestorm with an unprecedented ruling halting approval of the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a religious liberty legal group with a long history pushing conservative causes

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge in Texas suspends FDA approval of abortion pill

The ruling from U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk in Amarillo could potentially upend access to medication abortion nationwide.

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Protesters denounce ‘kangaroo court’ after high-stakes Texas abortion pill hearing

Abortion rights supporters gathered in a remote Texas city despite efforts by Judge Kacsmaryk to keep the hearing secret

The Independent UK

Judge weighing abortion pill is favorite of conservatives

A Texas judge hearing a case that could throw into jeopardy access to the nation’s most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a Christian legal group who critics say is being sought out by conservative litigants because they believe he’ll be sympathetic to their causes

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Federal judge in Texas hears case that could force a major abortion pill off market

If the case succeeds, it could have sweeping repercussions — for abortion providers and patients across the nation, as well as for the FDA's drug-approval process.

The Texas Tribune

Federal judge at center of FDA abortion drug case has history with conservative causes

U.S. District Matthew Kacsmaryk was once deputy counsel for the First Liberty Institute, the Plano-based conservative Christian law firm.

Reason

Deep in the Heart of Amarillo

Back in the day, most local newspapers hired reporters who covered the dealings in local courts. Alas, with budget cuts, those positions have gone by the wayside. It is very rare indeed for the national media to care at all what happens in small-town courts. Of course, the single-judge divisions…

Tribune News Service

Girls in Texas could get birth control at federal clinics, until a Christian father objected

AMARILLO, Texas — On the vast Texas Panhandle, raked by wind and relentless sun, women might drive for hours to reach Haven Health, a clinic in Amarillo.

Texas Observer

Remembering a Social Justice Lawyer Extraordinaire

Attorney Jeff Blackburn, a crusader for the innocent, fought injustices across Texas in his improbable, utterly original, and often profane life.

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