Gov. orders increased DPS presence along Texas-Mexico border amid cartel violence concerns

The officers will focus on detecting, interdicting and apprehending criminal activity and preventing what the governor described as transnational threats.
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Hurricane Center

KVII serves the Amarillo, Texas and Panhandle region with local news, sports and weather for the city and surrounding towns, including Canyon, Hereford, Borger, Pampa ...
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Human bones found in Amarillo home, remains believed to have been there for nearly 3 years

As federal health care policies raise concerns about funding for rural clinics, U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez is bringing a frontline provider to Washington Cuban man’s death at El Paso tent camp ...
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Valle de Oro evacuation ordered as wildfire nears, residents wait to learn what remains

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — As flames moved closer to the small community of Valle de Oro, residents were ordered to evacuate on Tuesday, leaving many waiting anxiously for word on what might be left ...
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Wednesday wildfire status: What's burning, where

Multiple fires are burning Wednesday in the Texas and Oklahoma panhandles. Four fires burned in the Texas panhandle. Around 3:45 p.m., a fire started in a river bottom north of Borger. The Texas A&M ...
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Power restored to most Panhandle customers after wildfire prevention shutoff

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Power has been restored to 97% of customers affected by a Public Safety Power Shutoff and weather-related outages across the Texas Panhandle, Xcel Energy officials said ...
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State of Emergency declared due to wildfires in Oklahoma panhandle

Nearly one week after the Canadian Bridge Wildfire ignited and burned around 350 acres next to State Highway 136 in Hutchinson County, firefighters continue to Record heat bakes the High Plains; ...