HPPR Spotlight Stories
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After weeks of delay, the White House has issued an order demanding that Congress take back (rescind) $1.1 billion in already appropriated funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to support nearly 1,600 local stations across the country, including HPPR.
High Plains regional news
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The Centers for Agricultural Safety and Health have provided resources to farmers for decades. But heads of the regional research programs say their federal funding for on-farm studies and training will abruptly end this fall. -
Revelations around abuse at a San Antonio group home have parents worried and advocates reflecting on years of issues in Texas. -
Oklahoma only has one Amtrak train route — and its future is now in question. -
Shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block Texas from giving in-state tuition to immigrant students without legal status, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the two parties had filed a joint motion asking a court to permanently end the policy. -
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt praised 2025 legislative session outcomes.
Happenings across the High Plains
Regional Features
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Willjay, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons/Hi. I’m Chera Hammons, a poet from Amarillo, Texas, here for Poets on the Plains. It’s a beautiful morning and the birds are singing. I’m so happy to share a poem with you today by fellow Texas Panhandle poet Seth Wieck. -
This week Classical music Amarillo kicks off its month of chamber music programs! -
Your plants will obviously require sun to grow their best, but how much sun is too much? Some plans can burn if they get too much, so it can benefit them to have some sort of shade or other protective cover, to help reduce the amount of sun they're getting. Shade cloths can be an excellent way to cover plants with materials that let in different amounts of sunlight, to help customize the shade to match the needs of your plants. -
This week, let's talk fishing - White bass fishing! Folks on the High Plains will likely have white bass in a lake or reservoir near them, and these fish are good eating. We'll talk about how to catch some for your own table!
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