The Red Raiders inaugural Texas Tech Day of Giving brought in donors from coast to coast to raise three times the fundraising goal. Thanks to the generosity of more than 1,200 Red Raiders from 33 states, more than $300,000 was raised to benefit students and projects across the university.

The Texas Tribune and other national and local news organizations on Tuesday asked a federal court to unseal a search warrant used in the January FBI raid of U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s Laredo home and campaign office.

Visitors at Dinosaur Valley State Park last week were treated to a rare glimpse of 113 million-year-old dinosaur tracks. exposed by the extreme drought gripping much of the U.S.

Amarillo announced it is expanding rescue partnerships for the Amarillo Animal Management and Welfare Department. This means more animals will have a chance to find a home due to AAMW expanding partnerships with animal welfare organizations and groups, according to the city of Amarillo.

Hadlee and Chandler Hoetling competed at the North Texas Fair in Denton and represented Naz Ag very well. Hadlee was Reserve Breed Shorthorn in Ring B and Chandler won Reserve Breed Mini Hereford in Ring A and B.

Nazareth students, teachers and community members met on the front lawn at Nazareth ISD this past Wednesday for the opening ceremony of the school year. Junior- class FFA officers Chloe Birkenfeld, Tanner Wethington, Jack Welps and Jett Ramaekers raised the American and Texas flags; the fifth-grade class led the Pledge of Allegiance; and Brooklyn Birkenfeld sang the national anthem. Principal Robert O’Connor in his comments, noted this year’s senior prank, which was a shopping cart on top of the flagpole. Father Bhaskar Adusupalli concluded the ceremony with a prayer for the upcoming year

The Naz FFA livestock judging team of Daniel Schacher, Jack Welps , Emily Durbin, Tanner Wethington and Brett Heitschmidt earned the Championship title at the Panhandle Exposition on Aug. 20, giving them a great start to judging competition season.

The Harvest Days and County Fair are set to kick off this Saturday with a parade at 10 a.m. A highlight of Harvest Days this year will be the Harvest Days Pageant, sponsored by the Rocking G Guest House and Gift Shop.

Governor Greg Abbott declared a state of disaster in Dallas County after a day of deadly rainfall. After severely dry summer, the sudden rainfall early Monday morning made it the second-wettest August on record early Monday morning.