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Amarillo is the 11th-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County.^[1] A portion of the city, the biggest in the Texas Panhandle, extends into Randall County. As of the 2000 U.S. Census, the city had a total population of 173,627 (though a July 1, 2005 estimate placed the city's population at 183,021). The Amarillo metropolitan area, however, has an estimated population of 236,113 in four counties. The term Amarillo (Spanish for the color yellow) can refer to: Amarillo, Texas Ojo Amarillo, New Mexico Rio Amarillo, Honduras Is This the Way to Amarillo, song made famous by British singer Tony Christie Amarillo By Morning, country song by Paul Fraser and Terry Stafford Amarillo by Morning, documentary film... Download high resolution version (1974x1473, 351 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... EXAMPLE:Laughbox,Blondie,BamBam,Pinkie,etc. ... Adapted from Wikipedias TX county maps by Seth Ilys. ... 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Amarillo was originally named Oneida and it is situated in the Llano Estacado region.^[2] The availability of the railroad and freight service provided by the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad contributed the city's growth as a cattle marketing center in the late 19th century.^[3] Amarillo is the regional economical center for the Texas Panhandle as well as Eastern New Mexico and the Oklahoma Panhandle.^[4] Shaded Relief Image of the Llano Estacado Llano Estacado (or Staked Plains) is a region in the southwestern United States that encompasses parts of eastern New Mexico and northwestern Texas. ... Fort Worth and Denver Railway is a defunct railroad in the United States. ... Eastern New Mexico is a region of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Largest metro area Albuquerque metropolitan area Area Ranked 5th - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 kmÂ²) - Width 342 miles (550 km) - Length 370 miles (595 km) - % water 0. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Largest metro area Oklahoma City metro area Area Ranked 20th - Total 69,898 sq mi (181,196 kmÂ²) - Width 230 miles (370 km) - Length 298 miles (480 km) - % water 1. ... The Oklahoma Panhandle is the extreme western region of the state of Oklahoma, comprising Cimarron County, Texas County, and Beaver County. ...

The city was once the self-proclaimed "Helium Capital of the World" for having one of the country's most productive helium fields.^[5] The city is also known as "The Yellow Rose of Texas" and most recently "Rotor City, USA" for its V-22 Osprey hybrid aircraft assembly plant.^[6] Amarillo operates one of the largest meat packing areas in the United States. Pantex, the only nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly facility in the country, is also a major employer. The attractions Cadillac Ranch and Big Texan Steak Ranch were located on the former U.S. Route 66, which passes through the city. This partial list of city nicknames in the United States compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by, officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards. ... For other uses, see Helium (disambiguation). ... The V-22 Osprey is a joint service, multimission, military tiltrotor aircraft with both a vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing capability (STOL). ... The meat packing industry is an industry that handles the slaughtering, processing and distribution of animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock. ... The Pantex plant, located 17 miles northeast of Amarillo, Texas, in Carson County, Texas, is charged with maintaining the safety, security and reliability of the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile. ... The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, 1945, rose some 18 kilometers (11 mi) above the hypocenter A nuclear weapon derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions of fusion or fission. ... The cars seen facing east, towards Amarillo A close up of one of the cars Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, U.S.. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group... The front view of the Big Texan Steak Ranch. ... Route 66 redirects here. ...

History

In April 1887, J. T. Berry established a site for a town after he chose a well-watered section along the way of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad, which had begun building across the Texas Panhandle. Berry and Colorado City, Texas merchants wanted to make their new town site the region's main trading center. On August 30, 1887, Berry's town site won the county seat election and was established in Potter County. Availability of the railroad and freight service after the county seat election made the town a fast growing cattle marketing center.^[3] The Texas Panhandle is a region of the state of Texas consisting of the northernmost 26 counties in the state. ... Colorado City is a city in Mitchell County, Texas, United States. ... is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county, primarily used in the United States. ... This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Freight is a term used to classify the transportation of cargo and is typically a commercial process. ... For general information about the genus, including other species of cattle, see Bos. ...

The settlement originally was called Oneida; it would later change its name to Amarillo. Amarillo's name probably derives from yellow wildflowers that were plentiful during the spring and summer or the nearby Amarillo Lake and Amarillo Creek, named in turn for the yellow soil along their banks and shores (Amarillo is the Spanish word for the color yellow). Despite having a name of Spanish origin, the City of Amarillo is pronounced in English as "Am-ah-RILL-oh" rather than "Ah-mah-REE-yoh". Early residents pronounced it according to the Spanish pronunciation, but within a year, the English pronunciation prevailed. Charles F. Rudolph, editor of the Tascosa Pioneer, predicted the pronunciation change after blaming Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad employees for ignoring the word's Spanish pronunciation.^[7] The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

On June 19, 1888, Henry B. Sanborn, who is given credit as the "Father of Amarillo,"^[8] and his business partner Joseph F. Glidden began buying land to the east to move Amarillo after arguing that Berry's site was on low ground and would flood during rainstorms. Sanborn also offered to trade lots in the new location to businesses in the original city’s site and help with the expense of moving to new buildings. His incentives gradually won over people, who moved their businesses to Polk Street in the new commercial district.^[9] Heavy rains almost flooded Berry’s part of the town in 1889, prompting more people to move to Sanborn's location. This eventually led to another county seat election making Sanborn's town the new county seat in 1893.^[3] Image File history File links Amarillo_Texas_Downtown_1912. ... Image File history File links Amarillo_Texas_Downtown_1912. ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the toll-free telephone number see Toll-free telephone number Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Joseph Glidden Joseph Farwell Glidden (January 18, 1813â€“1906) was an American farmer who patented barbed wire, a product that forever altered the development of the American West. ...

By the late 1890s, Amarillo had emerged as one of the world's busiest cattle shipping points, and its population grew significantly. The city became an elevator, milling, and feed-manufacturing center after an increase in production of wheat and small grains during the early 1900s. Discovery of gas in 1918 and oil three years later brought oil and gas companies to the Amarillo area.^[3] The United States government bought the Cliffside Gas Field with high helium content in 1927 and the Federal Bureau of Mines began operating the Amarillo Helium Plant two years later.^[10] The plant would be the sole producer of commercial helium in the world for a number of years.^[11] The U.S. National Helium Reserve is stored in the Bush Dome Reservoir at the Cliffside facility.^[12] This article is about the fossil fuel. ... Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Lubbock, Texas Ignacy Åukasiewicz - inventor of the refining of kerosene from crude oil. ... The National Helium Reserve is an American strategic reserve of over a billion cubic feet of Helium gas, stored at the Cliffside Storage Facility about 12 miles northwest of Amarillo, Texas in a natural geologic gas storage formation. ...

Following the lead of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad established services to and from Amarillo. Each of these three carriers maintained substantial freight and passenger depots and repair facilities in the city through most of the 20th century and were major employers within the community.^[13] The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AAR reporting marks ATSF), often abbreviated as Santa Fe, was one of the largest railroads in the United States. ... The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting mark RI) was a Class I railroad in the United States. ...

During the 1930s, the city was hit by the Dust Bowl and entered an economic depression. The U.S. Routes 60, 87, 287, and 66 merged at Amarillo, making it a major tourist stop with numerous motels, restaurants, and curio shops. World War II led the establishment of Amarillo Army Air Field in east Amarillo and the nearby Pantex Army Ordnance Plant, which produced bombs and ammunition. After the end of the war, both of the facilities were closed. The Pantex Plant was reopened in 1950 and produced nuclear weapons throughout the Cold War.^[3] The following year, the army air base was reactivated as Amarillo Air Force Base and expanded to accommodate a Strategic Air Command B-52 Stratofortress wing.^[14] The arrival of servicemen and their families ended the city's depression. Between 1950 and 1960, Amarillo's population grew from 74,443 to 137,969. However, the closure of the Amarillo Air Force Base on December 31, 1968, contributed to a decrease in population to 127,010 by 1970. In the 1970s, ASARCO, Iowa Beef Processors,(present day [Tyson Foods]), Owens-Corning and Weyerhaeuser built plants at Amarillo. The Eastridge neighborhood houses immigrants from countries such as Vietnam, Laos, and Burma. Many of them found employment at the nearby Iowa Beef Processors plant.^[15] The following decade, Amarillo's city limits encompassed 60 square miles (160 km²) in Potter and Randall counties. The Interstate 27 highway connecting Lubbock to Amarillo was built mostly during the 1980s.^[3] Dust storm approaching Stratford, Texas in 1935 Buried machinery in barn lot. ... For other uses, see The Great Depression (disambiguation). ... Current U.S. Route shield Current U.S. Route shield in California The system of United States Numbered Highways (often called U.S. Routes or U.S. Highways) is an integrated system of roads and highways in the United States numbered within a nationwide grid. ... Curio is a municipality in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... Amarillo Air Force Base, originally Amarillo Army Air Field is located in Potter County, Texas, approximately 6 miles East of downtown Amarillo within the easternmost city limits. ... For the film of the same name, see Strategic Air Command (film) The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was the operational establishment of the United States Air Force in charge of Americas bomber-based and ballistic missile-based strategic nuclear arsenal from 1946 to 1992. ... â€œB-52â€ redirects here. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... ASARCO, Inc. ... Weyerhaeuser is one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world; the worlds largest private owner of softwood timberland; and the second largest owner in the United States, behind International Paper. ... Interstate 27 is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Texas in the United States. ... â€œLubbockâ€ redirects here. ...

Geography and climate

Amarillo is located near the middle of the Texas Panhandle and is part of the Llano Estacado or Staked Plains region which has a surface that is relatively flat and has little drainage in the soil. Due to the lack of developed drainage, much of the rainfall either evaporates, infiltrates into the ground, or accumulates in playa lakes.^[2] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 90.3 mi² (234 km²). 89.9 mi² (233 km²) of it is land and 0.4 mi² (1.2 km²) of it (0.50%) is water. The Amarillo metropolitan area is the 180th-largest in the United States with a population of 236,113 in four counties: Armstrong, Carson, Potter, and Randall. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 413 KB) Summary Photo taken by submitter Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 413 KB) Summary Photo taken by submitter Licensing I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Hoodoos East of Drumheller, Alberta Hoodoos are tall thin spires of rock that protrude from the bottom of arid basins and badlands. ... Playas are small, round depressions in the surface of the ground. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The following is a list (by population) of all Metropolitan Statistical Areas as defined by the United States Census Bureau. ... Armstrong County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Carson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ...

About 40 mi (64 km) northeast of Amarillo is the Canadian River, which divides the southern part of the High Plains to form the Llano Estacado. The river is dammed to form Lake Meredith, a major source of drinking water in the Texas Panhandle region.^[16] The city is situated near the Panhandle Field, in a productive gas and oil area, covering 200,000 acres (800 km²) in Hartley, Potter, Moore, Hutchinson, Carson, Gray, Wheeler, and Collingsworth counties. The Potter County portion had the nation's largest natural gas reserve.^[17] Approximately 25 mi (40 km) south of Amarillo is the canyon system, Palo Duro Canyon. The Canadian River is the largest tributary of the Arkansas River. ... The High Plains are a subregion of the Great Plains in the central United States, located in eastern Colorado, western Kansas, western Nebraska, central and eastern Montana, eastern New Mexico, western Oklahoma, northwestern Texas, and southeastern Wyoming. ... This article is about structures for water impoundment. ... Lake Meredith is a man-made lake formed by a dam on the Canadian River at Sanford, Texas. ... Hartley County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Moore County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Hutchinson County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Gray County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Wheeler County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Collingsworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. ... Lighthouse hoodoo in Palo Duro canyon Palo Duro Canyon is a canyon system of the Caprock Escarpment in the Panhandle of Texas (USA). ...

Cityscape

Most of Amarillo’s population growth and commercial development are occurring in the southern and northwestern parts of the city.^[18] Similar to many towns in the Texas Panhandle, the city’s downtown has suffered economic deterioration throughout the years.^[19] To help revitalize it, the organization Center City of Amarillo was formed to establish partnerships with groups who have a large presence in the city.^[20] Since its conception in the 1990s, Center City has sponsored public art projects and started block parties in the downtown area.^[21]

The 31-story Chase Tower, the tallest building between Dallas and Denver, was opened in Amarillo's downtown in 1971.^[22] Completed in the same year as the Chase Tower, the Amarillo National Bank Plaza One building houses the headquarters of Amarillo National Bank, the city's largest financial institution.^[23]^[24] The Santa Fe Building, completed in 1930, was the regional offices of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway company but was vacant for several years until Potter County bought the building for US$426,000 in 1995 to gain new office spaces.^[25] The Chase Tower in downtown Amarillo. ... Dallas redirects here. ... Nickname: Location of Denver in Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country State Founded [1] November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Government - Type Strong Mayor/Weak Council - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area [1] - City & County 154. ... Amarillo National Bank (ANB) is the largest financial institution serving the city of Amarillo, Texas, and is one of the largest family-owned banks in the United States. ... The Santa Fe Building in the downtown area. ... USD redirects here. ...

Amarillo's historic homes and buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places reflect the economic growth from around 1900 to the start of World War II. Polk Street contains many of the city's historic downtown buildings and homes. The large historic homes on this street were built close to downtown, and homes were located on the west side of the street as a symbol of status because they would be greeted with the sunrise every morning.^[26] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1792x1344, 608 KB) Summary An old Santa Fe Railroad Building in Amarillo, Texas. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1792x1344, 608 KB) Summary An old Santa Fe Railroad Building in Amarillo, Texas. ... A typical plaque showing entry on the National Register of Historic Places. ...

The City of Amarillo's Parks and Recreation Department operates over 50 municipal parks including a skatepark, west of the city. Amarillo's largest parks are Medical Park, Thompson Memorial Park, and Memorial Park, near Amarillo College's Washington Street Campus. From 1978 to 2002, the Junior League of Amarillo and the City of Amarillo's Parks and Recreation Department co-sponsored Funfest, a family entertainment festival, benefiting the city parks and the league's Community Chest Trust Fund. Funfest was held in Thompson Memorial Park during Memorial Day weekend.^[27] Skatepark in Davis, California. ... The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. ... Memorial Day is a United States federal holiday that is observed on the last Monday of May (observed this year on 2007-05-28). ...

Climate

Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle's climate is a semi-arid temperate steppe climate (Koppen climate classification BSk). It is characterized by a rush of cold air from the north or northwest into a warmer area and occasionally, by blizzards during the winter season and a hot summer with generally low to moderate humidity. The normal annual rainfall for Amarillo is approximately 20 inches (508 mm). Most of the region's precipitation occurs in the late spring and summer months, and the least occurs from November through March.^[28] The January's average high in the city is 49 °F (9 °C) and average low is 22 °F (-6 °C); July's average high is 91 °F (33 °C) and average low is 65 °F (18 °C).^[29] The highest temperature ever recorded in Amarillo was 108 °F (42 °C); the lowest was -16 °F (-27 °C).^[30] Amarillo and the Texas Panhandle are situated on the western portion of "Tornado Alley."^[31] Semi-arid generally describes regions that receive low annual rainfall (25 to 50 cm /10 to 20 in) and generally have scrub or grass vegetation. ... The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems. ... This article is about the winter storm condition. ... An outline of Significant Tornado Alley in the United States, where the highest percentage of violent tornadoes occur Tornado Alley is a colloquial term most often used in reference to the area of the United States in which tornadoes are most frequent. ...

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Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 173,627 people, 67,699 households, and 45,764 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,932.1/mi² (746.0/km²). There were 72,408 housing units at an average density of 805.8/mi² (311.1/km²). Given Amarillo's growth rate, however, the numbers have increased, and the city's population is approximately 183,021 according to a July 1, 2005 estimate. Image File history File links Amarillo_Texas_-_Persons_Per_Square_Mils_-_Census_2000. ... Image File history File links Amarillo_Texas_-_Persons_Per_Square_Mils_-_Census_2000. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (â‰ˆ1,609 m) in length. ... Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The racial makeup of the city was 77.50% White, 5.97% African American, 0.78% Native American, 2.05% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 11.32% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.86% of the population which had a significant increase of 63.35% compare to the 1990 U.S. Census report.^[32] The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 67,699 households, of which 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.4% were classified as non-families by the United States Census Bureau. Of 67,699 households, 2,981 were unmarried partner households: 2,713 heterosexual, 82 same-sex male, and 186 same-sex female. 27.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.9% have someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.10. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there are 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $34,940, and the median income for a family was $42,536. Males had a median income of $31,321 versus $22,562 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,621. About 11.1% of families and 14.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 19.6% of those under age 18 and 9.3% of those age 65 or over. Approximately 37.5% of African American households in 2000 had an income below $15,000, compared to 17.59% of White households and 22.08% of Hispanic households. In addition, about over 34.6% of the total African American population lived in poverty, compared to 22.8% of the Hispanic population and 10% of the White population.^[32] The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Law and government

In 1913, Amarillo became the first Texas city and the fifth in United States to use the council-manager form of municipal government, with all governmental powers resting in a legislative body called a commission.^[33]^[34] Amarillo's commission composed of five elected commissioners, one of whom is the mayor of the city. The mayor and each commissioner serves a two-year term. The role of the commission is to pass ordinances and resolutions, adopt regulations, and appoint city officials, including the city manager. While the mayor serves as a presiding officer of the commission, the city manager is the administrative head of the municipal government, and is responsible for the administration of all departments. The city commission holds its regular meetings on Tuesday of each week.^[35] The council-manager government is one of two main variations of representative municipal government in the United States. ... A legislature is a governmental deliberative body with the power to adopt laws. ... The council-manager government is one of 2 main variations of representative municipal government (for contrast, also see Mayor-Council government). ...

Amarillo is in the U.S. House 13th Congressional district, and is represented by Representative Mac Thornberry. In the Texas Legislature, the city is in the 31st District in the Texas Senate, represented by Republican Kel Seliger. It is in the 87th District in the Texas House of Representatives, having been represented by Republican David A. Swinford since 1991. That part of Amarillo within Randall County is represented by Swinford's Republican colleague, John T. Smithee, who has served in the 86th District since 1985. Type Bicameral Speaker of the House of Representatives House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, (D) since January 4, 2007 Steny Hoyer, (D) since January 4, 2007 House Minority Leader John Boehner, (R) since January 4, 2007 Members 435 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party... William Mac Thornberry (born July 15, 1958), American politician, has been a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives since 1995, representing the 13th District of Texas (map). ... Texas Senate in session The Texas Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. ... The Republican Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. ... Kelton Gray â€œKelâ€ Seliger (born 16 June 1953)[1] is a Republican member of the Texas Senate representing District 31 in the Panhandle and the Permian Basin. ... David Anthony Swinford (born June 28, 1941) is an agricultural consultant from the Texas Panhandle who is an influential Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... John True Smithee (born September 7, 1951) is an Amarillo attorney who has been a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since January 1985. ... This article is about the year. ...

As the seat of Potter County, the city is the location of the county's trial, civil, and criminal courts. The Randall County Amarillo Annex building is located within the city limits and houses its Sheriff's Office and Justice of the Peace Court, Precinct 4.

Economy

Amarillo is considered the regional economical center for the Texas Panhandle as well as Eastern New Mexico and the Oklahoma Panhandle. The meat packing industry is a major employer in Amarillo; about one-quarter of the United States' beef supply is processed in the area. The city is also the location of headquarters for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association. Petroleum extraction is also a major industry. The helium industry has decreased in significance since the federal government privatized local operations in the late 1990s. Bell Helicopter Textron opened a helicopter assembly plant near the city's international airport in 1999.^[4] This is a List companies in Amarillo, Texas that are headquarters or have a large presence in the city. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 140 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Amarillo, Texas ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1280x960, 140 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Amarillo, Texas ... Eastern New Mexico is a region of the U.S. state of New Mexico. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Largest metro area Albuquerque metropolitan area Area Ranked 5th - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 kmÂ²) - Width 342 miles (550 km) - Length 370 miles (595 km) - % water 0. ... Official language(s) None Capital Oklahoma City Largest city Oklahoma City Largest metro area Oklahoma City metro area Area Ranked 20th - Total 69,898 sq mi (181,196 kmÂ²) - Width 230 miles (370 km) - Length 298 miles (480 km) - % water 1. ... The Oklahoma Panhandle is the extreme western region of the state of Oklahoma, comprising Cimarron County, Texas County, and Beaver County. ... Bell Helicopter Textron is an American helicopter and tiltrotor manufacturer headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. ... For other uses, see Helicopter (disambiguation). ...

The city's largest employer in 2005 is Tyson Foods with 3,700 employees. The Amarillo Independent School District is next with 3,659 employees followed by BWXT Pantex, Baptist St. Anthony’s Health Care System, City of Amarillo, Northwest Texas Healthcare System, Amarillo College, and United Supermarkets.^[32] Other major employers include Bell Helicopter Textron, Owens-Corning, and ASARCO. Tyson Foods, Inc. ... Amarillo Independent School District is a school district that is based in the city of Amarillo, Texas, United States. ... Amarillo College is a two-year fully-accredited community college in Amarillo, Texas with over 10,000 students that was established in 1929 as Amarillo Junior College. ... United Supermarkets is a Lubbock, Texas based supermarket chain founded in Oklahoma in 1916. ...

Approximately 14 million acres (57,000 km²) of agricultural land surrounds the city with corn, wheat and cotton as the primary crops. Other crops in the area include sorghum, silage, hay and soybeans.^[36] The Texas Panhandle, particularly in Hereford, Texas, serves as a fast growing milk producing area as several multi-million dollar state of the art dairies were built in early 2000s.^[37] Binomial name L. Corn (Zea mays L. ssp. ... Species T. aestivum T. boeoticum T. dicoccoides T. dicoccon T. durum T. monococcum T. spelta T. sphaerococcum T. timopheevii References: ITIS 42236 2002-09-22 Wheat Wheat For the indie rock group, see Wheat (band). ... For other uses, see Cotton (disambiguation). ... Species About 30 species, see text Sorghum is a genus of numerous species of grasses, some of which are raised for grain and many of which are utilised as fodder plants either cultivated or as part of pasture. ... Silage (hay) somewhere in Allschwil or SchÃ¶nenbuch, near Basel, Switzerland. ... For other uses, see Hay (disambiguation). ... Binomial name (L.) Merr. ... Hereford is a city located in Deaf Smith County, Texas. ...

The Amarillo Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) is funded by a city sales tax, and it provides aggressive incentive packages to existing and prospective employers. In the mid-to-late 1990s, the AEDC gained notoriety by sending mock checks to businesses across the country, placing full-page advertisements in The Wall Street Journal, and paying an annual $1 million subsidy to American Airlines to retain jet service.^[38]^[39] The AEDC is largely responsible for bringing Bell Helicopter Textron's development of the V-22 Osprey hybrid aircraft and the future site of Marine One assembly in Amarillo.^[40] The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) is an international daily newspaper published by Dow Jones & Company in New York City, New York, USA, with Asian and European editions, and a worldwide daily circulation of more than 2 million as of 2006, with 931,000 paying online subscribers. ... American Airlines, Inc. ... Marine One lifting off of the White House south lawn. ...

Education

According to the 2000 United States Census, 20.5% of all adults over the age of 25 in Amarillo have obtained a bachelor's degree, as compared to a national average of 24.4% of adults over 25, and 79.3% of Amarillo residents over the age of 25 have earned a high school diploma, as compared to the national average of 80.4%.^[41] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 411 KB) Summary The uploader is the photographer. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 411 KB) Summary The uploader is the photographer. ... For other degrees, see Academic degree. ... For other uses, see High school (disambiguation). ...

The higher education institutions in the city are Amarillo College, a two-year community college with over 10,000 students; Wayland Baptist University, a private university based in Plainview, has a branch campus in Amarillo; and Texas Tech University at Amarillo, a branch campus of Texas Tech University that offers selected master's degree programs. West Texas A&M University, in nearby Canyon, is the regional university in the Amarillo area and the Texas Panhandle. Amarillo College is a two-year fully-accredited community college in Amarillo, Texas with over 10,000 students that was established in 1929 as Amarillo Junior College. ... In Canada and the United States, a community college, sometimes called a county college, junior college or a city college, is an educational institution providing higher education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and Associates degrees. ... Wayland Baptist University is private, coeducational Baptist university based in Plainview, Texas, U.S.A. Wayland Baptist has a total of 12 campuses in several other states and Texas cities. ... Plainview is a city located in Hale County, Texas. ... Texas Tech University at Amarillo is a branch campus of Texas Tech University in Amarillo, Texas. ... Texas Tech University redirects here. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... West Texas A&M University (also known as WTAMU, or WT), part of the Texas A&M University System, is a public university located in Canyon, Texas, a small city south of Amarillo, Texas. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas, USA Coordinates: County Randall Government - Mayor Quinn Alexander Area - City 4. ...

The public primary and secondary education are mostly handled by the Amarillo Independent School District (AISD) and Canyon Independent School District. (CISD) The AISD has approximately 29,000 students in 2004 while CISD has over 8,000 students in 2005.^[42]^[43] The AISD operates 4 high schools, 9 middle schools, 36 elementary schools, a specialty high school, and an alternative school. While, the CISD has 1 high school, 2 junior high/intermediate schools, and 4 elementary schools in Amarillo. Other school districts in the city are River Road, Highland Park, and Bushland Independent School Districts. Nonreligious and Christian denomination private schools in Amarillo include Arbor Christian Academy, Holy Cross Catholic Academy, Amarillo Montessori Academy, San Jacinto Christian Academy, Bible Heritage Christian School, and St. Andrew's Episcopal School. A primary school in ÄŒeskÃ½ TÄ›Å¡Ãn, Poland Primary education is the first stage of compulsory education. ... Secondary education - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Amarillo Independent School District is a school district that is based in the city of Amarillo, Texas, United States. ... Canyon Independent School District is a school district based in Canyon, Texas, U.S.A.. Founded in 1895, it covers 817 square miles and also serves nearby Amarillo. ... Middle school (also known as intermediate school or junior high school) covers a period of education that straddles primary/elementary education and secondary education, serving as a bridge between the two. ... Primary or elementary education is the first years of formal, structured education that occurs during childhood. ... In education, the phrase alternative school, sometimes referred to as a minischool, or special school, is any public or private school having a special curriculum, especially an elementary or secondary school offering a more flexible program of study than a traditional school. ... School districts are a form of special-purpose district in the United States (amongst some other places) which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools. ... River Road Independent School District is a public school district based in Amarillo, Texas. ... Highland Park Independent School District is a public school district based in Amarillo, Texas. ... Bushland Independent School District is a public school district based in the community of Bushland, Texas. ... Holy Cross Catholic Academy is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Amarillo, Texas. ...

Culture

Amarillo has a number of natural attractions near the city. The Palo Duro Canyon State Park is United States' second largest canyon system, after the Grand Canyon and is located south of Amarillo. Palo Duro has a distinct hoodoo that resembles a lighthouse. Another natural landmark near the city, the Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is located 30 miles (50 km) north of Amarillo. It is once known as the site for prehistoric inhabitants to obtain flint in order to make tools and weapons. About 100 miles (160 km) southeast of Amarillo in Briscoe County is Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway, the state park is the home of the official Texas State Bison Herd, who were captured and taken care of by cattle rancher Charles Goodnight.^[44] The following is a list of places within the state of Texas that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ... The following is a list of places within the state of Texas that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. ... This article is about the canyon in the southwestern United States. ... Hoodoos East of Drumheller, Alberta Hoodoos are tall thin spires of rock that protrude from the bottom of arid basins and badlands. ... Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument is a United States National Monument in the State of Texas. ... This article is about the sedimentary rock. ... Briscoe County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway is a Texas state park in Briscoe County, approximately 161 km (100 mi) southeast of Amarillo, Texas. ... Species â€ B. antiquus B. bison B. bonasus â€ B. latifrons â€ B. occidentalis â€ B. priscus Bison is a taxonomic group containing six species of large even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. ... Charles Goodnight Charles Goodnight (March 5, 1836 â€“ December 12, 1929) was a cattle rancher in the American West. ...

Local millionaire Stanley Marsh 3 has funded many public art projects in the city including the Cadillac Ranch, located west of Amarillo on Interstate 40, a monument of painted Cadillac automobiles that were dug into the ground head first. Marsh also participates an on-going art project called the Dynamite Museum, which consist of thousands of mock traffic signs. These signs, bearing messages such as "Road does not end" or displaying a random picture, are scattered throughout the city of Amarillo.^[45] Shot myself on 20040607. ... Shot myself on 20040607. ... Stanley Marsh 3 is a millionaire, artist, philanthropist, and prankster from Amarillo, Texas, USA. He is perhaps best known as the sponsor of the Cadillac Ranch, a public art installation near Amarillo. ... The cars seen facing east, towards Amarillo A close up of one of the cars Cadillac Ranch is a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, U.S.. It was created in 1974 by Chip Lord, Hudson Marquez and Doug Michels, who were a part of the art group... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 40 Interstate 40 (abbreviated I-40) is a major west-east interstate highway in the United States. ... Cadillac is a brand of luxury automobile, part of the General Motors corporation, produced and mostly sold in the USA; outside of North America, they have been less successful. ... Unused traffic signs in Austria Most countries post signage, known as traffic signs or road signs, at the side of roads to impart information to road users. ...

The city has events and attractions honoring the cowboy and Texas culture. During the third week of September, the Tri-State Fair & Rodeo brings participants mostly from Oklahoma, New Mexico and Texas to Amarillo since 1921.^[46] On the Tri-State Exposition grounds, the Amarillo National Center is a special events center for events ranging from national equestrian competitions to motor sports and rodeos. The World Championship Ranch Rodeo sponsored by the Working Ranch Cowboys Association is held every November in the Amarillo Civic Center. Amarillo hosts the annual World Championship Chuckwagon Roundup the first weekend in June. Teams in competition prepare a feast of breaded beef cutlets, mashed potatoes, baked beans, and sourdough biscuits and attempt to duplicate the food served on western cattle trails of the 1860s and 1870s.^[47] The Amarillo Livestock Auction holds a free to the public cattle auction on Tuesdays. Now located on Interstate 40, The Big Texan Steak Ranch, was made famous by offering visitors a free 72 ounce (2 kg) beef steak if they eat it and its accompanying dinner in under an hour. For other uses, see Cowboy (disambiguation). ... The Amarillo National Center is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Amarillo, Texas. ... A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ... Motor racing and Motorsports redirect here. ... It has been suggested that History of rodeo be merged into this article or section. ... The Working Ranch Cowboys Association (WRCA) was established in 1995 in Amarillo, Texas as a professional association for ranch owners, foremen, and cowboys. ... The Amarillo Civic Center is a 6,670-seat multi-purpose arena in Amarillo, Texas. ... The front view of the Big Texan Steak Ranch. ... The ounce (abbreviation: oz) is the name of a unit of mass in a number of different systems, including various systems of mass that form part of English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... â€œKgâ€ redirects here. ...

Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, opened in 2006, houses the Amarillo Opera, Amarillo Symphony, and Lone Star Ballet concerts. The facility, located just across the Amarillo Civic Center, features a 1,300-seat auditorium. The Globe-News Center was built in hope by the city officials and others that it will spur a revitalization of the downtown area.^[48] The nonprofit community theater group, Amarillo Little Theatre, has its season run from September to May. The theater group's two facilities, the Mainstage and the Adventure Space, are located west of Amarillo's downtown. In the Palo Duro Canyon’s amphitheatre, an outdoor musical called Texas plays nightly during the summer. The musical depicts a story about the history of Texas Panhandle settlers throughout the years. In 2002, the producers changed its name to Texas Legacies after retiring the previous script that was used for 37-years for a more historically accurate one but they decided to revert back to the original script due to declining attendance in 2006.^[49]^[50] The Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts building is located across the Amarillo Civic Center. ... Community Theatre is a very popular form of theatre in which all or most of the participants are unpaid or amateur in the most literal definition of the word. ... The Colosseum in Rome, Italy. ... A theatrical producer is the person ultimately responsible for overseeing all aspects of mounting a theatrical production. ...

The Amarillo Public Library is affiliated with the Harrington Library Consortium. The consortium consist of public, college, and school libraries located in the Texas Panhandle that share resources and cooperate with one another. Other members include the Amarillo's public schools, Amarillo College, Canyon Area Library, Lovett Memorial Library in Pampa, Texas, and Hutchinson County Library in Borger, Texas.^[51] The Amarillo Public Library's main branch is located in downtown and operates 4 neighborhood branches. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 225 KB) Summary The Globe-News Center in Amarillo, Texas, USA. Photo taken on April 14, 2006 by the uploader. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 225 KB) Summary The Globe-News Center in Amarillo, Texas, USA. Photo taken on April 14, 2006 by the uploader. ... Pampa is a city located in Gray County, Texas. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Amarillo residents are known as Amarilloans. Notable Amarilloans include the Dory Funk wrestling family, astronaut Rick Husband, rockabilly pioneer Buddy Knox, actress Carolyn Jones, actress and dancer Cyd Charisse, politician John Marvin Jones, businessman T. Boone Pickens, Jr., famed gambler Thomas "Amarillo Slim" Preston and music artist and composer Terry Stafford ("Amarillo by Morning"; "Suspicion"). Amarillo High School graduate Rick Husband, astronaut and the space shuttle commander of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earths atmosphere This is a List of Amarilloans, notable citizens of Amarillo, Texas. ... Dory Funk (May 4, 1919 â€“ June 3, 1973) was a professional wrestler. ... Richard Douglas Husband (July 12, 1957 â€“ February 1, 2003) was an astronaut and the space shuttle commander of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earths atmosphere. ... Buddy Wayne Knox (July 20, 1933 - February 14, 1999) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 rockabilly hit song, Party Doll. Knox was born in the tiny farming community of Happy, Texas and as a boy learned to play the guitar. ... Carolyn Jones (April 28, 1930 â€” August 3, 1983) was an American actress, she is best remembered for playing the role of Morticia Addams in the classic TV Series The Addams Family. ... Cyd Charisse Cyd Charisse is an American dancer and actress. ... Judge John Marvin Jones (February 26, 1882 â€“ March 4, 1976) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas and Chief Judge of the United States Court of Claims. ... Thomas Boone Pickens, Jr. ... Thomas Austin Preston, Jr. ... Terry LaVerne Stafford was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his 1964 US Top Ten hit Suspicion. Stafford was born in Hollis, Oklahoma on 22 November 1941 and died in Amarillo, Texas on 17 March 1996. ...

Museums and art collections

The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) is an international organization dedicated to the preservation, improvement and record-keeping of the American Quarter Horse breed. The organization is headquartered in Amarillo and has a museum. In addition, the AQHA and Center City of Amarillo co-sponsors the project, "Hoof Prints of the American Quarter Horse" which consist of horse statues located in front of several Amarillo businesses, such as the downtown Amarillo National building, Nationwide Insurance, and Edward Jones. An area business would purchase a horse statue and a local artist paints on it.^[52] Outside of the American Quarter Horse Associations Heritage Center and Museum. ... A palomino Quarter Horse shown at halter. ...

Two of the Amarillo area's higher education institutions have at least one museum in their campuses. The Amarillo Art Center[1], opened in 1972, is a building complex with an art museum and concert hall located on the Washington Street Campus of Amarillo College. In addition, Amarillo College's Washington Street Campus is the home of the largest natural history museum of any two-year college in the United States.^[53] Located on the campus of West Texas A&M University, the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum claims to be the largest historical museum in Texas. Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum is a history museum on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, U.S.A., a town south of Amarillo. ...

Don Harrington Discovery Center, located in the city's hospital district, is an interactive science center and space theater with over 60 hands-on exhibits.^[54] Outside of the building contains a steel structure called the Helium Monument which has time capsules and designates Amarillo the "Helium Capital of the World."^[3] Near the proximity of the Discovery Center, the Amarillo Botanical Gardens has gardens, indoor exhibits, and a library for visitation throughout the year. The Texas Pharmacy Museum claims to be the only Texas museum specialized in the research, collection, preservation, and exhibition of the history of pharmacy, is also located in the city's hospital district.^[55] Ã¡ The Helium Monument & Time Capsule is located in front of the Don Harrington Discovery Center Don Harrington Discovery Center is an interactive science center in Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A., targeting towards young children with hands-on science exhibits and a planetarium. ...

Other notable museums in the area are the Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum and the English Field Air & Space Museum. The Kwahadi Kiva Indian Museum features a collection of Native American artifacts and provides dance performances. Sadly, the English Field Air & Space Museum, which had been operated by the Texas Aviation Historical Society featuring aircraft and space exhibits, is now closed. Visitors can peer through the chainlink fence and see some of the aircraft still sitting there.^[56] The museum's facility used to be city's main airport terminal.^[57] This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ...

Local media

The major local newspaper is the Amarillo Globe-News, owned by Morris Communications, was a combination of three newspapers: Amarillo Daily News, Amarillo Globe, and Amarillo Times. Other publications include a local monthly magazine dealing with city and regional issues in the Amarillo area called, Accent West. The American Quarter Horse Association publishes two monthly publications, The American Quarter Horse Journal and The American Quarter Horse Racing Journal. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1236x1290, 463 KB) Description: One of the hundreds of mock traffic signs in Amarillo, Texas funded by local millionaire, Stanley Marsh 3. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1236x1290, 463 KB) Description: One of the hundreds of mock traffic signs in Amarillo, Texas funded by local millionaire, Stanley Marsh 3. ... Amarillo Globe-News is a newspaper from Amarillo, Texas. ... Morris Communications of Augusta, Georgia is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include newspapers, magazines, outdoor advertising, radio broadcasting, travel-related publications and online services. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Amarillo's major network television affiliates are KACV-TV 2 (PBS), KAMR 4 (NBC), KVII 7 (ABC), KFDA 10 (CBS), KCIT 14 (FOX), KCPN 33 (MyNet), and KTMO 36 (Telemundo). In the 2005-2006 television season, Amarillo is the 131st largest television market in the United States designated by Nielsen Media Research.^[58] KACV-TV is a public television station in Amarillo, Texas, broadcasting locally on VHF channel 2 as a PBS member station. ... Not to be confused with Public Broadcasting Services in Malta. ... KAMR-TV is an NBC affiliated television station in Amarillo, Texas, USA. The station is own by Texas based, Nexstar Broadcasting Group. ... This article is about the television network. ... KVII-TV is an ABC affiliated television station in Amarillo, Texas. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... KFDA-TV is an CBS affiliated television station in Amarillo, Texas, USA. The station is operated by Panhandle Telecasting. ... This article is about the broadcast network. ... This article is about the television station in Amarillo, Texas. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ... KCPN-LP is an independent television station in Amarillo, Texas. ... MyNetworkTV (sometimes written My Network TV, and unofficially abbreviated MyNet, MyTV, MNT, or MNTV) is a television network in the United States, owned by News Corporation. ... KTMO-LP is a low-power television station in Amarillo, Texas, broacasting locally on channel 36 as an affiliate of Telemundo, a Spanish-language television network. ... Telemundo is an American television network based in Hialeah, Florida. ... A media market, broadcast market, media region, designated market area, DMA or simply market is a region where the population can receive the same (or similar) television and radio station offerings, and may also include other types of media including newspapers and Internet content. ... Nielsen Media Research (NMR) is a U.S. firm, headquartered in New York City, and operating primarily from Oldsmar, FL, which measures media audiences, including television, radio and newspapers. ...

Amarillo is the 195th largest United States radio market in autumn 2005 designated by the radio audience research company, Arbitron. The top 5 rated commercial radio stations in autumn 2005 according to Arbitron are classic hits station KXGL-FM 100.9; hip hop station KQIZ-FM 93.1; country station KGNC-FM 97.9; news and talk station KGNC-AM 710; and KMXJ-FM 94.1, an adult contemporary station.^[59] The regional public radio network, High Plains Public Radio, operates KJJP-FM 105.7. Other notable radio stations around the area include the college stations KACV-FM 89.9 (Amarillo College) and KWTS-FM 91.1 (West Texas A&M University) in nearby Canyon. Arbitron is a radio audience research company in the United States. ... KXGL is a classic hits radio station in Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A. with the focus in 1970s popular songs. ... KQIZ is a hip-hop music radio station in Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A.. KQIZ is owned by the media company, Cumulus Media. ... KGNC is a radio broadcast service in Amarillo, Texas, U.S.A.. It operates KGNC (AM) and KGNC-FM. It is owned by the Morris Communications Company since acquiring the Amarillo Globe-News Publishing Company in 1972. ... Campus radio (also known as college radio, university radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college, university or other educational institution. ... KACV is a public television and college radio broadcast service located in Amarillo, Texas. ... KWTS is a radio broadcast service in Canyon, Texas, U.S.A. and is operated by the West Texas A&M University. ...

Outside media attention

The city gained national media attention in 1998 when television talk show host Oprah Winfrey was unsuccessfully sued by local cattlemen for comments made on her show connecting American beef to mad cow disease, costing them and their industry millions of dollars.^[60] In order to attend the trial in Amarillo, she temporarily relocated her show to the Amarillo Little Theatre for nearly a year. During the trial, Winfrey hired Dallas-based jury consultant Phil McGraw to aid her attorneys on selecting and analyzing the members of the jury.^[61] McGraw would later become a regular guest on Winfrey's television show and subsequently started his own talk show, Dr. Phil, in 2002. Another notable trial in Amarillo includes the Fort Worth-area murder case of T. Cullen Davis, which involved one of the richest men in the United States, his former wife, and her daughter and boyfriend. The trial was moved from Fort Worth to Amarillo in 1977 on a change of venue.^[62] The murder of Brian Deneke also brought attention outside of the Texas Panhandle mainly due to the crime revolved around a conflict between two different cultures. The small town of Tulia, Texas, approximately 47 miles (76 km) south from Amarillo, was the scene of a controversial drug sting in 1999. A federal lawsuit directed at the officials responsible for the sting operation was held in Amarillo. In the final settlement, the City of Amarillo agreed to pay $5 million in damages to the former Tulia defendants; disband the Panhandle Regional Narcotics Task Force that it set up to oversee the sting operation; and require early retirement for two Amarillo Police Department officers who were responsible for supervising the sting's sole undercover agent.^[63]^[64] Oprah Winfrey, (born January 29, 1954) is a multiple-Emmy Award winning host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the highest rated talk show in television history. ... The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah) is an American nationally syndicated talk show, hosted and produced by Oprah Winfrey and is the highest-rated talk show in American television history. ... Classic image of a cow with BSE. A notable feature of such disease is the inability (of the infected animal) to stand. ... This article is about the person. ... This article is about the TV series. ... Nickname: Motto: Where the West Begins Location of Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas Coordinates: , Country State Counties Tarrant and Denton Government - Mayor Michael J. Moncrief Area - City 298. ... Thomas Cullen Davis (born 1933) was the head of the Kendavis oil company. ... Brian Deneke (1978 â€“ December 12, 1997) was a American punk icon from Amarillo, Texas, USA, who became well-known after his untimely murder in 1997, at the age of 19. ... Tulia is a city in Swisher County, Texas, United States. ...

Amarillo has been mentioned in popular music such "Amarillo by Morning" by Paul Fraser and Terry Stafford, Nat King Cole's "(Get Your Kicks) on Route 66", Bob Dylan's "Brownsville Girl" (Amarillo was referred to as the "land of the living dead"), Rob Zombie's "Two Lane Blacktop", and the song "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo?" written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, recorded famously by Yorkshireman Tony Christie and Sedaka, and revived by Peter Kay through performances in the comedy series Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights and in a charity performance for Comic Relief. Christie's version, which only managed to reach 18th place when originally released in 1971, made it to the number 1 spot in the UK Singles Chart in 2005 for 7 weeks.^[65]^[66] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 632 KB) Summary The uploader is the photographer. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 632 KB) Summary The uploader is the photographer. ... Amarillo by Morning is a country music song written by Paul Fraser and Terry Stafford. ... Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 â€“ February 15, 1965) was a popular American singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. ... Route 66 (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 is an American popular song, composed in 1946 by Bobby Troup and first recorded that same year by Nat King Cole. ... This article is about the recording artist. ... Brownsville Girl is an 11-minute epic song from the often-condemned 1986 Bob Dylan album Knocked Out Loaded. It is often considered the only saving grace of the album, which is known as one of, if not the worst effort in Dylans four decade career. ... Robert Cummings (born January 12, 1965 in Haverhill, Massachusetts), better known as Rob Zombie, is an American musician, film director, and writer. ... Is This the Way to Amarillo is a song written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, referring to Amarillo, Texas. ... Neil Sedaka 2005 Neil Sedaka (born March 13, 1939 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American pop singer, pianist, and songwriter often associated with the Brill Building. ... Howard Greenfield ( March 15, 1936 – March 4, 1986) is an American songwriter. ... Tony Christie (born Antony Fitzgerald; April 25, 1943) is an English male singer from Conisbrough, South Yorkshire. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... {{Infobox television| show_name=Peter Kays Phoenix Nights| image= | caption=| format=Comedy (sitcom)| runtime=30 minutes (approximate)| creator=Peter Kay Dave Spikey | starring=Peter Kay Dave Spikey [[Neil Fitzmaurice]] Patrick McGuinness [[Steve Edge]] Toby Foster [[Archie Kelly (comedian)|Archie Kelly]] Janice Connolly Bea Kelley Justin Moorhouse [[Daniel Kitson]] Ted Robbins... Comic relief is the inclusion of a humorous character or scene or witty dialogue in an otherwise serious work, often to relieve tension. ... â€œBritish Hit Singlesâ€ redirects here. ...

The Amarillo Film Commission is a division of the Amarillo Convention and Visitor Council that was created to provide film crews with locations and other assistance when filming in Amarillo.^[67] Amarillo was the setting for motion pictures such as Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Switchback 1997, and The Plutonium Circus, the 1995 South by Southwest Film Festival winner for best documentary feature. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Julian Glover, Alison Doody, River Phoenix, and John Rhys-Davies. ... Downtown Austin, Texas, where SXSW is held each spring Bloc Party performing at Stubbs BBQ in 2007 Carrie Rodriguez, a SXSW 2007 performer Morrissey at SXSW 2006 South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of interactive, film, and music festivals and conferences that have taken place every spring in...

Sports

The af2 indoor football team Amarillo Dusters and the CHL hockey team Amarillo Gorillas both play in the Amarillo Civic Center. Amarillo's minor league baseball team, Amarillo Dillas of the United League Baseball, plays its home games in the Potter County Memorial Stadium. Before the founding of the Dillas, the city was the home of the AA Amarillo Gold Sox.^[68] Amarillo had a minor league in-door soccer team called the Amarillo Challengers that competed in the SISL and later the USISL.^[69] af2 (short for arenafootball2) is the name of the Arena Football Leagues minor league, which started play in 2000. ... The Amarillo Dusters are a professional arena football team in the af2 league. ... This article is about the current CHL; for earlier leagues also called the Central Hockey League, see Central Hockey League (disambiguation) The Central Hockey League (CHL) is a mid-level professional hockey league, owned by Global Entertainment Corporation. ... Amarillo Rattlers (1996-2002). ... The Amarillo Dillas is the nickname of two different minor league baseball teams that played in Amarillo, Texas. ... The United League Baseball, based in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex, is an independent baseball league which operates in the Southeastern United States. ... Potter County Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Amarillo, Texas. ... The Amarillo Gold Sox was the name of a minor league baseball franchise that represented the city of Amarillo, Texas, in the Class D West Texas-New Mexico League and the Class AA Texas League at various times between 1939 and 1982. ... The Amarillo Challengers were a soccer club based in Amarillo, Texas that competed in the SISL and USISL. Year-by-year Categories: | | ... The SISL was a mens soccer league in North America. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with SISL. (Discuss) The USISL began life in 1986 as the Southwest Indoor Soccer League. ...

West Texas A&M University features a full slate of NCAA Division II teams; however, Amarillo College is one of the few community colleges in Texas without an athletic program. From 1968 to 1996, Amarillo hosted the annual National Women's Invitational Tournament (NWIT), a postseason women's college basketball tournament.^[70] During high school football season, the Amarillo Independent School District schools' home games are in Dick Bivins Stadium which had a $5.7 million renovation in 2005.^[71] Randall High School (part of the adjacent Canyon Independent School District) plays its home games in Kimbrough Memorial Stadium in Canyon. As well as the yearly clinton invitational horseshoe tournament. River Road and Highland Park High Schools, also play football, as well as other sports. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often pronounced N-C-Double-A or N-C-Two-A ) is a voluntary association of about 1,200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Division II (or DII) is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. ... Game between Illinois State Redbirds & Ball State Cardinals, February 17, 2007 in an ESPN Bracketbuster contest. ... Dick Bivins Stadium is a stadium in Amarillo, Texas. ... Kimbrough Memorial Stadium is a stadium in Canyon, Texas. ...

Amarillo is home to the Amarillo Gun Club. Long known as one of America's leading trap shooting clubs, the Amarillo Gun Club features a variety of clay target sports including trap, skeet, and 5-Stand. The Amarillo Gun Club has hosted numerous state championship trap shoots and has been home to members of the Trapshooting Hall of Fame.

Another part of Amarillo's sporting history was its roots in professional wrestling. Amarillo resident Dory Funk and Doc Sarpolis promoted the territory for several decades. Funk's sons, Dory Funk, Jr. and Terry Funk were both National Wrestling Alliance World Heavyweight Champions and represented Amarillo. For the video game, see Pro Wrestling (video game). ... Dory Funk (May 4, 1919 â€“ June 3, 1973) was a professional wrestler. ... Karl Sarpolis (born August 31, 1897 in Newport, Pennsylvania) was a wrestling promoter in Texas. ... Dorrance Funk, Jr. ... Terrance (Terry) Funk (born June 30, 1944) is an American professional wrestler, known chiefly for the hardcore wrestling style he adopted in the later part of his career that inspired many later wrestlers, most notably Mick Foley. ... National Wrestling Alliance logo The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) is the largest governing body for a group of independent professional wrestling promotions and sanctions various NWA championships. ...

Infrastructure

Transportation

Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport is located on the east side of Amarillo, north of Interstate 40. A portion of the former Amarillo Air Force Base was converted to civilian use and became part of the airport.^[72] The airport was named after NASA astronaut Rick Husband, an Amarillo native and commander of the Space Shuttle Columbia. The airport is served by several major air carriers with non-stop service to Dallas, Houston, Albuquerque, Denver, and Las Vegas. Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (IATA: AMA, ICAO: KAMA, FAA LID: AMA) is a public airport located six miles (10 km) east of the central business district (CBD) of Amarillo, a city in Potter and Randall Counties, Texas, USA. The airport covers 3,547 acres and has two runways. ... This article is about the American space agency. ... Rick D. Husband (larger image) Rick D. Husband (July 12, 1957 - February 1, 2003) was an astronaut and the space shuttle commander of STS-107 (Columbia) who was killed when the craft disintegrated after reentry into the Earths atmosphere. ... Space Shuttle Columbia (NASA Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-102) was the first spaceworthy space shuttle in NASAs orbital fleet. ... Dallas redirects here. ... Houston redirects here. ... â€œAlbuquerqueâ€ redirects here. ... Nickname: Location of Denver in Colorado Location of Colorado in the United States Coordinates: , Country State Founded [1] November 22, 1858 Incorporated November 7, 1861 Government - Type Strong Mayor/Weak Council - Mayor John Hickenlooper (D) Area [1] - City & County 154. ... For further information, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ...

Local transit services in the city have been available since 1925 and have been provided through the City of Amarillo's Amarillo City Transit (ACT) department since 1966; prior to that time the system was privately owned. ACT operates bus services that include fixed route transit and demand response paratransit which are designed for people with disabilities. The ACT transports approximately 350,000 passengers per year on the fixed route and 30,000 paratransit passengers, but it is a declining ridership. ACT has no plans to scale back any of their transit routes or services.^[32] Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 224 KB) Summary Uploaded just to display the brick streets in Amarillo, Texas. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 224 KB) Summary Uploaded just to display the brick streets in Amarillo, Texas. ... Paratransit is an alternative mode of flexible passenger transportation that does not follow fixed routes or schedules. ...

Amarillo has no passenger rail service but remains an important part of the rail freight system. The BNSF Railway complex in Amarillo continues to serve a heavy daily traffic load, approximately 100-110 trains per day.^[73] The Union Pacific Railroad also sends substantial shipments to or through Amarillo. In addition to intermodal and general goods, a big portion of rail shipments involve grains and coal. The BNSF Railway (AAR reporting marks BNSF), headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is one of the four remaining transcontinental railroads and one of the largest railroad networks in North America (only one competitor, the Union Pacific Railroad, is larger in size). ... The Union Pacific Railroad (AAR reporting marks UP) (NYSE: UNP), headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, is the largest railroad network in the United States. ...

The streets in Amarillo's downtown area conform to a grid pattern. The city's original street layout was set up by William H. Bush, beginning at the west end of the town moving to the east. Bush named the north to south streets for past United States presidents, in chronological order except for John Quincy Adams because the surname was taken with the second president, John Adams.^[74] (The last president so honored was Grover Cleveland; though the city has expanded eastward the pattern was not continued.) While the streets running north-south honor past presidents and are designated 'streets', east-west streets are numbered and are designated 'avenues'. North of the Fort Worth & Denver (now Burlington Northern-Santa Fe) railyard, the numbers are "NW" (northwest) west of Polk Street, and "NE" (northeast) east of Polk. South of the railyard (including the downtown-city center area), numbers are officially "SW" (southwest) west of Polk, and "SE" (southeast) east of Polk. Colloquially, though, most tend to dub the SW/SE avenues as W (west)/E (east), respectively. One example of the numbering difference regards the former U.S. Route 66 routing west of downtown and into the San Jacinto neighborhood. Most call it 'West Sixth Street' when it's actually SW Sixth Avenue. The grid plan is a type of city plan in which streets run at right angles to each other, forming a grid. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ... John Quincy Adams (July 11, 1767 â€“ February 23, 1848) was a diplomat, politician, and the sixth President of the United States (March 4, 1825 â€“ March 4, 1829). ... For other persons named John Adams, see John Adams (disambiguation). ... Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837 â€“ June 24, 1908), the twenty-second and twenty-fourth President of the United States, was the only President to serve non-consecutive terms (1885â€“1889 and 1893â€“1897). ...

In 1910, the Amarillo voters approved to pay for street paving and the materials used to pave the streets were bricks.^[75] As of 2003, the city still has 16.2 mi (26.1 km) of brick streets in some parts of the downtown area. The city spent $200,000 in 2002 to restore one block of brick street on Ninth Avenue between Polk and Tyler streets.^[76] For other uses, see Brick (disambiguation). ...

Less than one mile (2 km) of Interstate 27 highway is located in Potter County. The highway terminates at the city's main west-east highway, Interstate 40, just north of the Potter-Randall County line. The roadway continues northward into downtown Amarillo via U.S. 60, 87, and 287, via a series of four one-way streets including Buchanan, Pierce, Fillmore and Taylor. North of downtown the highway becomes U.S. 87 & 287 and continues northward to Dumas, Texas.^[4] Interstate 27 is an intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of Texas in the United States. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Interstate 40 Interstate 40 (abbreviated I-40) is a major west-east interstate highway in the United States. ... U.S. Route 60 is an east-west United States highway, running 2,670 miles (4,300 km) from Virginia to Arizona. ... U.S. Highway 87 is a north-south United States highway (though it is signed east-west in New Mexico) that runs for 1,998 miles (3,215 km) from northern Montana to southern Texas. ... View south along U.S. Highway 287 in Larimer County, Colorado U.S. Highway 287 is a north-south United States highway. ... Dumas is a city located in Moore County, Texas. ...

Interstate 40, the city's major east-west thoroughfare was completed entirely through Amarillo in November of 1968 across the center of the city. Previously, U.S. Route 66 was the major east-west highway through the city, generally following Amarillo Blvd. to the north of the downtown area and then curving southwest to leave the city near the Veterans Hospital. A city route (which was an original alignment of U.S. 66 through central and west Amarillo) followed Fillmore south into the downtown area and turned on West 6th through the San Jacinto Heights district which is now home to many antique shops, restaurants and other businesses, passing the Amarillo Country Club and veering onto West 9th Street and Bushland Blvd. before tying into the through route at a traffic circle near the Veterans Hospital. Loop 335 circles around Amarillo in all four directions and consists of four-lane roadway on its northeast and southwest quadrants and two-lane paving to the southeast and northwest. Route 66 redirects here. ...

Medical centers and hospitals

Amarillo is home to medical facilities including Baptist St. Anthony’s and Northwest Texas Hospitals, the Don & Sybil Harrington Cancer Center, Bivins Memorial Nursing Home, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Texas Tech School of Pharmacy, and Texas Panhandle Mental Health Mental Retardation. All are located in the Harrington Regional Medical Center, the first specifically designated city hospital district in Texas.^[77] Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x165, 62 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Amarillo, Texas ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (900x165, 62 KB) Summary Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Amarillo, Texas ... Texas Panhandle Mental Health Mental Retardation (TPMHMR), a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, began as two different organizations: Texas Panhandle Mental Health Authority and Amarillo State Center. ...

Baptist St. Anthony's, known locally as BSA, had some of its services listed on the U.S. News & World Report's "Top 50 Hospitals" from 2002 to 2005.^[78] BSA was a result of a merger between the Texas Panhandle's first hospital, St Anthony's, with High Plains Baptist Hospital in 1996.^[79] The BSA Hospice & Life Enrichment Center provides important services to the Amarillo area. The BSA facility, opened in 1985, was the first free-standing hospice west of the Mississippi River that was built and opened without debt.^[80] U.S. News & World Report is a weekly newsmagazine. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ...

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The Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center is located east of Harrington Regional Medical Center. The facility opened in 1940 and was renamed in 2005, honoring the 18-year old Amarillo Marine who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.^[81] Construction began in 2006 for a new Texas State Veterans Home in northwest Amarillo. The United States government, through the Veterans Affairs Medical Center, provided the funding to build the facility, while the Texas government will run it after construction is completed.^[82] The home is scheduled to open in 2007.
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Utilities

Drinking water is provided by the City of Amarillo and its Utilities Division. Amarillo's water supply comes from Lake Meredith and the Ogallala Aquifer. The city's drinking water is a blend of both sources. Lake Meredith is located northeast of Amarillo contains at least 114 billion gallons (431 million m³) of water. The city's daily water production averages between 40-50 million gallons (151,000-189,000 m³).^[83] Drinking water Mineral Water Drinking water is water that is intended to be ingested by humans. ... Lake Meredith is a man-made lake formed by a dam on the Canadian River at Sanford, Texas. ... The Ogallala aquifer underlies portions of eight states. ... The gallon (abbreviation: gal) is a unit of volume. ... The cubic meter (symbol mÂ³) is the SI derived unit of volume. ...

Collection and disposal of city's trash or garbage are the responsibility of City of Amarillo's Solid Waste Collection and Solid Waste Disposal Departments. Amarillo's non-hazardous solid waste are collected and disposed it through burial in the city's landfill. The City of Amarillo also operates recycling collection centers located one near the downtown area and at 4 fire stations in the city.^[84] Other utilities are primarily provided by private organizations. Natural gas is distributed by Atmos Energy. Electric power service is distributed by Xcel Energy. Wired telephone service provider is primarily by AT&T. Cable television is provided by Suddenlink Communications. Look up landfill in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Atmos Energy (NYSE: ATO), headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is the largest distributor of natural gas in the United States, serving 3. ... Xcel Energy, Inc. ... This article is about the current AT&T. For the 1885-2005 company, see American Telephone & Telegraph. ... Suddenlink Communications, formerly Cebridge Connections, is an American national cable television company that operates in more than 20 states in primarily suburban, small-town, and rural communities. ...

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^ ^a ^b Rathjen, Fredrick W. The Texas Panhandle Frontier (1973). pg. 11. The University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-78007-9.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Amarillo from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
^ ^a ^b ^c United States Department of Transportation. Economic Development History of Interstate 27 in Texas. Retrieved on 2006-05-04.
^ A Helium Shortage?. Wired (August, 2000). Retrieved on 4 February 2007.
^ Amarillo Economic Development Corporation. What Is Rotor City, USA. Retrieved on 2006-01-28.
^ Hammond, Clara T., comp. Amarillo (1974). pg. 6. George Autry, Printer, Amarillo, Texas.
^ Everett, Liz. "History Makers of the High Plains: H.B. Sanborn", Amarillo Globe-News, May 19, 2000. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
^ Crawford, Jim. "A town determined to survive", Amarillo Globe-News, July 23, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-27.
^ Livadas,Greg. "State of Ballooning: Texas", Balloon Life Magazine, October 1999. Retrieved on 2006-01-25.
^ Helium Production from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
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^ Welch, Kevin. "Crossroads of America", Amarillo Globe-News, July 23, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
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^ Beck, Bruce. "Representing all walks of life", Amarillo Globe-News, December 27, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-26.
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^ Council-Manager Form of City Government from the Handbook of Texas Online. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
^ Hammond, pg. 31.
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^ Welch, Kevin. "Farming changes", Amarillo Globe-News, March 26, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
^ Levine, Steve. "Cows in Hereford Are All Fired Up About Ethanol Plant", The Wall Street Journal, January 24, 2006, p. A1.
^ Curry, Kerry. "Phone calls 'in the mail' for AEDC", Amarillo Globe-News, September 9, 1997. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
^ "Amarillo renews American deal", Amarillo Globe-News, May 29, 1997. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
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^ Amarillo Independent School District. District Profile (PDF). Retrieved on 2006-02-07.
^ "2005 in Review", Amarillo Globe-News, March 26, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
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^ Chandler, Chip. "'Legacies' preview gets positive response", Amarillo Globe-News, October 26, 2002. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
^ Crawford, Jim. "'Texas' is back, y'all", Amarillo Globe-News, February 8, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-01-25.
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