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Lubbock county has been under drought conditions for over a year, making some concerned about water conservation.

After a leaked draft opinion from the Supreme Court revealed that abortion rights may be overturned, emergency contraception has become more in demand.

In 2020, Texas had an estimated 65,000 victims of child abuse, and the two cities with the highest rates in the state - Abilene and Lubbock - are in West Texas.

The South Plains is known for its bountiful crops, but growers have battled the elements for years - a problem gotten worse as natural resources, like water, dwindle. In response, some West Texas farmers are looking for an alternative.

Large areas of the state are currently at high or extreme danger for wildfire.

As Texas continues to face a shortage of nurses from the COVID-19 pandemic, an NPR analysis shows new nurses have had to wait extended periods of times due to delays by the state Board of Nursing.

The Texas Oil and Gas Association’s annual energy and economic impact report says both taxes and royalties paid to the state went up by more than 20% over the previous fiscal year.

Cases of the highly contagious omicron COVID-19 variant are skyrocketing across Texas. While it’s disrupting everything from travel to education, the healthcare industry is facing staffing struggles of its own.

Next year, every state official and every member of the Texas Legislature and Congress are up for election. That makes for a big year in Texas politics.