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Smith County emergency responder among crews in search and rescue missions due to Central Texas floods
There were at least 24 confirmed dead due to the flooding as of Friday evening. The National Weather Service referred to the flood as a "life-threatening" situation.
Former Texas A&M football standouts reunite for Ainias Smith youth camp
Smith and his former Texas A&M teammates relished the chance to reunite and impart wisdom on the next generation of athletes ...
Amarillo federal grand jury indicts 10 for illegal re-entry
An Amarillo federal grand jury indicted 10 men from around the Texas Panhandle for illegal re-entry after deportation.
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Cast Set for Deaf Austin Theatre and VOCA's A STRANGE LOOP
Deaf Austin Theatre and Visionaries of the Creative Arts have revealed the cast and creatives for a historic collaboration with a co-production of A Strange Loop. Learn more and see how to attend!
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Deaf Smith County Industry Day educates ag producers, students on cattle risk management
DEAF SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KVII) — Ag producers, farmers and students from West Texas A&M University were afforded an inside look at what cattle risk management is all about. Deaf Smith County’s Texas ...
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Texas Twisters Strike Again: Tornadoes Rip Through Silverton and Panhandle Towns - MSN
Two tornadoes hit Randall County, including a high-end EF-1 in Canyon's Madison Park with winds up to 110 mph, while another struck Deaf Smith County. Damage included downed trees, broken power ...
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You have the right to an attorney, but in much of Texas, defendants never get one - Dallas News
The Deaf Smith County Courthouse in Hereford, Texas. HEREFORD, TEXAS - February 26, 2025: The empty courtroom at the Deaf Smith County Courthouse in Hereford, Texas where misdemeanor court takes ...
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In Texas, Misdemeanor Defendants Routinely Face Charges Without an Attorney - The New York Times
In Texas, That Right Is Routinely Denied. In some parts of the state, misdemeanor defendants routinely face charges without representation. The Deaf Smith County Courthouse in Hereford, Texas.
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You have the right to an attorney. But in Texas, don’t count on it.
Soon after he took office in 2015, Judge D.J. Wagner of Deaf Smith County began to face criticism from the indigent defense commission for almost always ignoring or denying requests for lawyers.
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In rural Texas, counties lack lawyers, elect untrained judges
Soon after he took office in 2015, Judge D.J. Wagner of Deaf Smith County began to face criticism from the indigent defense commission for almost always ignoring or denying requests for lawyers.
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Winter storm update, school closings, delays around Lubbock, Panhandle
The National Weather Service Amarillo office said at 6:30 p.m. Thursday that they were receiving reports from the western Texas Panhandle in Oldham and Deaf Smith counties of near white out ...
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Medicine: Deaf Smith's Perfect Teeth | TIME
Teeth just plain don't decay in Deaf Smith County, on the sandy plains of the Texas panhandle. (Elsewhere in the U.S. 95 out of 100 have dental caries.) This remarkable fact was reported last ...