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On Wednesday, 11 Texas Panhandle communities announced the "Lonestar Eleven" coalition, formed as a response to "years of negligent operations by Minnesota-based Xcel Energy, and the growing threat of ...

Multiple small wildfires broke out across the Florida panhandle amid ongoing drought conditions. Most of the fires are largely contained, though the region remains under various levels of drought.

Xcel Energy and Southwestern Public Service Company issued a statement to MyHighPlains.com after the announcement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s investigation into utility companies in ...