The Texas Panhandle is rich and complex, shaped by Native American cultures, Spanish explorers, frontier settlers, ranchers and the development of railroads and the oil industry. It has been ...

It quickly became a major port, shipping construction materials, hides, tallow, cattle and cotton to South Texas towns. It was a thriving community until the 1875 hurricane nearly destroyed the town.

To the south, NWS observations and West Texas Mesonet data showed that northern Plainview accumulated between 3 and 4.9 inches of snow. In Lubbock, the official NWS station at Preston Smith ...