Amarillo
Americannoun
noun
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Paxton filed a lawsuit in Amarillo, more than 700 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, where Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk has heard nearly all cases since Trump appointed him to the bench in 2018.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
A former star student and long-distance runner from a prominent family in Amarillo, Texas, Griffin goes into her first session with a competitor’s single-minded determination to, as she writes, “get to the finish line.”
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
Seven months ago, former Energy Secretary Rick Perry described as genius an idea from Texas energy billionaire Toby Neugebauer to build the world’s largest data center on a dusty grazing lease near Amarillo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
Data-center developer Fermi has not secured a cornerstone tenant for its Project Matador campus in Amarillo, Texas.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
Out on the plains of West Texas everyone knew how the Panthers routinely bludgeoned opponents from El Paso and Abilene and Amarillo.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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