City officials gave an update to members of the Amarillo-Potter Events Venue District Board of Directors on the master plan process for the further development of the Tri-State Exposition, helping boost tourism and other improvements in the area.  City officials gave an update to members of the Amarillo-Potter Events Venue District Board of Directors on the master plan process for ...

Amarillo City Transit is updating its paratransit van fleet. The Amarillo City Council has approved a purchase of 10 light-duty, 24-foot paratransit vans from Alliance Bus Group in the amount of $812,971.80.  Per the item agenda summary, ACT recommended purchasing the vans to replace two 2008 El Dorado Cutaway Vans with over 400,000 miles and eight 2010 El Dorado Cutaway Vans with over 350,000 miles, ...

AMARILLO, Texas — Xcel Energy is seeking information that will help guide the company toward its clean energy goals in Texas and New Mexico as planned retirements of large regional power plants create new opportunities for innovation and area development. On Wednesday, the company issued a formal Request for Information inviting interested parties to submit ideas for generating resources in Texas ...

The National Nuclear Security Administration posted this week that the competition starts this month to manage the Pantex nuclear weapons plant in Amarillo and the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. AMARILLO, Texas – The National Nuclear Security Administration posted this week that the competition starts this month to manage the Pantex nuclear weapons plant in Amarillo and ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Former Amarillo Mayor Jerry Hodge and CEO of the Fairly Group Alex Fairly have filed a lawsuit against the Amarillo Independent School District claiming the district violated the Texas Education Code when selecting medical benefits providers. According to court documents, Amarillo ISD evaluated vendors for employees’ medical and pharmacy benefits during the fall of 2019 to begin ...

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — A lawsuit has been filed against Amarillo Independent School District for how they handled medical and pharmacy benefits for their employees. No monetary value is being sought, but the reason this lawsuit is filed is because the plaintiffs believe the school district cost taxpayers 10 to 15 million dollars more than necessary. Jerry Hodge and Alex ...

Alex Fairly, the chief executive officer of the Fairly Group, and Jerry Hodge, an Amarillo businessman, jointly filed a lawsuit Monday against the Amarillo Independent School District regarding the district’s request for proposal practices related to health insurance and pharmaceutical benefits. According to the lawsuit which was filled about 2 p.m. Monday in Potter County District Court, the district began ...