KELI From Inkwell, this is the Amarillo News Drop. I'm Keli, with Hast.
HAST Amarillo City Council moved on air quality this week. The council asked city staff to price out odor-control systems for North Heights and other neighborhoods dealing with sewage smell. That's the immediate ask—get numbers on what it costs to treat the air. What's underneath: North Heights has been flagging this for months. The council's signal is they're taking it seriously enough to shop solutions, but pricing it out isn't the same as funding it. Watch the next council session for whether the dollar figure they get back lands in a budget or stalls.
KELI Staying local, the Amarillo Public Library and Public Health Department are running free back-to-school vaccination clinics today. APH's mobile unit will be at the Northwest Branch from eleven a.m. to two p.m. Kids entering kindergarten through seventh grade whose families are uninsured or on Medicare are eligible. No appointment needed.
HAST Texas data center story. Governor Abbott ordered a comprehensive audit of the state's data center operations. That's a pretty broad mandate—he's asking for a full look at how the state is managing its computing infrastructure and the facilities that run it. This ties to the broader push Austin's making on tech infrastructure spending. The Panhandle's seen interest in data center development, so any state audit on consolidation or efficiency could affect what gets built and where.
KELI Different front. Quanah's got a temporary water shut-off scheduled for Wednesday, August nineteenth, starting at seven-thirty a.m. City crews are doing repairs on two water lines. Residents should expect the stoppage to last while the work finishes.
HAST School board news. Region sixteen named Dumas ISD's Board of Trustees the 2026 Outstanding School Board of the Year. That's recognition for governance, policy work, and how the board's operating across the district.
KELI Before we close, a history note. On this day in nineteen forty-three, three hundred seventeen Greek civilians were murdered by soldiers of the German First Mountain Division in the village of Kommeno.
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