Texans across the state celebrated Texas Independence Day today, and one restaurant in Amarillo got its celebrations going early Saturday morning.
Rudy's Bar-B-Q sold its egg and brisket tacos Saturday morning for only 32 cents in honor of Texas Independence Day. Usually those tacos cost $1.70. Rudy's Bar-B-Q has been celebrating Texas' Independence for several years now on this day by giving customers a special deal, but on top of that, all 32 cents from each taco sold Saturday morning is also being donated to the local food bank as a way to give back to the community.
"I think it's good to give back to anybody but locally is ten times better than anything," said Chris Krancher, Rudy's General Manager. "We are doing for facebook likes and twitter and instagram followers an extra dollar to other local communities where Rudy's are located."
The funds raised Saturday at Rudy's will be divided among food bank partners in every community that has a Rudy's restaurant. Total, there are 16 food banks that will be receiving these donations, including the High Plains Food Bank in Amarillo.
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OKLAHOMA CITY - A mile-wide tornado churned through the Oklahoma City suburbs, destroying homes for the second day in a row.
OKLAHOMA CITY - A mile-wide tornado churned through the Oklahoma City suburbs, destroying homes for the second day in a row Monday, as part of a severe weather outbreak that was expected to spread in other parts of the Plains and Midwest.
In Amarillo, TxDOT construction crews will be out again starting Monday, fixing up a few roadways around town, which means there are a few lane closures drivers will want to know about.
In Amarillo, TxDOT construction crews will be out again starting Monday, fixing up a few roadways around town, which means there are a few lane closures drivers will want to know about.
Authorities say tornadoes have touched down in Wichita, Kan., and a suburb of Oklahoma City but there are no immediate reports of injuries or significant damage.
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The area's largest outdoor Texas music festival and charity event kicked off Saturday morning in Amarillo, and the party was still going on late Saturday night.
The area's largest outdoor Texas music festival and charity event kicked off Saturday morning in Amarillo, and the party was still going on late Saturday night.
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Raising money to better the lives of children in our area was also the goal of Saturday morning's Mud Run out at Maxwell's Pumpkin Farm south of Amarillo.
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Amarillo, Texas - Many veterans still struggle to find jobs. We're told by employers, many veterans are more than qualified for job positions they are applying for.
Former Boy Scouts are biking hundreds of miles supporting gays to be allowed in the program. The father and son biking 18 hundred miles from Idaho to Irving, Texas made a stop in Amarillo.
Former Boy Scouts are biking hundreds of miles supporting gays to be allowed in the program. The father and son biking 18 hundred miles from Idaho to Irving, Texas made a stop in Amarillo.
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NORTH TEXAS - Granbury officials say they're received enough clothing, perishable food, and water supplies to supply over 1300 people for weeks, much more than have been displaced.
Wednesday evening, hundreds of bicyclists rode in the Amarillo Ride of Silence where all that was heard was the sound of spinning spokes and muffled cries.
Wednesday evening, hundreds of bicyclists rode in the Amarillo Ride of Silence where all that was heard was the sound of spinning spokes and muffled cries.
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