Ginger Nelson News Today

It's been a whirlwind of a year. We are basically half-way through it and a lot has happened. We have seen crazy weather. We have seen businesses open and close here.

"Any foundation that you laid that we could build upon, we are going to do that for our previous mayor and council," Stanley said.

Cole Stanley was sworn in as Amarillo’s 35th mayor and with it comes a farewell to Ginger Nelson and some of the council members.

The one thing I know many of us were looking forward to was the political advertisements coming to an end. Whether you got a knock on the door, a flyer in your mailbox, saw it on TV or heard it on the radio, it was a lot—just like every election season.

Nelson, Stanley, Fairly and Powell responded after Tuesdays meeting raised an item involving a potential violation of the code of conduct.

The council agreed to renegotiate the city managers contract by a 4-1 vote - with Stanley dissenting - amid public outcry to wait on the new council.

Among the record number of bills filed in the biennial session are bills aiming to restrict or expand municipal bond issuance.

After a summer in Texas and a deep dive into its history, I discovered the two cultures have been married for decades.

Tuesday afternoon, the city of Amarillo broke ground on the renovation of the Amarillo Hardware Building into the new city hall.

We officially have our next candidate for Mayor of Amarillo!