West Texas Tribune

01/08/2026

Mendenhall to spend a semester working with the Tribune

Hoping for spring of sustainable journalism in this West Texas news desert By West Texas Tribune | January 7, 2026 | 0 By Doug Mendenhall I’m back. Anybody remember me? Doug Mendenhall In 1982 I begged for a job down on the corner of Cypress and North First from Dick Tarpley, crusty editor of the ...

12/19/2025

Minister pens memoir on fatherlessness, toxic mentorship in Black churches By Floyd Miller | December 4, 2025 | 0 By Floyd Miller Dr. Jerry Taylor has written a book addressing what he sees as a crisis among young African American ministers in Churches of Christ: a lack of healthy mentors and the em...

11/15/2025

Glad to have Clay as a part of the West Texas Tribune Team!

Sayings we get from the Bible By West Texas Tribune | November 7, 2025 | 0 By Clay Landen Harris Most people on earth have never opened a Bible, but most people on earth have heard or used expressions which came from the Bible. Be it a colloquialism, a quip or an aphorism – for over six millennia ...

11/07/2025

Abilene brings back Out of the Darkness su***de awareness walk By West Texas Tribune | November 7, 2025 | 0 By Ashley Cruse It’s been about two or three years since Abilene had an Out of the Darkness Su***de Awareness Walk, but this year, it finally came back, and that’s thanks to Amanda Roberts...

10/28/2025

Mentors make a difference By West Texas Tribune | October 7, 2025 | 0 By Clay Landen Harris King Solomon tells us in Proverbs 27:17 that “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” In Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey” we see another king – Odysseus – choose a man he trusts n...

09/15/2025

AISD Superintendent Dr. Kuhn speaks out about new Texas laws, allegations against local teachers

AISD Superintendent Dr. Kuhn speaks out about new Texas laws, allegations against local teachers By West Texas Tribune | September 15, 2025 | 0 On Sept. 12, 2025, Abilene Independent School District Superintendent Dr. John Kuhn posted on Facebook the following commentary about current Texas legislat...

09/15/2025

The Good Fight: Missionaries share news of their work By West Texas Tribune | September 2, 2025 | 0 Caleb Callari his wife, Vanessa, and their two sons, Ronen, 6, and Raden, 3, are missionaries who had recently arrived in Abilene on furlough from The Philippines.   By Clay Landen Harris I rarely ma...

09/02/2025

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Local News State Sen. Brandon Creighton expected to be sole finalist for Texas Tech chancellor September 1, 2025 ▀ The Conroe Republican has authored some of Texas’ major higher education legislation in recent years, including a DEI ban and a law expanding political appointees’ power in univer...

08/21/2025

Myra Dean a contributor to the West Texas Tribune westtexastribune.org speaking on the Abilene People Podcast https://youtu.be/rAmvqm-HtEc?si=ZMX6ipBtAFS3xwjI

Local News Rep. Stan Lambert announces intentions to retire at end of term August 21, 2025 State Rep. Stan Lambert of House District 71, a Republican from Abilene, has announced he will retire from the Texas House of Representatives at the end of his current term. “After careful thought and prayer...

08/21/2025

Rep. Stan Lambert announces intentions to retire at end of term By West Texas Tribune | August 21, 2025 | 0 State Rep. Stan Lambert of House District 71, a Republican from Abilene, has announced he will retire from the Texas House of Representatives at the end of his current term. Stan Lambert “Af...

08/11/2025

The Record: Come and See

The Record: Come and See By Floyd Miller | August 7, 2025 | 0 By Floyd Miller/Publisher Come and see what? I am talking about the premier of the documentary “Da’Cipher 360,” starring Mr. Robert Lilly. Floyd Miller/Publisher Robert has an amazing story. I will not tell it here; that’s for the...

07/10/2025

A great story as we celebrate our Independence

I can still hear my father’s words By West Texas Tribune | July 9, 2025 | 0 By Martha Boethel I’ve been thinking a lot about my father. Given the volatile times in which we live, and with the current flurry of holidays —Memorial Day, Father’s Day, Flag Day and July Fourth — I keep wonderin...