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Superlative states: The US's top energy producers ranked



The U.S. is a leading player in the global energy trade, but resources and populations are distributed widely across its more than 3.8 million square miles of territory.

That means states vary widely in their shares of total production and consumption of energy, with even relatively small and unsuspecting states sometimes playing an outsize role in the sector.

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Here's how states rank across metrics:

Oil production

The United Sta ... Read more

Slaton, Seagraves, Sundown boast champions at girls powerlif

Girls from Slaton, Seagraves and Sundown won individual championships at the Texas High School Women's Powerlifting Association state meet over the weekend in Corpus Christi.

In the Class 3A big-school division, Slaton's Amaya Ramos won ... Read more

General white-tailed deer, extended mule deer season to begi

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - General white-tailed deer season begins November 5 for hunters on the South Plains. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department biologists expect the ongoing drought to impact deer activity and quality.

“A number of hunte ... Read more

Sundown welcomes new police chief, Jeff Foster

SUNDOWN, Texas (KCBD) - After nearly two months without a police department, the city of Sundown is celebrating its return. The city swore in Chief Jeff Foster on Friday afternoon, and he is already putting in the work.

“I’m just ver ... Read more

Growing Good Kids book award winners named

The Junior Master Gardener program and American Horticultural Society have announced this year’s winners of the Growing Good Kids – Excellence in Children’s Literature Awards program. This year’s awards were announced at the 2022 National Children and Youth Gardening Symposium held recently in Richmond, Virginia.

The Junior Master Gardener program engages kids in gardening and gives them an appreciation for nature. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo)

The books selected this year have engaging and inspiring themes relate ... Read more

Days after bus crash, Seagraves Band advances to Area compet

SEAGRAVES, Texas (KCBD) - For the Seagraves Eagles “Pride of the Plains” Marching Band, a chance to compete for the UIL State Marching Band competition appeared out of sight, after an October 15 bus crash (one mile north of Brownfield on US Highw ... Read more

Hockley County Sheriff’s Office now providing public servi

SUNDOWN, Texas (KCBD) - Sundown Police was a two-person police force, but the chief and the one officer left to take new jobs elsewhere. Hockley County Deputies are now providing public service for Sundown.

For those residing inside the ... Read more

End Zone Team of the Week: Seminole Indians

SEMINOLE, Texas (KCBD) - The Seminole Indians are the End Zone: Team of the Week for Week 11 of high school football. The Indians traveled roughly 645 miles round-trip to Perryton where a win would give them their first district title since 2018.
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