THE AMARILLO HELIUM PLANT, operated by the United States Bureau of Mines, was the first to produce helium from the extensive helium resources in the Texas Panhandle. From 1929 until 1943, it furnished almost all of the world's supply of helium. | TEXAS HISTORICAL COMMISSION

NEW DISTRICT ENGINEER IN 2026 Kylan Francis (left, at lectern) addressed the crowd at the End the Streak Campaign announcement in November 2018, at a staff gathering at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Lubbock District Office. | COURTESY PHOTO