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Amarillo city officials to hold news conference Friday on landfill fire, TCEQ response

KFDA | NewsChannel 10 · last updated

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) — Amarillo Mayor Cole Stanley and Mayor Pro Tem Don Tipps will hold a joint news conference Friday on the investigation of the landfill fire and response from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

The news conference is set to take place at 4 p.m. May 22.

NewsChannel 10 will have a livestream of it here.

A news release states Mayor Stanley will address community concerns regarding the Amarillo landfill fire, as known as the Stinky Fire.

TCEQ records show before the fire, the Amarillo landfill had compliants and compliance concerns from 2003 to as recently as April 2026.

“At this time, it is extremely important that we come together as a community while thoroughly researching and investigating all aspects surrounding the landfill fire and its aftermath in order to provide the public with transparency, accountability, and proper closure regarding these events,” according to a statement from Mayor Stanley.

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