[4] Amarillo and West Texas officially left the CIF and turned their Lone Star Series from the previous season into the Arena Football Association (AFA) in November 2021.

After one season in the NAL, the team announced on July 18, 2023, via their Facebook page, that they will join the relaunched Arena Football League (AFL) in 2024.

[9] NAL commissioner Chris Siegfried left that position to join the Desert Hawks as head coach.

[13] On May 10, 2024, the Desert Hawks and NAL reached a settlement to drop the injunction and allow the team to resume play in the AFL.

[15] On June 20, the league confirmed the Desert Hawks had ended their season early "for reasons that we will not disclose" but that it had not folded.