AMARILLO — High Plains Public Radio is hosting an open house at their new studios in Arts in the Sunset (3701 Plains Blvd.) on May 2, 2025 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. The event will coincide with the art center’s First Friday Art Walk, and it will feature live music, refreshments, and studio tours. The public is encouraged to stop by and learn more about Amarillo’s local public radio station.
Intents to Drill
MOORE (PANHANDLE, Red Cave) Beren Corporation, #28 Masterson Estate, (1750 acres) 1650’ FWL & 990’ FSL, Sec 60, Blk O16, D&P RR Surv, A-621, 3.5 mi E from Masterson TX TD 3550’, (sgd. Tyler Walters 316-337-8343) Vertical Recompletion
POTTER (WILDCAT) Strike Operating Company LLC, #1 SEP01, (1 acres) 621’ FEL & 316’ FSL, Sec 28, Blk GM3, G&M Surv, A-434, 1 mi within Amarillo TX TD 370’, (sgd. Michelle Boillat 806-383-5047) Vertical CATHODIC PROTECTION WELL
Gas Completions
Misdemeanor Arrests
• James Shawn Canada, 52, Canadian; failure to maintain financial responsibility and expired drivers license; 04/20/25; HCSO
House passes school voucher bill
The Texas House on Thursday passed Gov. Greg Abbott’s school voucher bill after a years-long campaign by the governor and his allies, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides over the Senate, announced Friday he recommended that chamber accept the House version, which prioritizes children with special education needs for vouchers.
Early voting begins tomorrow, Tuesday, April 22, in the May 3 Hemphill County Hospital District and Canadian Independent School District board elections. Thirteen candidates are vying for nine open seats, setting up contested races for both school and hospital boards.
Bryan Bartlett, Candidate
Canadian ISD Board of Trustees
I’m Bryan Bartlett and I’m running for Canadian ISD school board. I graduated from Canadian High School in 2004 and went on to attend West Texas A&M until I moved back home to go to work. I married my wife, Lea, in 2012, and we have two children: Remi, who is in sixth grade, and Case, who is in fourth grade. I’m the vice president of Bartlett’s Lumber and Hardware.
Kent Sisco, Candidate
Canadian ISD Board of Trustees
Intents to Drill
GRAY (PANHANDLE Gray County Field) O.G.P. Operating, Inc., #2A Parker Fee -A-, (1280 acres) 330’ FWL & 3300’ FNL, Sec 15, Blk H, A W Wallace Surv, A-547, 5.3 mi S from Wesco TX TD 3000’, (sgd. Matthew Burns 214-837-2567) Vertical Recompletion
HARTLEY (REHM, N., Granite Wash) DDD Exploration, Inc., #4045 Walker Ranch, (200 acres) 1’ FSL & 898’ FWL, Sec 36, Blk 1TO, T&NO RR Surv, A-1229, 12 mi SW from Hartley TX TD 6500’, (BHL: 250’ FSL & 1450’ FWL) (sgd. Rebecca Dunn 806-665-0338) Directional Recompletion
Week of April 8-14, 2025
MISDEMEANOR ARRESTS
⦁ Yunier Ibanez Larena, 40, Vernon; violation of bond/protective order; 04/13/25; HCSO
FELONY ARRESTS
⦁ None
CITATIONS
⦁ Loren James Symington, San Antonio; speeding; 04/10/25
⦁ Tracy Ray Cowden, Lubbock; speeding and no financial responsibility; 04/11/25
⦁ Leonel Sanchez Isidro, Imperial, Nebraska; no driver's license (when unlicensed) and no financial responsibility; 04/11/25
Paxton, Cornyn gear up for primary battle
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton made it official last week, announcing he will challenge U.S. Sen. John Cornyn in next March’s Republican primary. The fireworks already have begun, the Austin American-Statesman reported, with Cornyn calling his rival “a con man and a fraud.”
Paxton, for his part, said he is running to “fight for President Trump’s agenda and take a sledgehammer to the D.C. establishment.” He accused Cornyn of being insufficiently loyal to Trump.
