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REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

The local political season kicked off last month with the January 14 start of candidate filing for seats on the City Council and school, water district and hospital boards. As the final week of filing opened, only six candidates had filed for the ten open seats which will be decided in May 2, 2026 elections. 

The deadline to file for a place on the General Election Ballot is this Friday, February 13, 2026, at 5 pm. 

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Early voting begins Feb. 17

Early voting in the March 3 primary begins Monday, Feb. 17 and concludes on Friday, Feb. 27. A full slate of contested races will be on the ballots in both Republican and Democratic primaries. The deadline to request a mail ballot is Feb. 20, according to votetexas.gov.

At least 11 dead in state after winter storm

At least 11 people have died in Texas, nearly half of them children, after Winter Storm Fern swept the state last week, the Texas Standard reported. Among those killed were three young brothers who fell through ice on a private pond near Bonham, about 60 miles northeast of Texas. In the Dallas suburb of Frisco, two teens died after a sledding accident. They were riding on a sled being pulled by a vehicle.

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Oil Completions

HUTCHINSON (PANHANDLE HUTCHINSON COUNTY FLD.) Lasater & Co. Inc., #5 Lucas, 7 mi NW from Stinnett, Sec 20, Blk B, D&LC Surv, A-563, spud 3-5-1981, compl 3-31-1981, tested n/s, potential n/s bbls-oil, n/s mcf, n/s bbls wtr, n/s# ftp, n/s# CP, TVD 3450’, PBD 3425’ API 42-233-31049, Vertical Recompletion Reclass Producing to injection

Misdemeanor Arrests

• Keyshawn Jackson, 19, Amarillo; 02/02/26; assault causing bodily injury and criminal trespass; HCSO

Felony Arrests

• Eric Paul Carr, 44, Miami; 01/28/26; warrant for criminal non-support; RCSO

CANADIAN — On this day, marking the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, The Citadelle Art Museum announces Human Resonance: Portraits with Presence, a major new exhibition opening February 14, 2026. At the center of the exhibition is the work of internationally celebrated painter David Kassan, whose portraits of Holocaust survivors give visual testimony to lives shaped by survival, memory, and resilience. Kassan’s work serves as a reminder that these stories remain personal, present, and essential to remember.

The local political season kicked off last month with the January 14 start of candidate filing for seats on the City Council and school and hospital boards. Aspirants for public office will have their choice of ten open seats which will be decided in May 2, 2026 elections. 

The deadline to file for a place on the General Election Ballot is Friday, February 13, 2026, at 5 pm.

Details about filing and eligibility for openings on each board are as follows:

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Power grid holds up during wintry blast

The electricity grid that covers most of Texas was holding up as of Sunday during the latest winter storm, although localized power outages were reported in Deep East Texas and far West Texas.