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The last day to register to vote for in the March 1, 2022 Texas primaries is Jan. 31. Voters may check to see if they are registered to vote by contacting Hemphill County Clerk Lisa Johnson’s Office at 400 Main Street, Suite 203, or by calling 806.323.6212. They may also confirm their voter registration status by going online to VoteTexas.gov and clicking on the link to Am I Registered? A new voter registration application that eligible Texans may print, fill out, and turn in to their county voter registrar is available online at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jRC 4bx5hawFXdw261idlmldnHFtweyyn/view. Voters who are already registered to vote in Texas may update their voter registration online if they moved within the state or changed their name. The voter will need a Texas driver’s license or personal identification card, their Social Security number, and voter registration card VUID (Voter Unique Identifier) number. They may find their VUID number on their voter registration card by calling their county voter registrar or by going online to VoteTexas.gov and clicking on the link to Am I Registered? and filling in their name, county, and date of birth. Texans who apply for a Texas driver’s license may apply for voter registration at the same time. When Texans update their driver’s licenses online, they may update their voter registration information at the same time.

Canadian Community Center receives $10,000 grant The Canadian Community Center was the recipient of a $10,000 grant from the Legett Foundation over the holiday season. The grant was given for general operations and was made possible through an anonymous recommendation to the foundation.

ATLANTA (AP)—An Associated Press review of every potential case of voter fraud in the six battleground states disputed by former President Donald Trump has found fewer than 475 — a number that would have made no difference in the 2020 presidential election.

On Tuesday, Dec. 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a sharp increase in the proportion of coronavirus cases in this country that have been caused by the omicron variant, noting that the delta variant remains the dominant version. “The variant seems to be able to partially dodge the body’s immune defenses,” according to a report in the New York Times, “but it has yet to be determined to what degree vaccination and prior infection may safeguard individuals from severe disease.”