Misdemeanor Arrests
None
Felony Arrests
• Felipe Rodriguez Reyes, 45, Amarillo; warrant for forgery financial instrument greater than $2,500, less than $30,000, enhanced, if at trial; HCSO
Citations
•Isaac Eugene Horton, Stella, Missouri; speeding; 02/25/25
Intents to Drill
HEMPHILL (LIPSCOMB, S.E., Cleveland) Mewbourne Oil Company, #C001HA Urshel 58/57 A, (2580.38 acres) 2437’ FSL & 643’ FEL, Sec 58, Blk 1, G&M Surv, A-488, 5 mi NE from Canadian TD 9216’, (BHL: 330’ FNL & 500’ FEL Sec 57, Blk 1, G&M, A-487) (sgd. Jana Cates 806-352-7520, x1625) Horizontal
ROBERTS (QUINDUNO, LeCompton) Pantera Energy Company, #7 Gay, (640 acres) 660’ FNL & 660’ FEL, Sec 201, Blk M2, BS&F Surv, A-17, 9 mi E from Miami TD 6339’, (sgd. Laura Savage 806-376-6625) Vertical Recompletion
Voucher bill has backing of House majority
A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education. The Dallas Morning News reported that 75 Republican legislators have signed on with the bill’s author, state Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, to support the measure.
AMARILLO—Xcel Energy is preparing for critical wildfire risks early this week across our New Mexico and Texas service areas and notifying customers in specific areas that temporary Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) will likely be implemented to enhance public safety. Weather forecasts predict high wind speeds and low humidity in parts of New Mexico on Monday, March 3, and in Texas on Tuesday, March 4. These conditions, combined with excessively dry conditions and an abundance of dead or dry brush and grass, are expected to increase wildfire risk.
House unveils its voucher version
Intents to Drill
ROBERTS (QUINDUNO, Lecompton) Pantera Energy Company, #1 Agatha Locke, (320 acres) 660’ FWL & 1600’ FNL, Sec 8, Blk 2, I&GN RR Surv, A-228, 10 mi NW from Miami TX TD 9865’, (sgd. Laura Savage 806-376-6625) Vertical Recompletion
ROBERTS (WILDCAT; ST.CLAIR, Granite Wash) Valpoint Operating, LLC, #1 Mary, (485.52 acres) 11742’ FNL & 12062’ FWL, Clay CSL Surv, A-50, 17.3 mi NW from Miami TX TD 11400’, (sgd. Weldon Waters 512-478-3456) Vertical Amended
Gas Completions
None
Misdemeanor Arrests
None
Felony Arrests
None
Citations
• Oliver Murillo Colindres, Denton; no driver’s license (when unlicensed); 02/17/25
• Robert Gutierrez Maldonado, Canadian; no driver’s license (when unlicensed); 02/17/25
LOCAL ELECTION UPDATE
Before Friday’s filing deadline in the May 3 elections, thirteen candidates had signed up for nine open seats, setting up contested races for both school and hospital boards.
Candidates for three open seats on the Hemphill County Hospital District Board of Directors are incumbents Whitney Jones, Colby Leach and Cory Pittman, as well as former board member Jesse Hanes and newcomer Travis Macias.
Lawmaker calls for probe into $95 million lottery jackpot
The Texas Lottery Commission and its former director are under scrutiny after they allegedly helped a single entity win a $95 million Lotto Texas Jackpot, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Written testimony at a state legislative hearing last week from an attorney indicated an entity called Rook TX guaranteed it would win the jackpot by buying virtually every one of the nearly 26 million possible six-number combinations in the drawing, held in April 2023.
Intents to Drill
LIPSCOMB (BRADFORD, Morrow Lower; LIPSCOMB, Atoka; LIPSCOMB, Morrow; WILDCAT; BRADFORD, Morrow) Carson Buckles Exploration LLC, #3861 Schoenhals, (644.95 acres) 1940’ FSL & 2350’ FEL, Sec 861, Blk 43, H&TC RR Surv, A-333, 8 mi SW from Darrouzett TD 10150’, (sgd. Carson Buckles 806-570-9628) Vertical Recompletion
