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Texas will hold 2026 Republican and Democratic Party Primary Runoff Elections on Tuesday, May 26. The winners of those runoff races will head to the November 3, 2026, general election. All precinct polling places (listed below) will be open from 7 am to 7 pm, on Tuesday for Hemphill County voters. 

Statewide, a total of 38 runoff races will be held because those candidates failed to receive more than 50% of the vote during the March 3 primary. 

Misdemeanor Arrests
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Felony Arrests
• Melissa Lee W. Costancio, 56, Canadian; warrant for evading arrest/detention with vehicle; 05/05/26; HCSO

• Wesley Wade Wallace, 45, Canadian; warrant for theft of property greater than $2,500, less than $30,000; 05/28/26; HCSO

Intents to Drill
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Gas Completions 
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Top lawmakers back lifting camp safety law

Top Texas legislators are pushing to waive a new state law that requires camps to install broadband fiber optics in order to legally operate this summer, The Dallas Morning News reported. Scores of camps are struggling to meet the deadline. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows released a statement last week saying they support lifting the law.

AMARILLO – Pantex, the National Nuclear Security Administration’s High Explosives Center of Excellence for Manufacturing, kicked off a new era of weapons maintenance and surveillance today with a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its new High Explosives Science and Engineering (HESE) facility.

“The HESE is yet another important upgrade in our continued investment in modern technology,” Pantex Production Operations Division Director Carl Beard said. “The facility serves as another critical piece in fortifying Pantex’s role within the Nuclear Security Enterprise.”

AMARILLO, Texas (May 6, 2026) — May is Wildfire Awareness Month, a reminder that extreme weather and drier conditions mean that wildfires are a near year-round, growing threat. Xcel Energy is encouraging customers to get Wildfire Aware, Wildfire Prepared.

Some areas of Texas are experiencing about 35 more fire weather days per year than they did in the 1970s. This year, unseasonably warm and dry weather and very dry vegetation are expected to increase wildfire risks beyond the “normal” wildfire season.

Misdemeanor Arrests
• Joseph Edmund Davina, Jr., 21, Greer South Carolina; unlawfully carrying weapon, driving while intoxicated with blood alcohol content greater than or equal to 0.15; HCSO

Felony Arrests
None

Citations
• Juvenile, Canadian; speeding, consumption of alcohol by a minor and minor driving under influence, deferred; 05/03/26
• Braden James Chumbley, Canadian; consumption of alcohol by a minor; 05/03/26