STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
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In-state tuition guidance creating confusion
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Amarillo International Film Festival expands with two screening rooms and films from eight countries
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The Amarillo Film Society and the Greater Amarillo Film Commission, with generous support from The Tecovas Foundation and the Amarillo Area Foundation, are proud to announce the details for the second annual Amarillo International Film Festival, Oct. 9-11, 2025, at Arts in the Sunset.
TSCRA responds to confirmed NWS case close to southern border
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FORT WORTH — Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Carl Ray Polk Jr. today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed a New World screwworm (NWS) case less than 70 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border:
OIL & GAS REPORT
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Intent to Drill
ROBERTS (MORRISON RANCH, Morrow Up.; HODGES, Morrow, Middle; MORRISON RANCH, Morrow, Lo.; PARSELL, Morrow, Upper; PARSELL, Morrow, Lower; ORISON, Morrow Uppr; MORRISON RANCH, Morrow Up. 9470; HODGES, Morrow, Up) Davis Operating Company, Inc., #3182 Mary T. Morrison, (640 acres) 1233’ FEL & 933’ FSL, Sec 182, Blk 42, H&TC RR Surv, A-1020, 22.7 mi N from Miami TD 10500’, (sgd. Weldon Waters 512-478-3456) Vertical Recompletion
STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
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DPS officers arrest thousands of undocumented immigrants
In an operation being called “Lone Star 2.0,” more than 3,000 undocumented immigrants have been arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety officers this year, according to records obtained by The Texas Tribune. As illegal border crossings plunge, state police are shifting their energies toward aiding the Trump administration’s mass deportation effort.
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Misdemeanor Arrests
• Luis Armando Hernandez, 33, Austin; reckless driving; 09/19/25
Felony Arrests
• Melissa Lee Constancio, 55, Canadian; evading arrest/detention with vehicle; 09/18/25
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• Luis Trevino, Harlingen; speeding; 09/18/25
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Misdemeanor Arrests
STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
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Abbott limits THC products to those 21 and older
After two special sessions ended without lawmakers agreeing on how to regulate the state’s THC market, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order restricting the use of products infused with the psychoactive cannabis compound to adults age 21 and older, The Dallas Morning News reported.
