Intents to Drill
None
Gas Completions
None
Oil Completions
HANSFORD (HANSFORD, NORTH, Cherokee) King Operating Corporation, #3 Ayres 79V, 7 mi NE from Gruver, Sec 79, Blk 45, H&TC RR Surv, A-317, spud 10-29-2022, compl 5-1-2023, tested 12-18-2024, potential 2 bbls-oil, 0 mcf, 2 bbls wtr, 100# ftp, 15# CP, TVD 7713’, PBD 6450’ API 42-195-31957, Vertical
AMARILLO, Texas (Mar. 16, 2025) – Xcel Energy has successfully restored power to nearly all 68,000 customers affected by the historic windstorm on Friday, March 14. The storm caused significant damage to power infrastructure, prompting crews to replace nearly 20,000 feet of wire, 140 power poles, about 340 pole cross arms and nearly 50 transformers since Friday.
AMARILLO, Texas (Mar. 13, 2025) – Xcel Energy is preparing to temporarily shut power off to approximately 17,000 customers in our Texas and New Mexico service area tomorrow morning to reduce wildfire risk. This decision is based on weather forecasts indicating extremely high wind speeds and low relative humidity, in addition to wildfire modeling of fuels on the ground.
House proposes $7.5 billion in new school funding
Critics say a House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported. House Bill 2 would raise the per-student allotment by $220, to $6,360 a year. It would also invest $750 million in teacher pay and $450 million in teacher training.
Early voting begins Tuesday, April 22, in the May 3 Hemphill County Hospital District and Canadian Independent School District board elections. Thirteen candidates are vying for nine open seats, setting up contested races for both school and hospital boards.
The 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.
Texas A&M Forest Service will give away approximately 2,300 tree seedlings to Texas Panhandle residents in efforts to replant trees lost to wildfires. These seedlings will replace lost tree canopy to provide valuable ecosystem benefits and create habitat for wildlife and cover for livestock.
Tree Give-Away Schedule
Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 9-11:30 a.m.
Hemphill County Courthouse, 400 West Main St., Canadian, Texas 79014
Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 1-3:30 p.m.
Pampa Armory, 12067 E Frederic Ave, Pampa, TX 79065
Are you ready to wrangle up some good? Saddle up and donate blood with Coffee Memorial Blood Center this March and April to help save lives!
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.
