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Texas hospitals could lose $27 million daily in Medicaid fundingWith the state’s new fiscal year beginning on Sept. 1, Texas hospitals are expected to lose $27 million per day in additional Medicaid funding, according to the Texas Standard.

CANADIAN—Before there were highways, galleries, or easy access to major art centers across West Texas, there were women making art.This fall, The Citadelle Art Museum will bring their work together in The West in Her Hands: Early Women Artists of West Texas, an exhibition featuring 42 works by 29...

Misdemeanor Arrests• Patrick Noel Lopez, 53, Canadian; assault causing bodily injury, Class C damage to property and terroristic threat, causing fear of imminent serious bodily injury; 08/28/26; HCSOFelony ArrestsNoneCitations• Juvenile, Canadian; speeding and disregarding stop sign; 08/27/26

Eighteen county judges and commissioners graduated August 6, 2026, from the Commissioners Court Leadership Academy sponsored by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s V.G. Young Institute of County Government.Dr. Peter McGuill, Director of the V.G. Young Institute of County Government, recognized...

CANYON—The hottest 3,000-year-old epic poem in pop culture will get its turn in the spotlight in the first meeting of West Texas A&M University’s Great Books series for the semester.Dr. Bonnie Roos, WT professor of English, will lead the discussion of Homer’s “The Odyssey” at 7 pm September 8 at...

Industry warns of blackouts if data center opposition overreactsThe pushback against booming data center construction continues to grow, even as the state’s grid operator warns of rolling blackouts in West Texas if new transmission lines aren’t built, the Texas Standard reported.

A STATEMENT FROM CISD BOARD PRESIDENT HEATH MITCHELL

CANADIAN, TEXAS — The City of Canadian is asking local homeowners to help identify housing repair needs in the community as the City explores opportunities to secure federal grant funding for a potential home repair assistance program.The City has launched a brief Home Repair Needs Survey for...