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Phelan’s GOP foes back one challengerTexas House Republicans who want to oust Speaker Dade Phelan have coalesced behind a single opponent: state Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield. A total of 48 representatives are backing the two-term representative, including four who dropped their own bids for speaker.

Week of September 17-23, 2024Misdemeanor ArrestsNoneFelony Arrests• Isay Ramirez, 19, Canadian; warrant for two counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; 09/17/24; HCSO• Jefferson Wayne Sober, 45, Miami; warrant for driving while intoxicated, third or more offense; 09/22/24; RCSO

An ambitious “Water Conservation Reserve Program” concept to make water districts funding hubs for retiring irrigated agriculture in Panhandle and South Plains counties was floated during a panel discussion at a Stewarding Our Aquifer Field Day September 17 in Lubbock sponsored by Ogallala Commons. 

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Voter registration deadline nears for November electionEligible Texans planning to vote in the November general election have until Oct. 7 to register, Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson reminds folks. The registration deadline applies to both early and Election Day voting.

Week of September 10-16, 2024Misdemeanor Arrests• Raul Quiñones, 43, Fort Worth; violate promise to appear and fail to signal turn; 09/13/24; HCSOFelony ArrestsNoneCitations

Border Patrol faulted in Uvalde school shootingA 200-page report from the Department of Homeland Security faulted U.S. Border Patrol agents who rushed to the Uvalde school shooting in 2022, concluding they “failed to establish command and had inadequate training” in one of the deadliest classroom...

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Week of September 2-8, 2024 Misdemeanor Arrests• Isay Ramirez, 19, Canadian; driving while intoxicated and failure to identify; 09/08/24; HCSO• Christopher McLaughlin, 30, Fairfield; driving without lights when required and expired registration (dated 04/23); 09/05/24; HCSOFelony Arrests

New Texas laws now in effectIt took some time, but a set of new laws and rules passed by the Texas Legislature in 2023 went into effect on Sept. 1, the Houston Chronicle reported.