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Several local students from Canadian and nearby communities earned recognition i WTAMU’s Fall 2025 President’s List and Dean’s List, which were released in conjunction with Fall Commencement Ceremonies. They were:

President’s List (Undergraduates with a minimum of 12 credit hours/semester earning 4.0 GPA)
CANADIAN: Arthur Brown, Senior, Computer Science, Distinguished Scholar; Payton Lee, Sophomore, Sports/Exercise Science; Summer Meller, Senior, Education, Distinguished Scholar; Abril Rivera-Cervantes, Sophomore, Pre-Hursing

Five big moves from the Lege in 2025

The Texas Legislature made a host of major decisions in 2025, as The Dallas Morning News reported. Here are the highlights:

• Homeowners received a break on their property taxes after approving a proposed constitutional amendment in November. The homestead exemption was increased to $140,000 from $100,000. People 65 and older were given an additional $60,000 exemption on top of that.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding eligible small businesses and private nonprofit (PNP) organizations in Texas of the Feb. 2, 2026 deadline to apply for low interest federal disaster loans to offset economic losses caused by drought beginning March 18, 2025.

Misdemeanor Arrests
•Colton Lynn Trevathan, 26, Amarillo; 12/29/25; Warrant for unlicensed carrying weapon; HCSO

Felony Arrests
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Citations
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Intents to Drill

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Gas Completions 

Misdemeanor Arrests

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ERCOT: Little chance of blackouts this winter

CANADIAN, TX – Today, 11 Texas Panhandle cities announced the formation of the “Lonestar Eleven” coalition following years of negligent operations by Minnesota-based Xcel Energy, and the growing threat of preventable utility-caused wildfires in one of the most fire-prone regions of the country.