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.
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
Citations
• Luis Trevino, Harlingen; speeding; 09/18/25
Misdemeanor Arrests
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.
Misdemeanor Arrests
None
Felony Arrests
None
Citations
• Oscar Eduardo Arvizu, Elk City, Oklahoma; speeding; 09/02/25
• Mary Alice Hughes, Canadian; speeding; 09/02/25
CANYON — A renowned historian will discuss the intimate connection between the human inhabitants of a region and the mercurial nature of their environment in an upcoming lecture at West Texas A&M University.
Dr. Char Miller, the W.M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History at Pomona College and the director of the Claremont Colleges' environmental analysis program, will speak at 7 p.m. Sept. 18 in Legacy Hall in the Jack B. Kelley Student Center on WT’s Canyon campus.
Intents to Drill
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OLDHAM (WILDCAT) Arrow Oil & Gas, LLC, #5 SW Boys Ranch, (639 acres) 1334’ FNL & 1354’ FWL, Sec 10, Blk B5, EL&RR RR Surv, A-630, 11 mi S from Channing TX TD 3995’, (sgd. Kelly Shockley 405-364-2601, x1102) Vertical
Second special session gaveled to a close
The second special session of the Texas Legislature ended last Thursday with a new congressional map, flood relief and safety measures but a stalemate on whether to ban or regulate THC. The Dallas Morning News reported that lawmakers approved most of the legislative priorities Gov. Greg Abbott listed for the special session.
