News

Week of April 29-May 5, 2025

Misdemeanor Arrests

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Felony Arrests

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Citations 

• Karen Janelle Hardin, Canadian; speeding; 05/01/25

• Nathan Thomas Bollman, Canadian; speeding; 05/01/25

House bill proposes new standardized test

A Texas House bill would eliminate the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness test and replace it with a test comparing students’ performance to one another rather than state-set standards, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

House Bill 4 would also create benchmark tests to measure students’ academic performance throughout the year.

Week of April 22-28, 2025

Misdemeanor Arrests

• Haziel Zavier Rivera-Gonzalez, 18, Garden City, Kansas; driving while intoxicated; 04/24/25; LCSO

• Raymond Kent Garza, 34, Canadian; Class C health and safety violation, littering on roadway, Class C liquor violation, public intoxication; HCSO

Felony Arrests

EMMITSBURG, MARYLAND—The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF) will host the 44th National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend on May 3-4, 2025 in Emmitsburg, Maryland. This year’s national tribute will honor 70 firefighters who died in the line of duty in 2024 and 70 firefighters who died in previous years. The honorees will include the following Texas firefighters:

Intent to Drill 

COLLINGSWORTH (WILDCAT) Enterprise Product OperatingLLC, #1 SB-1, (1 acres) 1836’ FEL & 2424’ FSL, Sec 74, Blk 16, H&GN RR Surv, A-815, 7 mi SW from Samnorwood TD 400’, (sgd. Kelly Hunter 903-988-8642) Vertical Cathode Protection well

HEMPHILL (CANADIAN, SE, Tonkawa) MMGL TXPH, LLC, #2 Mathers Ranch, (640 acres) 1980’ FNL & 1980’ FWL, H Jackson Surv, A-335, 10 mi E from Canadian TD 11000’, (Kathy McClurkan 972-628-1660) Vertical Recompletion

Gas Completions 

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TEA releases 2023 A-F accountability ratings

After a prolonged delay because of a lawsuit filed by about 100 school districts, the Texas Education Agency has released the 2023 A-F accountability ratings, indicating the share of campuses that received a passing ranking dropped by 14% from 2022.

AMARILLO — High Plains Public Radio is hosting an open house at their new studios in Arts in the Sunset (3701 Plains Blvd.) on May 2, 2025 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm. The event will coincide with the art center’s First Friday Art Walk, and it will feature live music, refreshments, and studio tours. The public is encouraged to stop by and learn more about Amarillo’s local public radio station.

Intents to Drill

MOORE (PANHANDLE, Red Cave) Beren Corporation, #28 Masterson Estate, (1750 acres) 1650’ FWL & 990’ FSL, Sec 60, Blk O16, D&P RR Surv, A-621, 3.5 mi E from Masterson TX TD 3550’, (sgd. Tyler Walters 316-337-8343) Vertical Recompletion

POTTER (WILDCAT) Strike Operating Company LLC, #1 SEP01, (1 acres) 621’ FEL & 316’ FSL, Sec 28, Blk GM3, G&M Surv, A-434, 1 mi within Amarillo TX TD 370’, (sgd. Michelle Boillat 806-383-5047) Vertical CATHODIC PROTECTION WELL

Gas Completions 

Misdemeanor Arrests
• James Shawn Canada, 52, Canadian; failure to maintain financial responsibility and expired drivers license; 04/20/25; HCSO