Business

Body Hemphill County Farm Bureau donated $1,500 to three volunteer fire departments in Hemphill County recently, in appreciation for their efforts battling fires in the area. Fire departments in Canadian, Briscoe, and Gem City received checks for $500 each.

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced last week that he would send cities, counties, transit systems, and special-purpose taxing districts $1.01 billion in local sales tax allocations for June— 11.6 percent more than in June 2021.

Body CANADIAN—The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages all farmers, ranchers, and FSA program participants to take part in the Hemphill County Committee election nomination process.

Body AUSTIN—As temperatures rise and drought intensification appears inevitable for much of Texas this summer, a new report released by the Center for Public Finance at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, in partnership with Texas 2036, calculates the price Texas...

Body AUSTIN—Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s recently-released tax collections data reveals that Texas oil and natural gas producers are paying record amounts in production taxes to the state of Texas.

Body Texas RRC releases March 2022 oil and gas production stats AUSTIN—Crude oil and natural gas production reported to the Texas Railroad Commission in March 2022 came from 162,387 oil wells and 87,163 gas wells.

Body The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has approved LPC Conservation LLC’s habitat conservation plan (HCP) and associated incidental take permit.

Body Texas RRC reports May 2022 drilling permit and completion statistics AUSTIN—The Texas Railroad Commission issued a total of 963 original drilling permits in May 2022 compared to 631 in May 2021.

Body Farmers, ranchers, master naturalists, agency personnel, educators, and the interested public are invited to attend a Playa Field Day presented by Ogallala Commons (www.ogallalacommons.org) on Wednesday, June 22, from 9:30 am-1:30 pm in Borger.

Body Edward Ernest Stephenson, 89, of Eufaula, Oklahoma, (formerly of Canadian) passed away on June 2, 2022, in Bethany, Oklahoma.