Texas Republicans are considering a move, pushed by President Trump, to do some redistricting in an effort to gain more Republican seats in the House.

Our 31st District Texas State Senator Kevin Sparks said he is on the committee looking at this and has not quite made up his mind on the right direction to go. He explained a little background on why there is even a debate.

“The Governor put this on the call. We have the ability and the right to redraw those lines anytime the legislature decides to do so. Typically, we do that after a census, and we did that in 2021. We received a letter from the DOJ claiming there were several districts drawn because of racial lines, which is illegal. So, that is what we are looking at right now,” Sen. Sparks explained.

He went on to tell KXDJ’s Chris Samples, “I’m not sure I know enough yet to know whether it’s a “should do.” Why do those districts look the way they do currently?”

Listen to more here.

A map had not been distributed at the time of the interview but has since been released. You can see the proposed map here.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has been rallying Texas Democrats and was in Texas earlier this week to show his support for the fight.

Democrats in California, Michigan and Maryland have warned they could respond by redrawing their own congressional maps if Texas goes through with the plan.

Still have a mosquito problem? It seems they have been on the rebound with the rain and the heat.

Hunter Hartsfield with Bill’s Pest Control said his first piece of advice is to make sure you do not have any standing water around your property. “A lot of times you will have an old pot or something and the water will build up. Within ten days or so, you will have tons of mosquito larvae in there,” he told KXDJ’s Chris Samples.

As far as mosquito control goes, Hartsfield said there are a ton of products to choose from. “They make a thermal fogger that homeowners can buy. Now, to get any of the eggs, you would have to use a product with a growth regulator."

Click here to listen to more from them.

For all your pest control needs, contact Bill’s Pest Control at 806-435-9993.

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The Texas Historical Commission will recognize the Barfield Hotel in Amarillo as a Texas Historic Landmark.

On the KXDJ Morning Show with Chris Samples and Ken Splawn, they discussed the amazing history of the Barfield Hotel in downtown Amarillo.

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Michael Crain, a former state investigator, joined KXDJ's Chris Samples for installment number nine in their series on the Tom Brown case recently.

Crain has been looking closely at the case out of Canadian and he agrees with all of the investigators from the state of Texas on down that believe Tom committed suicide and there was a coverup. He has now taken the steps to become a licensed private investigator as well.

He has found many inconsistencies in the story from the family as well as statements made by the private investigator they hired, Philip Klein of Klein Investigations and Consulting.

In this episode, Crain shares more from Klein and his multiple versions of parts of the case as well as information he received from Trace Sargent, the handler for the cadaver dog that was used in the case.

Listen to Episode 9 below.



If you are interested in listening to previous episodes, they are all linked below.

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

Episode 8

Thank you to HPO Reader Laura Alexander from Tulsa, Oklahoma, for sharing this postcard for our readers to enjoy!