Luke visits this week with veteran catfish guide David Hanson (903-268-7391). Hanson has devised a sure-fire method of putting limits of channel catfish in the boat and escaping the summer heat. He has baited holes under a bridge and begins trips during early morning. Catching is fast and furious as you will learn. Luke fished earlier this week at Lake Fork with David and will cover the trip this week in the 51 Texas newspapers that carry his column, including the Greenville Herald Banner. Click and listen to these old friends give some tips that will help you put plenty of good eating catfish in the boat.

States can draw electoral maps for partisan gain, but not if it dilutes the power of voters of color, courts have found.

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Luke and his good friend Larry Weishuhn, aka "Mr.Whitetail", give listeners a great close-to-home destination this week up in Southeast Oklahoma, "The Choctaw Hunting Lodge". The Choctaw Nation owns 45,000 acres of the beautiful mountains and valley country that is less than a couple hours drive from Northeast Texas. Luke and Larry have enjoyed many hunts and fishing trips here through the years and the destination comes highly recommended. For more information, visit www.choctawhuntinglodge.com.

At least two summer camps in the Texas Hill Country have invited campers back after sustaining little to no damage from the flood. Other camps are still combing through the rubble.

It can be difficult for veterans to use their health benefits for care outside the federal system. A bill in Congress could ease that. Opponents are wary funds being "siphoned" away from the VA.

The Department of Justice hired a former Jan. 6 defendant who was caught on tape urging rioters to "kill" police. The department calls him a "valued member" of the administration.

In the past decade or so, actors and comedians have adopted D&D as a performance medium. Podcasts and web series have expanded into stadium tours – and fueled growing interest in the game more broadly.

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