Join Luke this week as he discusses everything from getting started hunting with a compound bow (www.pyramydair.com) to shooting dove around a pond on the back forty. Luke also discusses the changes in the big bore air rifles that have taken place since he first began shooting and hunting with them about 13 years ago. Lear more about what Luke is up to at www.catfishradio.org

Texas lawmakers are moving to replace the STAAR exam with three shorter tests. For rural Northeast Texas, the changes could free up class time but keep high-stakes pressures on students, teachers, and schools.

The second session is set to consider the same agenda that stalled in the first, with redistricting and disaster response at the top of the governor’s priorities.

This week Luke visits with Jeff Rice and discusses the use of drones for scouting hunting leases. Luke and Jeff recently used a hunting app (HuntStand) in conjunction with Jeff's drone and learned a great deal about a new piece of land they will be hunting, and in a very short time. Click and learn how you can use this technology to learn the land you hunt on. For more information, contact Jeff Rice by email at jeff@buckandbassranch.com

With Democrats’ walkout over redistricting bringing the House to a standstill, both parties are accusing each other of abandoning Central Texas flood victims.

"Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention," the Department of Health and Human Services wrote in a social media post. Her lawyers said she had neither resigned nor been told she was fired.

Delays and increased screenings for visas mean that many students didn't make it to campus on time – and that has some big implications for the economy.

The Food and Drug Administration approved the next round of COVID-19 vaccines, but is restricting them to people at high risk for COVID complications.

Companies from Pillsbury to Invisalign to Olipop are cheering — and trying to cash in on — the couple's engagement. Experts spoke to NPR about how brands can strike a better balance.

Authorities say a gunman killed two children and shot 17 other people, including 14 students, during a mass Wednesday morning at Annunciation Roman Catholic Church.