Luke visits this week with his longtime friend J.C. McCollough. J.C. has fished the Red River below Lake Texoma his entire life and knows the waters well. He guided Luke and Jeff Rice on a river catfish trap earlier this week that Luke describes as good as it gets. Lots of catfish were landed including one 40-pounder. J.C. also offers some awesome whitetail deer hunts along the Red and Washita Rivers above Texoma. Contact J.C. at 580-372-0320

A week out from the Texas Republican Senate runoff, President Trump endorsed Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn, as early voting is underway.

Luke and his good friend Jeff Rice spent a couple days hunting wild hogs and fishing a creek on the upper end of Lake Fork for catfish earlier this week. Click and learn how the adventure unfolded. The event was filmed and you can watch the fun on A SPORTSMANS LIFE on YouTube on www.carbontv.com .

The incumbent senator and his allies have massively outspent the pro-Paxton side, though polling points to a tight finish in the May 26 election.

A U.S. judge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction against sections of Senate Bill 4, which would have allowed local police to arrest suspected illegal border crossers.

President Trump isn't much of a Bible-quoter, but some members of his administration are, and they have used Scripture to frame controversial policies as justified by the Good Book.

Israel says it will intensify attacks against Hezbollah in Lebanon and U.S. military struck Iranian boats and missile launch sites as envoys continued negotiations for a deal that would end the three-month war.

The U.S. military has launched new attacks on Iran while talks to end the conflict are ongoing. And, the Department of Justice is using a new tactic in immigration courts to accelerate deportations.

New companies are selling artificial intelligence assistance to mental health therapists. The AI tools can help with administration and recordkeeping, but some patients worry about their privacy.

The Justice Department is moving up the court hearings for hundreds of immigrants and scheduling them for mass hearings. If they don't show up, they could be ordered deported.