Tuesday, February 3, 2026 • Sunny to partly cloudy and cooler. Temps: 53-58 ⛅

View from your phone: We want to share your photos! Message them as attachments to [email protected], and include location and photo credit.

By Tres Savage, NonDoc
Click here to support their newsroom.

While term-limited Gov. Kevin Stitt is barred from seeking reelection in 2026, he will be supporting a slate of “conservative state questions” during this year’s election cycle if the Oklahoma Legislature accedes to his requests.

What lawmakers will do — and how their often-rocky relationship with Stitt will end in May — remains to be seen, but the governor outlined his proposed slate of constitutional changes during his final State of the State address today, one in which he emphasized past fights intentionally and unintentionally.

“I’m calling for a state question that freezes property tax growth across the board. Send it to the people,” Stitt said, gesturing with a bandaged right hand that he injured in a recent “slip and fall.”

Undeterred by his damaged right wing, Stitt called for the Legislature to put several other state questions on 2026 ballots as well:

Click here to read the full story.

Editor’s note: Republished with permission from NonDoc Media.

By Anna Pope, KOSU
Click here to support their newsroom.

Devon Energy is merging with Houston-based company, Coterra Energy, and plans to move its headquarters to Texas.

While the combined company will keep the Devon Energy name, it will be based in Houston.

In a press release, company officials said they intend to keep a “significant presence in Oklahoma City.” Over the years, Devon has been a highly visible part of the community.

The company built and occupies the city’s largest tower, which is almost 14 years old. According to the company’s most recent annual filings with the Securities Exchange Commission, it employed about 2,300 people at the end of 2024.

Click here for the full story.

Editor’s note: Links requiring subscriptions have an *.

Editor’s note: Links requiring subscriptions have an *.

A hand-curated list of the best journalism from across the state:

• Governor’s budget plan proposes flat appropriations for most Oklahoma agencies (Oklahoma Voice)

• Why was Gov. Kevin Stitt wearing a wrap on his hand during the State of the State address? (KOCO)

• Collective eye roll from tribes at Stitt's final State of the State poke (Tulsa World)*

• Records: DOJ repeatedly emailed demands for Oklahoma voter data to wrong address (KFOR)

• Oklahoma Human Services requests $25.5 million to cover higher SNAP fees (KOSU)

• Oklahoma teacher shortages drive growth of emergency certified educators (News 9)

• Oklahoma City's archbishop condemns violent immigration enforcement tactics, calls for Holy Hour of Peace (KOSU)

• Local groups are offering training on how to observe ICE, CBP (Public Radio Tulsa)

• Mayor, councilors meet to set priorities for 2026 (Tulsa World)*

• 'Step back' | Tulsa land group cries foul on Sand Springs data center (2 News Oklahoma)

• Oklahoma County Jail clamps down on releasing death info (Oklahoma City Free Press)

• Friends search for missing Tishomingo man after ice storm (KXII)

• Woman sentenced for orchestrating murders of 2 Kansas mothers in Oklahoma Panhandle (KOCO)

• Cleared of bomb charge, Edmond spider breeder pleads guilty to cultivating mushrooms (NonDoc)

• OKC-area chicken restaurant closed unexpectedly amid winter storm (The Oklahoman)*

• Oklahoma Works Job Centers in Muskogee and Guymon move to new locations (KTUL)

• Is Oklahoma State hockey going NCAA Division I, building arena? AD Chad Weiberg weighs in (The Oklahoman)*

Oklahoma State is leaning all the way into the North Texas Mean Green blueprint under new coach Eric Morris — and it’s not subtle. (Or is it the Indiana blueprint? Hmm…) The Cowboys have stacked 54 incoming transfers (one of the biggest portal hauls in the country), headlined by QB Drew Mestemaker, who officially signed this week.

Why it matters: Morris isn’t just collecting bodies — he’s importing familiarity. Mestemaker, RB Caleb Hawkins, and WR Wyatt Young know the system, language, and tempo, which creates a legit “plug-and-play” advantage compared to typical portal mashups.

Money + expectations: Reports have pegged Mestemaker’s NIL package in the mid–to-upper-single-digit millions across two years, which tells you how serious OSU is about accelerating the timeline.

Meanwhile in Norman: Oklahoma Sooners just made a foundational NIL-era move by hiring new athletics director Roger Denny — an attorney/business-side operator who’s openly framing wins and losses through infrastructure, guardrails, and checkpoints, not just coach blame.

What it sets up: OU QB John Mateer is coming back — and OU is clearly trying to surround him with more “grown-up” pieces (notably WR Trell Harris plus TE additions Hayden Hansen and Rocky Beers, and RB Lloyd Avant).

The ‘Oklahoma Memo’ mission is simple: Reignite the daily local news habit by connecting Oklahomans and those who love Oklahoma to quality sources of news and vetted information.

✅ Save you time.
✅ Make you smarter.
✅ Strengthen your community.

Now booking 2026 sponsors
Oklahoma Memo offers sponsorship and advertising opportunities in this newsletter.
📩 [email protected]

Want a newsletter like this one for YOUR business?
I build high-open-rate newsletters for Oklahoma businesses and organizations.
Monthly, bi-weekly, or weekly.
📩 [email protected]

Oklahoma Memo is on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. There is also a YouTube channel—and it’s growing day by day.

Oklahoma Memo is reader-supported. You can buy me a coffee, or pitch in monthly on Patreon and Substack.

Message me anytime at [email protected].