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Former exec: Why Bears wanted Justin Fields, passed on Patrick Mahomes

Six-and-a-half years ago, the Bears’ top decision-makers met Patrick Mahomes at a high-end Lubbock, Texas, Mexican restaurant.

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Their water is undrinkable. So these West Texas residents have taken matters into their own hands.

The water in these four unincorporated communities near Lubbock has been undrinkable for years, residents say. They hope to win $3 million in state grants to improve their systems.

The Texas Tribune

The national debate over books has come to West Texas. And librarians are stuck in the middle.

West Texas residents are organizing over their love — or concern — for books. Meanwhile, from Lubbock to Midland and Odessa, librarians are trying to reaffirm libraries’ role as community hubs.

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High Plains farmers are experimenting with novel techniques to protect Texas’ future soil

A minority of farmers in the Texas High Plains region are looking to organic and regenerative techniques to keep their soil healthy year round, despite a dry climate.

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Black and Hispanic Lubbock residents want federal intervention in zoning, environmental policies

A new federal complaint comes as the city updates its zoning laws for the first time since the 1970s.

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As Texas swelters, crops and cattle are increasingly at risk

One year after a devastating drought, Texas agriculture watchers are wary that the positive effects of a wet spring could be zapped up with extreme heat.

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Mac Engel: All Texas Tech has to do is meet coach Joey McGuire’s attainable expectations. It can.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Maybe it’s the age, or the injuries, but Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough has no problem calling out the way things were versus the things are.

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Rural Texas — already starved for health care — faces a dearth of volunteer first responders

The number of volunteer firefighters has dropped sharply nationwide, a trend that appears to be gripping rural Texas communities.

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LGBTQ+ community in Lubbock protests their city council’s failure to pass a Pride proclamation

In the conservative High Plains city, LGBTQ leaders and activists say they feel unseen and unsupported by their elected officials.

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At least four people killed after tornado hits Matador, a small town outside Lubbock

The city of about 800 also suffered extensive property damage and power outages. Crews were still assessing the full scope of destruction Thursday, and Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration.

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Tornadoes tear through northern Texas town, killing 3 people and causing widespread damage

A line of severe storms has produced multiple tornadoes on the Rolling Plains in Texas, killing at least three people and causing significant damage around the northern town of Matador

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Tornadoes tear through northern Texas town, killing four

‘Unprecedented’ tornado accompanied by hurricane-force winds and softball-sized hail ravage small town of Matador.

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Texas farmers are worried one of the state’s most precious water resources is running dry. You should be, too.

The Ogallala Aquifer serves farming communities in multiple states. When it runs dry, the agriculture industry in Texas and the nation is in jeopardy.

The Texas Tribune

Deep in the Heart of Galveston

In Texas, there are several single-judge divisions. Over the past few years, I've written about those courts in places like Amarillo, Victoria, Wichita Falls, and Lubbock. But one single-judge division, which is closest to home, has not attracted nearly as much attention. The Galveston Division of the Southern District of…

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Texas cotton farmers leading the charge for more government insurance to cover climate, inflation challenges

The federal Farm Bill is must-pass legislation that Congress debates every five years. It includes billions of dollars in farm subsidies and pays for food assistance programs.

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Eliminating countywide voting in Texas would make the process harder on voters, cost more money, election leaders say

Currently, more than 80% of Texas voters can vote anywhere in their home county, a model that originated in Lubbock County. If lawmakers approve new legislation, that would change.

The Texas Tribune

West Texas school district under federal investigation for punishing Black student

There are more than 60 open federal civil rights investigations into Texas schools.

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Pregnant mum, husband and their two children killed in crash with car on wrong side of road

The horrific crash in the early hours of Sunday morning in Lubbock, Texas, left five dead including a heavily pregnant mum and three members of her family - the driver of the SUV driving the wrong way also died

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Why health care is still hard to access in rural towns near Texas’ bigger cities

Bigger cities like Lubbock can unintentionally suck health care resources and professionals from smaller towns, creating what one local expert calls the “doughnut effect.”

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Here comes the haboob: Texas High Plains getting walloped by dust storms

High Plains residents are used to wind and dust, but an ongoing drought and recent tropical-storm-level winds have brought some epic dust storms.

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This Texas town has the highest rate of youth attempted suicides in the state. A grieving father hopes to reverse it.

According to a new analysis by a national health care company, Lubbock has the highest rate of attempted suicides by children between the ages of 6 and 17. A local leader suggests a dearth of resources isn’t helping.

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Three takeaways from Kansas State’s uninspiring 71-63 road loss against Texas Tech

LUBBOCK, Texas — If Kansas State is no longer in contention for a Big 12 championship or a high seed in the NCAA Tournament when the regular season comes to an end next month it may look back at a 71-63 loss against Texas Tech as the reason why.

Texas Observer

Destiny Returns to Wolfforth

Destiny Adams left her conservative community to make a difference, only to find she could make the biggest impact at home.

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Lubbock-Cooper ISD passed a resolution denouncing racist bullying in schools. Parents say it’s a publicity stunt.

Students reported enduring racial slurs, the sounds of whips cracking and monkey noises as they walked down school hallways.

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