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KU basketball survives late rally to defeat Texas Tech: How the Jayhawks won in Lubbock

LUBBOCK, Texas — Former Texas Tech Red Raider Kevin McCullar, who transferred to Kansas after spending four years in Lubbock, enjoyed a triumphant return to United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday night.

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West Texas parents are suing their schools over racism as others demand action over antisemitic bullying

School leaders have said they don’t tolerate racism and that they regularly train teachers how to deal with bullying. But parents say inaction by officials tells a different story.

The Texas Tribune

Mac Engel: Mike Leach showed Texas Tech, and all of football, what is possible with a few passes

In college football, where cliche coach speak floods ear drums, Mike Leach made us listen.

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Hundreds of Texas Methodist churches vote to split from denomination after years of infighting over gay marriage and abortion

Those leaving are frustrated that the church has taken positions they feel are too liberal.

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Texas’ nursing homes are missing something: nurses

A dearth of nurses is leaving Texas seniors — especially in rural areas — without care.

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“I’m in no rush”: Voter apathy takes hold of early voting ahead of Texas midterm election

Republicans may be waiting to vote on Election Day after former President Donald Trump pushed voting in person on Nov. 8 at a rally in South Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Texas pizza restaurant sparks outrage with ‘Jeffrey Dahmer special’

The manager of Capital Pizza in Lubbock, Texas defended the prop Dahmer pizza, saying that it ‘will become either famous or infamous’

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Texas police department apologises as bizarre video captures officer taping bag of milk on man’s door

Lubbock police say ‘returning’ mysterious ‘milk’ bag was ‘not the best course of action’

The Independent UK

“God bless you for being here”: A new West Texas clinic revives health care options in a rural community

A nurse practitioner is returning to his hometown to provide health care as rural hospitals close and it becomes harder to access preventive care.

The Texas Tribune

‘Friday Night Lights’ coach Gary Gaines dead at 73

Gaines’ family said in a statement the former coach died Monday in Lubbock, Texas, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease.

Chicago Sun-Times

A West Texas coffee shop owner is giving away Plan B for free as fight over contraception access takes hold

Last May, Lubbock became the biggest city in Texas to ban abortion within city limits. Now, with abortion outlawed throughout the Lone Star State, the fight over reproductive rights is taking a new turn.

The Texas Tribune

West Texas Town Comes Out for Drag Queens

Despite the presence of anti-LGBTQ+ protesters, over 150 people attended the first story time event in Wolfforth, a small suburb of Lubbock.

Texas Observer

For Lubbock residents, conserving energy to prevent mass outages is a new thing to navigate

Until last year, Lubbock residents didn’t get electricity from the main power grid operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. Now, many residents are getting used to requests to limit electricity consumption.

The Texas Tribune

Still wary of the electric grid’s reliability, some Texans complied with ERCOT’s requests to conserve power this week

As extreme weather becomes increasingly frequent, Texans said the power grid operator’s calls to conserve energy were a reminder the state still struggles to keep up with the growing power demand.

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Join us to examine the future of rural Texas with lawmakers, local officials, residents and more

The Texas Tribune will host a multiday event, “The Future of Rural Texas,” Nov. 17-18 in person in Lubbock and streaming online.

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West Texas farmers and ranchers fear the worst as drought, heat near 2011 records

2011 was the driest year on record for Texas, causing an estimated cost of $7.62 billion in crop and livestock losses. A dry and hot June has many sounding alarm bells about 2022.

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Art, food, wineries and Buddy Holly: What doesn't Lubbock, Texas, have to offer?

In one of singer-songwriter Mac Davis’ most memorable tunes, he sang about “Happiness being Lubbock, Texas, in his rear-view mirror.” The song was a success for Davis, but hardly a ringing endorsement for his hometown.

Benzinga

Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation Opens Pick-Up Location in Lubbock, TX

Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation is opening its newest prescription pick-up location in Lubbock, Texas - a convenient option for patients who qualify under the Compassionate Use Program to obtain their medicine.

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Turnovers doom TCU as Texas Tech rolls to easy victory

LUBBOCK, Texas — Blame the turnovers. TCU basketball led by as many as 13 points twice in the first half, but unraveled with turnover after turnover in an 82-69 loss at No. 9 Texas Tech on Saturday afternoon.

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Texas Tech is betting on Joey McGuire to reestablish its football identity

LUBBOCK, Texas – This is a story that tries to answer a question: Can a high school guy make it as a college coach?

Sports Illustrated

Mark Adams’s Career Comes Full Circle at Texas Tech

Finally holding the job he coveted for decades, the 65-year-old will face the man he replaced Tuesday when Chris Beard returns to Lubbock.

Sports Illustrated

Texas Tech Fans Hound Former Coach Chris Beard, Texas Bus Ahead of Big Matchup

Beard left Lubbock to join the Longhorns after last season and returns for the first time this year in a highly-anticipated matchup.

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Mac Engel: Texas Tech basketball shouldn't pass on chance to run up score on Chris Beard, Texas

Ever since April Fool's Day, every single person associated with Texas Tech has waited for this week because they all feel like they were treated like fools.

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Can Kansas Jayhawks prevent a Texas Tech regular-season basketball sweep Monday?

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Texas Tech's men's basketball team, which defeated Kansas 75-67 on Jan. 8 in Lubbock, Texas, on Monday night will attempt to become just the third Big 12 Conference team to sweep a regular-season home-and-home series from the Jayhawks in the 19-year Bill Self era.

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