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SAN MARCOSInvestigators said a police tactical team shot and killed a 22-year-old gunman who went to a Central Texas business and took his ex-girlfriend hostage before fleeing with her.Sheriff’s...
View ArticleHats Off: Voliunteers, paid helpers trying to raise funds for Salvation Army
The Salvation Army kicked off its red kettle campaign on Nov. 22. It hopes to raise $250,000 from kettle donations to fund the organization’s yearly operating expenses. The organization and its...
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John Henry Carrion, 52, of Muleshoe died Nov. 27, 2013. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Muleshoe. Ellis Funeral Home of Muleshoe.Ryan Ladson...
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25 Years Ago:Lubbock public school trustees voted unanimously Tuesday to hire independent consultant Henry Wheeler of Houston to search for a replacement for retiring Superintendent E.C. Leslie.50...
View ArticleOld Fort Crockett in Galveston facing legal issues
GALVESTON — A judge is expected to rule soon on a motion to dismiss a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general, whose office seeks to force the owners of Fort Crockett to preserve the crumbling...
View ArticleDemocrats hope third time is charming
State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, is not the first woman to run for lieutenant governor of Texas, not the first Hispanic and not even the first Hispanic woman.read more
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John Henry Carrion, 52, of Muleshoe died Nov. 27, 2013. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church of Muleshoe. Ellis Funeral Home of Muleshoe.Ryan Ladson...
View ArticleFugitive slaying suspect found wounded in Fort Worth motel
FORT WORTH (AP) — Authorities say a 36-year-old man who fled from Fort Worth probation officers earlier this week was found critically wounded by a gunshot in a Euless motel room.The Tarrant County...
View ArticleRural counties fear impact of water vote
AUSTIN (AP) — Only 8 percent of counties in Texas rejected a $2 billion water spending plan in a constitutional amendment that easily passed in November.The Dallas Morning News reported Saturday that...
View ArticleDouglas: A list of new stores in Lubbock
The smell of turkey filled the air last week as families across the nation sat down at the dinner table to express thanks for the world around them.And in Lubbock, we have a lot to be thankful for.Our...
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New target in old war over water issue U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Filemon Vela were right to pick a new target for their efforts to get Mexico to abide by the 1944 water-sharing treaty between our...
View ArticleDromgoole: Big Bend residents tell their stories
If you like to read good stories about interesting people, then you should check out “Authentic Texas: People of the Big Bend” by Marcia Hatfield Daudistel and Bill Wright (University of Texas Press,...
View ArticlePoindexter Anniversary
MR. & MRS. POINDEXTERMr. and Mrs. Poindexter of Lubbock recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception at the Texas Tech Club hosted by friends Royce and Linda Lewis. They are...
View ArticleBurt Anniversary
MR. & MRS. BURTMr. and Mrs. Burt of Lubbock recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with their family in the home of Steve and Margie Uryasz. They are the parents of Janet Cody of Kansas...
View ArticleQuick Opinion: Tech football in long-term good hands with Kingsbury
The 7-0 start was exciting. Five straight losses was disappointing. But we believe Texas Tech football is in good hands with Kliff Kingsbury. Tech’s weaknesses were exploited as the season progressed,...
View ArticleOur View: LP&L board needs to leave drama behind, get utility back on track
Now we need a leadership stabilization plan for the city-owned utility.It’s been a year of headlines for LP&L, and not good ones.Forget the rate issues from last summer. These are from the past few...
View ArticleHowell: Cotton rallies from new low to finish holiday week ahead
A long-expected announcement of the resumption of sales from China’s huge national reserves has capped an eventful holiday-shortened trading week in cotton futures.Traders also pondered the effects of...
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Charla Acosta, 47, of Denver City died Nov. 27, 2013. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, at St. William’s Catholic Church in Denver City. Ratliff Funeral Home of Denver City.Garner Ball, 81, of...
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Texas & RegionFALFURRIASAuthorities in Brooks County are finding fewer bodies of suspected immigrants than last year but still expect 2013 to be the second-worst on record for deaths.Recovered...
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