Area Opinions: Earthquake questions not answered
Earthquake questions not answered Last week’s town hall meeting held by Texas Railroad Commissioner David Porter in Azle couldn’t have satisfied anyone who wanted answers about links between natural...
View ArticleColumnist: Texas must invest more money in public education
When the Texas Legislature cut $5.4 billion from school coffers in 2011, school districts and other interested parties filed suit claiming that, as a result of the cuts, the state is failing to live up...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Martin Benitez, 50, of Snyder died Jan. 10, 2014, at his residence. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Wright Colonial Funeral Home of Snyder....
View ArticleStand Up for America calendar
Public meetingsYou can be civically active by watching your local government and decision makers in action.Monday, Jan. 13 Lubbock County Commissioners; 10 a.m.; County Courthouse Commissioner’s Court;...
View ArticleLady Chaps repel UTPB upset bid
ODESSA — The University of Texas-Permian Basin played more like last year’s Heartland Conference regular-season champions than the struggling bunch from this season.It still wasn’t enough to knock off...
View ArticleLHS, Coronado girls go 1-2 in Lubbock swim meet
Lubbock High and Coronado finished 1-2 in the girls standings, and Coronado got third in the boys division Saturday in the Lubbock Invitational swimming and diving meet at the Pete Ragus Aquatic...
View ArticleClass ring lost about 60 years ago found near North Texas lake
DENTON (AP) — A class ring lost about 60 years ago by a North Texas man has been recovered near a lake by a woman with a metal detector searching for valuables.The Denton Record-Chronicle reports Janet...
View ArticleFour days of celebration planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Council of Lubbock has outlined four distinct celebrations to honor the civil rights activist of the 1960s.They will begin with an Individuals of Distinction...
View ArticleColleges, businesses prepare for student return
As the holiday fervor dies down, the annual migration of young adults back to Lubbock begins.Classes at Texas Tech begin Jan. 15, and students have been slowly trickling back to the city as the date...
View ArticleStaples sees victory path in border
AUSTIN — Border security never mattered much to the Texas Department of Agriculture, even when Gov. Rick Perry was commissioner. Then Todd Staples took over.Now after years of hitching drug cartel...
View ArticleLetter: Fundraiser was a success
For the 22nd consecutive year, the “Feed a Friend — It’s as Easy as Pie” fundraiser has been an unbelievable success. Despite the bad weather, we surpassed our $50,000 goal, raising a tremendous...
View ArticleDeath Notices
Dale Wayne Jahay, 63, of Floydada died Jan. 11, 2014, at BSA Hospital in Amarillo. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the First Baptist Church in Floydada. Moore-Rose Funeral Home of...
View ArticlePlainsmen win, tie at West Texas Invitational
ABILENE — The Monterey boys went 1-1-1 at the West Texas Invitational soccer tournament Friday and Saturday.After a 1-0 loss to South Grand Prairie, Monterey beat Abilene Wylie 1-0 with a shutout from...
View ArticleTexas Tech police arrest student for possession of drugs, weapon
Jan. 113:30 p.m. — A Texas Tech officer arrested a non-student for failure to identify, one outstanding Lubbock County Sheriff’s Department warrant and three outstanding Lubbock Police Department...
View ArticleWoman dies after picking up lamp in Southeast Texas electrical accident
TEXAS CITY — A Montana woman visiting family in Southeast Texas has died after picking up a lamp from some wet ground and being electrocuted.read more
View ArticleDrivers could have to pay for own DWI tests in Harris County
HOUSTON — People convicted of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol in Harris County could have to pay for their blood tests.read more
View ArticleLubbock libraries board amends Godeke recommendations
At their monthly meeting Monday, Jan. 13, the Lubbock Libraries Board voted to amend recommendations submitted to the City Council about the future of the Godeke Branch Library.The new recommendations...
View ArticleWater dispute closes South Texas school district indefinitely
LA VILLA, Texas — Schools are closed in a small South Texas town after a dispute over a water bill between the city and school district shut off the taps.The La Villa Independent School District...
View ArticleCounty-owned building next to courthouse to see fifth-floor renovations
The fifth floor of a county-owned building just north of the courthouse is next on the list for renovations, following a go-ahead Monday morning, Jan. 13.Lubbock County Commissioners approved a bid...
View ArticleTexas and region
AUSTINMore than 118,500 Texans have used the federal health care website to sign up for insurance.The federal Department of Health and Human Services released statistics Monday that show Texas ranked...
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