Historic Alamo gets high-tech photo examination
SAN ANTONIO — The whirr of a ventilation system and the occasional click of a tripod-mounted camera interrupt the evening silence as two Texas A&M graduate students work just inside the Alamo’s...
View ArticleLetter: Old fire station will be replaced
Re: The letter “Build police, not fire, station,” A-J, Jan. 7.To the gentleman who stated a fire station should not be built where the old Health Department was located. Yes, there is a fire station at...
View ArticleWBU men have Top 25 battle at St. Gregory's
Wayland Baptist basketball teams will play their third road game in five days today with the Pioneers trying to end their first two-game losing streak of the season.The 24th-ranked Wayland men (12-4,...
View ArticleHigh school sports roundup: Frenship takes second in Buda Hays tournament
BUDA — Pflugerville Hendrickson edged Frenship 2-1 Saturday in the championship match of the Buda Hays soccer tournament, giving the Tigers their first loss of the season.Kelsey French scored...
View ArticleDeath notices
Frances Garcia, 65, of Lubbock died Jan. 10, 2014. Services will be 10 a.m. today at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Calvillo Funeral Home and Chapel.Adela V. Gonzalez, 39, of Lubbock died Jan. 11, 2014....
View ArticleDistrict 1 school board rep loves music, family, football and helping others
January is school board recognition month as designated by the Texas Association of School Boards. This week, A-J Media will profile each member of the Lubbock Independent School District Board of...
View ArticleCouple fatally shot outside East Texas church after child visit
COLMESNEIL — An East Texas man and his wife have been fatally shot outside a church after a supervised visit with his 4-year-old daughter from a previous marriage.The Tyler County Sheriff's Office says...
View ArticleRound 2: Texas school finance case heading back to court
AUSTIN — It's been nearly a year since Judge John Dietz ruled that Texas is underfunding public education and distributing its resources in ways that don't treat all school districts equally.But will...
View ArticleTexas singer, songwriter Fromholz dies in hunting accident
ELDORADO — Texas singer and songwriter Steven Fromholz has died in a hunting accident when a rifle fell and discharged.The Schleicher County Sheriff's Office on Monday said the accident happened at the...
View ArticleBoard of Health chairman Carr may seek District 5 Lubbock City Council seat
Lubbock Board of Health Chairman Dr. Brian Carr is considering a run for a seat on the Lubbock City Council. Carr, a Lubbock psychologist, said he is testing the waters in District 5 to see if the...
View ArticleMartin Luther King supporters donate time to East Lubbock Gateway
The late civil-rights hero would have been proud.Efforts of more than 100 volunteers Monday, Jan. 20, brought the latest renovations to the East Lubbock Gateway project. In what was known as Martin...
View ArticleNeugebauer to appoint Frenship High senior to Air Force Academy
U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock, will be at Frenship High School today, Jan. 21, to appoint senior Jonathan Beck to the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado.Beck, president of the Class of...
View ArticleTexas public school finance trial heads back to court today
AUSTIN — Nearly a year after determining the system Texas uses to finance public education is unconstitutional, a state judge is set to hear new testimony beginning Tuesday on whether more money and...
View ArticleTexas and Region
Texas & RegionARCOLAGunfire at a Houston-area taco restaurant during an argument has left a man dead and his father and another person wounded.Arcola police said the attack happened late Sunday...
View ArticleHilderbran first comptroller candidate with television ad
AUSTIN — Republican Harvey Hilderbran was the first candidate in the state comptroller’s race to begin airing television ads on Monday, purchasing time on cable stations in San Antonio and West Texas,...
View ArticleRetired teacher asked to run for District 2 representative has passion for...
January is school board recognition month as designated by the Texas Association of School Boards. This week, A-J Media will profile each member of the Lubbock Independent School District Board of...
View ArticleLubbock Christian University College Republicans to host Republican candidate...
LCU to host GOP candidate forum Lubbock Christian University’s College Republicans will host a Republican candidate forum at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, in the Baker Conference Center on LCU...
View ArticleSchool of Rock scheduled Sunday
School of Rock scheduled Sunday Performances of eight School of Rock bands have been scheduled from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 26, at the TNT Sports Grill, 906 50th St.Ages of band members range...
View ArticleVehicle wreck kills 63-year-old man in Crosby County
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers are investigating a Sunday, Jan. 19 one-vehicle wreck that killed a 63-year-old man in Crosby County.Regino Mata Jr. of Crosbyton was pronounced dead at the...
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