Candidate questionnaires for Lubbock City Council District 1 seat
Frank Gutierrez1. What are the three most important issues facing our city, and what to you plan to do about them? By working with and in cooperation with the new city council, a Mayor Robertson lead...
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Boyd Goodloe1. What are the three most important issues facing the LISD, and what to you plan to do about them?The three most important issues facing the LISD are: 1) delivering the best possible...
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Deanne Clark1. What are the three most important issues facing our city, and what to you plan to do about them? 1.) Freeze and phase out unfair hidden taxes disguised as franchise fees off gross...
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Brian Carr1. What are the three most important issues facing our city, and what to you plan to do about them? We must make decisions now for the long-term water needs of our city. With the drying up of...
View ArticleState to take over troubled Southeast Texas school district
BEAUMONT — A troubled Southeast Texas school district that has been investigated over its finances and its handling of services to disabled students is being taken over by the Texas Education Agency,...
View ArticleConjoined twins separated at chest to leave Dallas hospital
DALLAS (AP) — The conditions of conjoined twins separated last summer have steadily improved and officials say they'll be released this week from a Dallas hospital.Officials at Medical City Children's...
View ArticleRace into shape: List of Lubbock, area events in 2014
Running and run/walk events were scheduled for almost every weekend in 2013. As race notification requests have begun to arrive at the Avalanche-Journal offices, 2014 is looking the same. Susan Caudle,...
View ArticleFrenship in hunt for state at Region I-4A golf tourney
ABILENE — Josh Montoya opened with an 80, putting him in a tie for fifth and leading his Frenship team into fourth place after the first round of the Region I-4A golf tournament Monday at Diamondback...
View ArticleMan gets 18 months for urinating on Alamo
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A judge has ordered a 23-year-old El Paso man to spend 18 months in a state jail facility for urinating on the Alamo.State District Judge Ray Olivarri sentenced Daniel Athens on...
View ArticleInvestigators say Facebook led them to pink handgun used in Helium Road slaying
Investigators said Facebook led them to a pink handgun that’s at the center of the death of Robin Diane Spielbauer near the intersection of Helium Road and County Road 34.Randall County Justice of the...
View ArticleStudent killed when struck by school bus
UNIVERSAL CITY (AP) — Officials say a 6-year-old student has died after being struck by a school bus in Central Texas.Officials with the Judson Independent School District say the student was struck...
View Article4 Houston schools get new mascots after ban
HOUSTON (AP) — Four schools in the Houston school district have new mascots following the school board’s vote to ban the use of any race or ethnic group for such symbols.The Houston Independent School...
View ArticleSouth Plains College to host law enforcement memorial service
South Plains College will pay tribute to fallen law enforcement officers at its annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service at 10 a.m. April 30 at the entrance to the Levelland campus, 1401 S. College...
View ArticleState computer problems lead to temporary tax office closure in Lubbock
The City Bank on Marsha Sharp Freeway substation of the Lubbock County Tax Office is closed for the rest of Tuesday and part of Wednesday, April 16.The state computer is down, and the office is waiting...
View ArticleAlamo Drafthouse sets opening date in Lubbock, staff to get preview
Lubbock’s newest movie theater will make its Hub City debut on Friday, April 25,Alamo Drafthouse will officially open its doors just in time for summer blockbusters, but customers don’t have to wait...
View ArticleResidents invited to Xcel open house on new transmission line through Frenship
Residents invited to Xcel open house on new transmission line through Frenship Area residents are invited to participate in a public forum for a proposed 230-kilovolt electric transmission line planned...
View ArticleFrenship product Smith helps Red Raiders rally past Dallas Baptist, 5-4
Before he ever got to Texas Tech, Stephen Smith had already put together a pretty impressive athletic resume.From the Little League World Series to a storied two-sport career at Frenship, Smith had...
View ArticleLubbock High freshman, sophomore win Region I-4A girls doubles championship
ABILENE — Lubbock High tennis coach Mark Dotson knew from the start of the school year that Peyton Trebisky and Cherokee Hernandez could be a special team in girls doubles.Never mind that Trebisky’s a...
View ArticleGrand jury indicts Thomas for gas station robbery
A Lubbock County Grand Jury indicted a man believed to be responsible for the April 4 robbery of the E-Z Mart at 5444 50th St. Bryson Thomas, 26, is charged with one count of aggravated robbery....
View ArticleQuick Opinion: Purple Heart University honor should be source of pride for Tech
Texas Tech’s outstanding support of American military veterans earned a special honor from the Military Order of the Purple Heart as the first Purple Heart University in Texas. More than 400 Purple...
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