Perry says Texas monitoring recovery
AUSTIN (AP) — Texas leaders have offered concern and support to communities raked by tornadoes that have left at least six people dead.Gov. Rick Perry on Thursday said he’s deeply saddened by the...
View ArticleAuthorities recover body from Neches River
BEAUMONT (AP) — Law enforcement divers have recovered a body from the Neches (NAY'-chis) River in the Beaumont area.The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office on Friday said the gender and age of the person...
View ArticleRandy Travis sues to block DWI patrol car video release
AUSTIN (AP) — Country star Randy Travis has sued two agencies to block the public release of patrol car video of his 2012 DWI arrest in North Texas.The Austin American-Statesman on Thursday reported...
View ArticleNo school Friday in tornado-damaged Cleburne
CLEBURNE (AP) — School has been canceled for a second day at a North Texas community where a tornado damaged buildings and cut power.The Cleburne Independent School District says all campuses remained...
View ArticleTTUHSC physician recognized at Texas Medical Association Conference
TTUHSC physician recognized at TMA Dr. Steven Berk received the 2013 C. Frank Webber, MD, Award in a recognition ceremony by the Texas Medical Association Medical Student Section during the annual TMA...
View ArticleSix seniors receive LISD scholarships
Six seniors receive LISD scholarships Lubbock Independent School District presented six scholarships to LISD seniors at the annual spring awards luncheon on Thursday, May 16. The 2013 scholarship...
View ArticleTTUHSC student receives Student of the Year award from TMA
TTUHSC student receives TMA award Justin Berk, MPH, MBA, received the 2013 Texas Medical Association Medical Student Section Student of the Year award at the annual TMA conference in San Antonio. Berk...
View ArticleLubbock native selected for government intern program
Lubbockite selected for government intern Texas Tech College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources officials announced Zachariah Hurley was selected for an internship in Washington, D.C., for...
View ArticleTexas Tech names Floydada High School graduate 2013 distinguished engineering...
The Texas Tech Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering named Sean Miller the recipient of the McAuley Distinguished Engineering Student Award for 2013.This award, provided by members of the...
View ArticleFrom A-J's Pages
25 yearsSouth Plains County officials voted Tuesday to extend the deadline on receiving construction bids on a regional jail, but then quickly reversed that decision after calling their attorney. 50...
View ArticleSouth Plains College pins 25 nursing graduates
Twenty-five graduates were honored at the South Plains College associate degree nursing pinning ceremony at the Texan Dome on May 9. Morgan Masters of Levelland was named Student of the Year, JoAnna...
View ArticleSpargo blanks Hornets as Idalou wins pitchers' duel
PLAINVIEW — Baseball purists had to love the first game of the Region I-2A quarterfinal series between Tulia and Idalou on Friday at Wilder Field.But Tulia, and especially junior right-hander Jon...
View ArticleGranbury residents hit by tornado to return home
GRANBURY (AP) — Residents in the North Texas town of Granbury whose homes were torn apart or blown away by a deadly tornado are set to return to get what belongings may be left and start cleaning...
View ArticlePolice arrest Dallas man after shootout kills 1
DALLAS (AP) — A Dallas man who was in a hospital being treated for a gunshot wound has been arrested after an auto shop owner was killed in a shootout.The Dallas Morning News reports Saturday that...
View ArticleTexas judge denies women's request for attorneys
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A federal magistrate refused to appoint appellate attorneys for an Amarillo mother and daughter convicted in a 1995 murder-for-hire scheme.The Amarillo Globe-News reports...
View ArticleNew 20 Under 40 members to be honored Thursday
Lubbock’s sixth 20 Under 40 group of promising young professionals will be honored at a special event May 30 at the Scottish Rite Building.Because of a tie in the voting, 21 people will be honored this...
View ArticleHill becoming more comfortable at DB with time
This coming season will be just the second year at defensive back for Texas Tech cornerback signee Martin Hill of Pierce (Calif.) Community College. Prior to his transition before the 2012 season, the...
View ArticleHome schooling legislation seems to be dead this session
AUSTIN — They pushed hard but in the end, for Tim Lambert of Lubbock and the members of the Texas Home School Coalition he leads, it is a familiar story. Key legislation the coalition supported...
View ArticleHouse moves to delay budget vote
AUSTIN — The Texas House has voted to again delay voting on a must-pass component of a Texas budget deal, raising more indications of unease with the Senate.Republican state Rep. Jim Pitts moved late...
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