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As Texas swelters, crops and cattle are increasingly at risk

One year after a devastating drought, Texas agriculture watchers are wary that the positive effects of a wet spring could be zapped up with extreme heat.

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Mac Engel: All Texas Tech has to do is meet coach Joey McGuire’s attainable expectations. It can.

ARLINGTON, Texas — Maybe it’s the age, or the injuries, but Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough has no problem calling out the way things were versus the things are.

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Rural Texas — already starved for health care — faces a dearth of volunteer first responders

The number of volunteer firefighters has dropped sharply nationwide, a trend that appears to be gripping rural Texas communities.

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LGBTQ+ community in Lubbock protests their city council’s failure to pass a Pride proclamation

In the conservative High Plains city, LGBTQ leaders and activists say they feel unseen and unsupported by their elected officials.

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At least four people killed after tornado hits Matador, a small town outside Lubbock

The city of about 800 also suffered extensive property damage and power outages. Crews were still assessing the full scope of destruction Thursday, and Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration.

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Tornadoes tear through northern Texas town, killing 3 people and causing widespread damage

A line of severe storms has produced multiple tornadoes on the Rolling Plains in Texas, killing at least three people and causing significant damage around the northern town of Matador

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Tornadoes tear through northern Texas town, killing four

‘Unprecedented’ tornado accompanied by hurricane-force winds and softball-sized hail ravage small town of Matador.

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Texas farmers are worried one of the state’s most precious water resources is running dry. You should be, too.

The Ogallala Aquifer serves farming communities in multiple states. When it runs dry, the agriculture industry in Texas and the nation is in jeopardy.

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Deep in the Heart of Galveston

In Texas, there are several single-judge divisions. Over the past few years, I've written about those courts in places like Amarillo, Victoria, Wichita Falls, and Lubbock. But one single-judge division, which is closest to home, has not attracted nearly as much attention. The Galveston Division of the Southern District of…

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Texas cotton farmers leading the charge for more government insurance to cover climate, inflation challenges

The federal Farm Bill is must-pass legislation that Congress debates every five years. It includes billions of dollars in farm subsidies and pays for food assistance programs.

The Texas Tribune

Eliminating countywide voting in Texas would make the process harder on voters, cost more money, election leaders say

Currently, more than 80% of Texas voters can vote anywhere in their home county, a model that originated in Lubbock County. If lawmakers approve new legislation, that would change.

The Texas Tribune

West Texas school district under federal investigation for punishing Black student

There are more than 60 open federal civil rights investigations into Texas schools.

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Pregnant mum, husband and their two children killed in crash with car on wrong side of road

The horrific crash in the early hours of Sunday morning in Lubbock, Texas, left five dead including a heavily pregnant mum and three members of her family - the driver of the SUV driving the wrong way also died

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Best images of new Raiders DE Tyree Wilson

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Why health care is still hard to access in rural towns near Texas’ bigger cities

Bigger cities like Lubbock can unintentionally suck health care resources and professionals from smaller towns, creating what one local expert calls the “doughnut effect.”

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Here comes the haboob: Texas High Plains getting walloped by dust storms

High Plains residents are used to wind and dust, but an ongoing drought and recent tropical-storm-level winds have brought some epic dust storms.

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This Texas town has the highest rate of youth attempted suicides in the state. A grieving father hopes to reverse it.

According to a new analysis by a national health care company, Lubbock has the highest rate of attempted suicides by children between the ages of 6 and 17. A local leader suggests a dearth of resources isn’t helping.

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Three takeaways from Kansas State’s uninspiring 71-63 road loss against Texas Tech

LUBBOCK, Texas — If Kansas State is no longer in contention for a Big 12 championship or a high seed in the NCAA Tournament when the regular season comes to an end next month it may look back at a 71-63 loss against Texas Tech as the reason why.

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Destiny Returns to Wolfforth

Destiny Adams left her conservative community to make a difference, only to find she could make the biggest impact at home.

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Lubbock-Cooper ISD passed a resolution denouncing racist bullying in schools. Parents say it’s a publicity stunt.

Students reported enduring racial slurs, the sounds of whips cracking and monkey noises as they walked down school hallways.

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KU basketball survives late rally to defeat Texas Tech: How the Jayhawks won in Lubbock

LUBBOCK, Texas — Former Texas Tech Red Raider Kevin McCullar, who transferred to Kansas after spending four years in Lubbock, enjoyed a triumphant return to United Supermarkets Arena on Tuesday night.

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West Texas parents are suing their schools over racism as others demand action over antisemitic bullying

School leaders have said they don’t tolerate racism and that they regularly train teachers how to deal with bullying. But parents say inaction by officials tells a different story.

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Mac Engel: Mike Leach showed Texas Tech, and all of football, what is possible with a few passes

In college football, where cliche coach speak floods ear drums, Mike Leach made us listen.

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Hundreds of Texas Methodist churches vote to split from denomination after years of infighting over gay marriage and abortion

Those leaving are frustrated that the church has taken positions they feel are too liberal.

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Texas’ nursing homes are missing something: nurses

A dearth of nurses is leaving Texas seniors — especially in rural areas — without care.

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