The Lubbock City Council will meet this week and could vote to approve an ordinance that would ban smoking in all bars and restaurants across the city. The ordinance would not only apply to cigarettes and other forms of tobacco,
State Representative Tom Craddick of Midland is hoping the third time’s a charm in his quest to ban texting while driving in Texas. The Republican announced Sunday that he will once again file legislation in the upcoming legislative session to
HOUSTON, Texas — Ahead of the September 9 special election for the fifty-one county Texas Senate District 28 seat both money and endorsements have been accumulated by two of the six candidates in the campaign. In July and the first
HOUSTON, Texas — In just over a month, voters in Texas Senate District 28 will head to the polls to choose who will replace Robert Duncan in the Texas Senate. Governor Rick Perry surprised many when he chose September 9
HOUSTON, Texas–As the crisis continues on the border, lawmakers have been offering their opinions on what to do to cut down on the number of people coming across the U.S./Mexico border. Republican Congressman Randy Neugebauer of Lubbock suggested economic sanctions
LUBBOCK, Texas–Texas State Senator Robert Duncan of Lubbock resigned on Thursday ahead of his move Monday to Texas Tech to become the Texas Tech University Systems Chancellor. Duncan was first elected to the Texas Legislature in 1992 and has been
HOUSTON, Texas–Nineteen-year-old Texan Kendall Jones is a Texas Tech University Cheerleader, an aspiring-television host, and a hunter. She has also drawn the ire from animal rights groups and activist for hunting and posting pictures of her recent hunts in Africa.
LUBBOCK, Texas–Cities across the nation are investing time and money to revitalize their downtowns. Amarillo, Texas has joined those wanting a vibrant downtown by pinning their hopes to a $113 million dollar project that includes a baseball stadium. A report
Nancy Pelosi once said, “We have to pass this bill so you can know what’s in it.” While Pelosi was talking about Obamacare, another group of liberal lawmakers made their own blunder Tuesday when passing a Juneteenth Resolution that included
LUBBOCK, Texas–Having lost support in four consecutive legislative sessions, supporters of a ban on smoking in all workplaces are taking their fight to individual cities. The West Texas Smoke Free Coalition targeting Lubbock and Smoke Free Wichita Falls are the
LUBBOCK, Texas–The Texas Tech University Board of Regents on Thursday approved Texas State Senator Robert Duncan as the next chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. On July 7th, Duncan will assume his duties as the fourth chancellor of the system. In today’s
The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents announced Monday that Texas State Senator Robert Duncan will become the next Chancellor of Texas Tech University. The announcement Monday that Duncan is the sole finalist comes after reports last week that
Three years ago the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce wanted to put together a committee to determine the future direction of the City of Lubbock. “Imagine Lubbock Together” was created and the chamber spend nearly $5,000 to hire a consultant to
LUBBOCK, Texas–Republican candidate for Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, is back in the media attempting to regain control of his message and momentum while attempting to move past disclosure issues that have plagued his campaign in recent weeks. Paxton told
The runoff election in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commissioner is starting to get heated. In a radio interview Thursday Wayne Christian accused his opponent, Ryan Sitton, of negative campaigning and having a conflict of interest. Thursday on KFYO-AM Christian said
As Congressional leaders continue to debate spending and the nation’s debt crisis, one new report highlights just one example of what members of Congress spend taxpayer money on. Last week the House voted to continue spending for vehicle leases for members of
A critical part of the blueprint for Democrats and Battleground Texas in turning Texas blue calls for increasing turnout in the Rio Grande Valley and other heavily Hispanic areas of the state. The belief is that many, if not most,
Texas Governor Rick Perry has been traveling the country selling the Texas model to high-tax states in an attempt to lure corporations to the Lone Star State. On April 28, one corporation is expected to announce a move to Texas.
The Cities of Midland and Lubbock are taking aim at payday lenders. Both municipalities are in different stages of attempting to regulate the local businesses, each having the goal of protecting consumers when it comes to the so-called “predatory” loan
Democratic candidate for Texas Governor, Wendy Davis, was once seen as the woman to lead the charge to turn Texas blue. After weeks of bad polling and bad news stories though the focus of the media may be starting to
A new poll released shows more bad news for Wendy Davis in Texas this week. Texas Tech University released results on April 17 showing that Greg Abbott comfortably leads Davis among registered Texas voters by 54 to 25 percent. The
State Senator Dan Patrick and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will face each other on April 15 in a debate over immigration. The two Texas politicians do not agree on much and immigration has been a large area of disagreement
The battle for small and smart government has several fronts to include the battles waged by business teaming up in local chambers of commerce. Many of these business owners would consider themselves fans of small government and the ideals that
Despite Lubbock’s reputation as a bastion of conservatism, city council candidate Dr. Brian Carr is challenging Councilwoman Karen Gibson on a seemingly foreign pro-gun control, anti-Tea Party platform. Carr is currently the Chairman of the Lubbock Board of Health and
In a recent interview on the Lubbock-based Chad Hasty Show, Republican candidate for Texas Attorney General Dan Branch touted his credentials as being “effective in the legislature” while not being a “backbencher.” Branch is facing Texas Senator Ken Paxton in
LUBBOCK, TEXAS–A movement to revitalize downtown Lubbock received momentum recently when the Lubbock Entertainment Performing Arts Association (LEPAA) announced it had raised over $47 million towards a new performing arts center in Lubbock. The announcement also means that the City
LUBBOCK, TEXAS–Texas Tech University Chancellor Kent Hance and real estate developer the McDougal Company have proposed the development of a monorail to connect the downtown Central Business District to the Cultural District two miles away. Given municipal budgetary constraints, the
LUBBOCK, TEXAS–City Attorney Sam Medina submitted his resignation letter to Mayor Glen Robertson Friday. Hired in 2009, Medina has been battling accusations that he raped his soon-to-be ex-daughter-in-law over a time period of several years. According to Lubbock radio station KFYO,
