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New housing development in Lubbock as city council eliminates impact fees, sparking debate over funding for road construction.
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Lubbock City Council Zeroes Out Impact Fees, Developers Cheer While Critics Call It a Budget Blunder

On Tuesday, the Lubbock City Council voted to slash all impact fees to zero, a…

August 15, 2025
Texas Tech football fans wearing red and black making the Guns Up hand sign during a game day crowd celebration.
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Big 12 Cracks Down on Tossed Tortillas, But Texas Tech Fans Aren’t Folding Yet

The Big 12 Conference just voted 15–1 to toughen its ban on throwing objects onto…

August 14, 2025
Mugshot of Jonathan Hernandez, Lubbock man who surrendered to police on aggravated sexual assault of a child charges.
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Lubbock Man Finally Surrenders on Child Sexual Assault Charges After Dodging Cops for Months

After months on the run, Jonathan Hernandez, 40, turned himself in Wednesday on charges of…

August 13, 2025
Mugshot of Winston Jeffs, 34, indicted in Lubbock for receipt, distribution, and possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor.
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Lubbock Man Pleads Guilty to Child Porn Distribution After FBI Raid

Winston Jeffs, 34, has pled guilty to receipt and distribution of child pornography after a…

August 13, 2025
Mugshot of Daniel Diaz-Gonzalez, Lubbock Police Department employee accused of assaulting an elderly registered sex offender during check-in.
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Lubbock PD Employee Arrested After Shoving Elderly Sex Offender During Check-In

Turns out not even the Lubbock Police Department lobby is safe from bad decisions. Daniel…

August 13, 2025
Mugshot of Jason Smith, 40, who was found guilty by a Lubbock jury on Wednesday of continuous sexual abuse of a child younger than 14 years old.
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Another Day, Another Predator: Lubbock Man Found Guilty of Child Sex Abuse

Jason Smith, 40, was found guilty in Lubbock of repeatedly sexually abusing a child under…

August 13, 2025
City of Lubbock, Texas logo over a skyline view of the city with trees and buildings in the background.
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Lubbock’s Internet Goes Down, City Acts Like It’s the Apocalypse

The City of Lubbock had to reassure everyone this week that, yes, life will go…

August 13, 2025
Flock of sandhill cranes wading in shallow water at Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
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Trump Admin Chooses Oil Over Prairie Chickens, Because of Course They Did

Texas’ oldest wildlife refuge, the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge, was about to grow from a…

August 13, 2025
Texas Tech Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory truck conducting field research on quail populations and environmental health.
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Texas Tech Invents Quail Happy Meals, Saves Birds From Wormy Doom

Texas Tech researcher Ronald Kendall has spent decades in the trenches of wildlife toxicology, and…

August 13, 2025