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Oct 15, 2026
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Your one-stop guide to getting utilities set up in the Hub City, plus the phone numbers to keep handy
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Outage maps, report lines and text alerts for every major utility on the South Plains
Live TxDOT traffic cameras, road condition maps and hotlines before you hit the road
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Alerts, tornadoes, flooding, wildfire, dust, heat and winter storms: everything you need in one place
Weather, high school football and weekend events
Oct 14, 2026
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A state grant will help equip career training for 170 students in partnership with South Plains College.
Weather postpones Tech baseball; Sagmor marker dedication Friday
Storms and flooding risk, United We Read, local career grants and Homecoming
Oct 13, 2026
A Lubbock Chronicle editorial examines the dispute involving County Judge Curtis Parrish and Justice of the Peace Susan Rowley. It asks whether complaints were filed with oversight authorities or law enforcement, what taxpayer resources have been used, who could fill a county judge vacancy, and what steps could bring greater public accountability.
Rowley Speaks Out: Storms tonight; City Council meeting
Oct 12, 2026
Texas Tech University says its Davis College has received a $28.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture toward a new food-science complex. The project is intended to support research, collaboration and student training. Texas Tech announced the award October 8 and expects to break ground during the 2026–27 academic year.
Texas Tech women's soccer defeated TCU 1–0 in Fort Worth on October 11, extending its unbeaten record to 9–0–4. Kylie Bahr scored in the second half, while goalkeeper Addie Todd earned her eighth shutout. The Red Raiders are scheduled to face BYU on October 16 at 8 p.m. Central, according to Texas Tech Athletics.
