By Violeta Trevizo Advocates and nonprofit executives from across Texas are flocking to Austin this week for the annual Farmworker Housing Summit. Guadalupe Economic Services Corporation of Lubbock is one of many organizations that will be represented at the summit. Led by Executive Director Diana Lopez, the company’s main mission at previous summits was to promote the Vista Rita […]
Archives for April 2016
So You Think You Can Senior: What Will You Miss About Lubbock?
April 25, 2016 by
By Natalie Morales It’s a month until graduation, and I have a job! Thankfully, I will be staying in West Texas so I won’t be completely out of my comfort zone. There are still things I’ll certainly miss about Lubbock and Texas Tech University, and, of course, things I won’t miss. Anyone could guess my […]
Students, Residents Discuss Uber-Less Lubbock
April 25, 2016 by
By Kaitlin Bain Uber, an international ride-sharing company operating in Lubbock, is facing proposed regulations that have stirred fears Uber would either leave or cut its number of drivers because of possible additional fees. City Councilwoman Karen Gibson will introduce the Uber regulations at the City Council meeting on Thursday, April 28. The proposal aims to place all […]
An Opportunity to Start Over
April 25, 2016 by
By Nicolas Lopez Ian Harper and Jeremy Evans of Lubbock are known for remodeling South Overton homes. But few people know they are also helping some of Lubbock’s homeless remodel their lives. Evans said the business partners did not initially set out to help the homeless, but the opportunity arose and the pair decided it […]
Forging New Paths in the “Grand Canyon of Texas”
April 22, 2016 by
By Chaz Wilson Many Texas Tech students travel two hours to Palo Duro Canyon to spend weekends in the outdoors. Navigating the canyon has been made easy by trails that lead to some of the most beautiful sights in Texas. The people who forge these paths are little-known volunteers. Wynn Ross and her husband, Bill, have been involved […]
Best Date in West Texas: Sunset and Red Rocks
April 22, 2016 by
By Nicole Casperson Just two hours north of Lubbock’s flat and dusty landscape, majestic red rocks crisscrossed by erosion lines rise against the Texas sky. This is the “Grand Canyon of Texas,” the second largest canyon in North America. Formed by the Red River, Palo Duro Canyon opened as a state park on July 4, 1934. Early […]
‘Game of Thrones’ Season Six: Return of the Snow
April 22, 2016 by
By Natalie Ortiz The war and gore of “Game of Thrones” return April 24 for the show’s sixth season, and Lubbockites are greatly looking forward to finding out what happens next. Since the show has caught up to the novel series, “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R. R. Martin, fans of both the […]
Moon Mountain Fire Shows Humanity in Action
April 21, 2016 by
By Natalie Morales Nearly 100 firefighters battled through the night to contain a wildfire that broke out last month on Ruidoso’s Moon Mountain in New Mexico, about four hours away from Lubbock. The fire, believed to be an arson, started at about 2:20 p.m. on March 28 and spread rapidly, gaining traction in a backyard with dead […]
MCTV Sports 101 – 4/20/16
April 21, 2016 by
In this week’s edition of MCTV Sports 101, join hosts Kyle Stafford and Billy Ingle as they debate the wide world of sports. Whether the two agree to disagree or are unanimous in their opinions, they promise to bring you all the details as they cover the biggest headlines of the week. Here’s this weeks’ topics: […]
Four Generations See Texas Tech Through the Years
April 21, 2016 by
Over the span of 93 years, Texas Tech University has grown from a piece of legislation to Texas Technological College to a national university with an enrollment of over 35,000 students. Among Tech’s fiercely loyal fans are many families for whom pursuing higher education in Lubbock has become a tradition and an expectation. One of them is the […]
