By Chance Chambers The Texas Tech Football season kicks off Sept. 4 as the Red Raiders take on the Cougars in the season opener in Houston. The Red Raiders look to get back in action after finishing the 2020 season with a 4-6 record. According the Texas Tech athletic webpage, the team made some key […]
Athletes reflect on Red Raider fall to Stanford in Super Regional
June 30, 2021 by
By Chance Chambers Texas Tech finished their season with a home series loss to Stanford earlier this month, being out-scored 24-3 in the final two games of the 2021 campaign. While it was a tough series for the Red Raiders, Texas Tech pitcher Brandon Birdsell said the team will only come back stronger. “I believe […]
Power Pull: Hub City organizations send help, resources during arctic freeze
May 20, 2021 by
By: Breanna Sanchez During the week of Feb. 14, the polar vortex caused power outages and record low temperatures throughout Texas prompting West Texas community groups to offer relief to those in need. Sara Lattimore, the admissions director at First United Methodist Church, said because they were aware the winter storm was coming, they were […]
COVID-19: Healthcare perspectives
May 19, 2021 by
By Saebree Gonzales The lives of healthcare workers across the country have changed within the passed year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In West Texas, healthcare workers have encountered numerous hardships as the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected not only their profession, but their personal lives as well. Ashleigh Jacquez, a registered nurse at Northwest […]
Frozen Fight: Houstonians recount historic freeze
March 9, 2021 by
On Feb. 15, 2021, a continent-sized mass of frigid air had crept south from the Arctic, cutting across the Great Plains, and sending temperatures throughout Texas plummeting, according to the Houston Chronicle. Kaylee Scott, a Lubbock resident and longtime Houstonian, said she was coming to Houston for the weekend to see family but found herself […]
