From restructuring LP&L to dealing with Snow Storm Goliath, in his past four years as mayor, Glen Robertson, R-Texas, has seen it all. Now, he is hoping to hold a new office in Washington, D.C. Robertson is one of two candidates vying for the District 19 congressional seat in the May 24 runoff election. He hopes […]
ALS and Austerity Politics
October 2, 2014 by
As of last Friday, the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association has raised the sum of $115 million in its effort to cure the neurodegenerative disease of its namesake, more colloquially known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, but one Texas Tech scientist questioned whether this is a good substitute for federal funding. The Hub@TTU’s Sarah Self-Walbrick wrote about […]
Neugebauer: The GOP Election Season – With Bonus Audio
February 14, 2014 by
In the final part of our weeklong video-series from our in-depth interview, U. S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, talks about his record as one of the most conservative members of Congress and how that reflects his conservative district in West Texas. Texas primaries are to be held March 4, and as Neugebauer gears up for […]
Neugebauer: The Affordable Care Act
February 14, 2014 by
In The Hub’s fourth installment of our discussion with Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, the congressman talks about the rocky start that the Healthcare.gov website experienced at its launch. Evan Dixon asks if the Republican Party is attempting to scare Americans away from using the website to sign up for health insurance because of highly publicized […]
Neugebauer: The Farm Bill
February 12, 2014 by
In part three of our conversation with Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, The Hub’s Evan Dixon asks the congressman about his role on the House conference committee for the nearly $1 trillion farm bill. Neugebauer describes balancing his duties as a representative of federally subsidized West Texas farmers and ranchers with the conservative platform of cutting government spending. […]
Neugebauer: Government Shutdown
February 11, 2014 by
In part two of The Hub’s exclusive interview, Evan Dixon asks U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, about his role in the partial government shutdown that captured national media attention last October and his encounter with a National Park Service ranger that went viral during the standstill. Dixon and Neugebauer discuss the lawmaker’s thoughts on the continuing […]
Neugebauer: The Next Chancellor?
February 10, 2014 by
U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, said if the Texas Tech University Board of Regents offered him the position of successor to current chancellor, Kent Hance, he would have to carefully consider his answer. The local lawmaker’s name has been circulated among other Tech alumni such as former regent Brian Newby, U. S. District Judge Robert […]
Tech Student Democrats Stage Protest Outside Neugebauer's Office
October 8, 2013 by
By Abbie Arroyos and Evan Dixon The Texas Tech Student Democrats protested Monday outside the district office of U. S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, after the politician argued with a National Park Service ranger in Washington, D.C., last week in a video that went viral. A small group of Texas Tech students along with several Lubbock […]
