By Emma Montgomery The Llano Estacado, meaning the “Staked Plains,” is one of the largest plateaus on the North American continent, according to the Texas State Historical Association. This grand landscape covering the panhandle of Texas houses the southernmost tip of High Plains of North America. Here, a short-grass prairie with plentiful flat miles boasts […]
One Year Later: A look at Texas Tech’s anti-racism initiative
May 18, 2021 by
Is Diversity Still an Issue? By: Kaylee Estrada Within the last couple of years, anti-racism movements have risen to prominence, and various institutions have been questioned regarding racism; Texas Tech University was one of them. Coming to fruition in late 2019, a racially-charged video depicting a Texas Tech student caused Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec […]
Gateway game plan: city officials tout success of street projects fund
April 9, 2020 by
By Reece Nations, Managing Editor Surrounded by what was once innocuous farmland, Lubbock’s Milwaukee Avenue is now a bastion of local commerce. Development in this region was spurred by the Gateway Street Projects Fund, which was first implemented by the Lubbock City Council in February 2004. The fund, conceived by former council member Tom Martin, designated around 40 percent of franchise fees collected from utility companies to use public right-of-way to develop roads […]
Rodeo Recap: Officials Say County Expo Center Construction on Track, ABC Rodeo to Return to Lubbock in 2022
October 30, 2019 by
For the first time in its 78-year history, the American Business Club Pro Rodeo will be hosted outside Lubbock this spring. From April 2 through April 4, the 2020 ABC Pro Rodeo will convene its festivities in the Mallet Event Center in Levelland and will likely be forced to do so again in spring 2021. […]
Texas Tech to Contribute to Need in West Texas, National Veterinary Community
October 24, 2019 by
By: Emily Boyes Thousands of applicants are turned down each year from Texas’ first and only college of veterinary medicine, which was established over one hundred years ago. To address the disparity between demand for vets and vet school acceptance rates, Texas Tech University is making a new option available for applicants. In 1916, Texas’ […]
West Texas Automotive Excellence: Tech Students Chronicle Their Passion Online
September 18, 2019 by
His 2018 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 then sped off into the distance, leaving skid marks behind it as he fully opened the throttle. Sorrells intended to showcase just how quickly the ZL1’s 10-speed automatic transmission could accelerate, as he does often on YouTube channel, “TX Street Society”. Although his daily driver is a custom-tuned 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500HD Duramax LMM, the vehicle featured most prominently on his social media accounts […]
Missing in West Texas
January 2, 2019 by
On Nov. 17, 2013, Zoe Campos left her house for the last time. After a night at home with Zoe, her sister woke up the next morning, and Zoe was gone. The Campos family reported her missing the next day. Five years later, the Campos family laid Zoe to rest after her remains were recovered […]
Not All Cactus and Gravel: Understanding our Relationship with Green Spaces
November 15, 2018 by
Lubbock’s dry, semi-arid climate can require homeowners and businesses to keep a close eye on their landscape practices to ensure their lawns stay healthy and beautiful – green. However, experts say this can lead to overwatering and a mismanagement of the local natural resources. The Green Psyche Dr. Susan Tomlinson, an associate professor of the […]
Never When It’s Needed: Rain in West Texas
October 16, 2018 by
West Texas needs rain, but not all rain showers are welcomed by farmers. With an average annual precipitation of 18 inches, every bit helps, but when several inches fell during the first weeks of October, many in the area celebrated the moisture – except cotton farmers. Hale and Lubbock County cotton farmer Cliff Harkey said he’s […]
Part I: What’s the Deal with Wind and Solar Energy?
December 14, 2017 by
Editor’s note: This story is the first in a series produced by The Hub@TTU’s staff examining the state of energy in Texas. By Haley Turner and Courtney White Anna Thomas, the assistant research professor and associate managing director at the National Wind Institute, said the United States Department of Energy has set benchmarks regarding how much […]
