By Reece Nations If harsh enough winter weather descends by the time Lubbock Power & Light starts its grid switchover, the process could stall and delay city council’s certification. Some meteorologists are forecasting a cooler and wetter winter due to a strong El Niño expected to progress through the Northern Hemisphere until spring, according to […]
Animal control ride along offers glimpses of harsh reality
November 14, 2023 by
By Zach Daniels Lubbock and the surrounding areas of the Llano Estacado have many interesting species of wildlife. Prairie dogs, bats, foxes, bison and many other species of animals have found sanctuary in the Llano Estacado. One species that is often forgotten about has a notorious reputation for being violent, unpredictable, and having a powerful […]
Experts warn students, community of Fentanyl dangers
November 7, 2023 by
By Urvi Dalal As death tolls due to illegally manufactured fentanyl have rapidly multiplied in the last decade, Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill to counter the growing crisis in Texas. Fentanyl deaths are now classified as poisonings, and fentanyl-related deaths can be tried as murder, according to a new law that took effect in […]
Texas Tech Football Through the Years: A Tribute to Texas Tech’s Centennial Celebration
November 1, 2023 by
By Urvi Dalal / The Hub@TTU Throughout its 100-year existence, Texas Tech has prided itself in education and research as well as the athletics program. A multitude of athletes have graduated from the university and gone on to professional careers. Texas Tech’s student section has also been recognized as one of the top student sections […]
Lubbock’s costumed Halloween bike tour back from the dead
October 31, 2023 by
By Reece Nations For those on the lookout for Halloween-related shenanigans to be involved in, Lubbock’s informal house show bike tour sprouted as an unlikely bastion for the city’s unique brand of weirdness. For years, an annual event called “Skeletour” was organized very unofficially by hardcore house show enthusiasts and bicyclists as a do-it-yourself-affair. It was […]
Lubbock churches cultivate Tech students through free meals, spiritual guidance
October 20, 2023 by
By Mackenzie Sams When Texas Tech student Abigail Smith converted to Catholicism six months ago, she didn’t know where to begin finding a church in Lubbock. She started calling churches one by one, asking to talk to a priest. She isn’t alone in her struggle. College is a time of transition and for religious students, […]
Freedom Act Lubbock puff puff passes marijuana petition to city hall
October 11, 2023 by
By Maddy Vidales Residents sparked a petition in August about Lubbock’s current marijuana laws. Freedom Act Lubbock, initiated by Lubbock Compact, seeks to pass a petition to decriminalize the personal use of marijuana in Lubbock. “The heart of the ordinance is just to keep people out of jail,” Lubbock Compact Communications Chair Adam Hernandez said. […]
In remembrance of Jay Leeson
October 8, 2023 by
By: Urvi Dalal A loving father of four. A political activist. A media personality. A cartoonist. Jay Leeson, West Texas leader and former Texas Tech graduate, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 28, at the age of 44. Michael Leeson, his brother, reached out to Jay’s followers on Facebook saying “Jay battled a long-term illness that […]
Lubbock clinic using psychedelic therapy to treat mental illness
October 6, 2023 by
By Giselle Mendoza Legal psychedelics are here, but perhaps not how one might expect. Picture a small room. Dim lighting gives it a cozy sanctuary vibe. All one has to do is sit back, relax, and indulge in the feeling of a warm hug. Ben McCauley was only 16 years old when his father got […]
Lending Books to LBK
September 12, 2023 by
By Aubrie Harris Halie Pierce, a local artist and lover of color, was walking in her neighborhood park when she saw something in front of someone’s house that gave her an idea — a small, wooden community library filled with books. “I wanted one in front of my house,” Pierce said. “But the wooden ones […]
