With Texas Tech University hitting a record enrollment of over 45,000 students, business leads as the most popular degree path at 21%, while education and social sciences sit at the bottom with 4% each.
Small Sliders is coming back to Lubbock, and this time the plans are way bigger. Two local entrepreneurs are opening at least three locations across West Texas over five years.
Teen guitar titan Nene Royal won the night's biggest prize, advancing to the 'America's Got Talent' live shows with a golden buzzer performance of Soundgarden's 'Black Hole Sun.'
An anonymous tip led Texas DPS to arrest Ronnie Matthew Velarde, a documented West Texas Tango gang member on the state's Most Wanted list, in Midland. The tipster is now eligible for a cash reward up to $5,000.
Local anglers are heading to Buffalo Springs Lake Saturday, September 26th to fish for a cause, with all the money going straight to kids fighting cancer right here in Lubbock.
Texas Tech has reached a historic milestone with a record 45,812 students enrolled for the 2026–2027 school year, driven by a massive influx of first-time college students and five consecutive years of summer growth.