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Thursday, September 3, 2026

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    Three Texas Tech Graduate Students Find Their Calling as Sorghum Researchers - Texas Tech University

    Three Texas Tech graduate students are helping push the university toward the front of global sorghum research, each attacking a different problem the crop presents, from how it handles cold weather to what it does inside a cow. Texas Tech is hosting the Global Sorghum Conference later this month, and the timing puts a spotlight on the work happening inside the Davis College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.

    local · via Texas Tech University

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    TTU professor rewarded Fellow of ICA title for communication

    Erik Bucy, the Marshall and Sharleen Formby Regents Professor of Strategic Communication at Texas Tech, has been named a Fellow of the International Communication Association, one of the most selective honors in his field. The fellowship recognizes scholars who have made sustained, significant contributions to communication research.

    local · via EverythingLubbock

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    Lubbock Municipal Court Offering October Case Resolution Campaign - KCBD

    Lubbock Municipal Court is running an October Case Resolution Campaign that lets people with unpaid Class C misdemeanor citations and warrants clear their records without getting arrested. The program runs Thursday, October 1 through Friday, October 16, weekdays from 8:30 a.m.

    crime · via KCBD

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    Comptroller requests doubling Texas school voucher program to $2 billion - KSAT

    Texas Comptroller Don Huffines is asking state lawmakers to more than double the school voucher program's funding to over $2 billion, a request that could reshape how Lubbock families pay for private school or homeschooling. Huffines submitted the appropriations request for the 2028-29 biennium, calling on the Legislature to add $1 billion to the program's base funding.

    regional · via KSAT

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    Lubbock High, Coronado both seeking first win of ’26 tonight on “Thursday Night Throwdown” - KCBD

    Lubbock High and Coronado meet tonight in the "Thursday Night Throwdown," with both teams still searching for their first win of the 2026 season after tough opening losses. The Westerners looked sharp early last week against Estacado, with running back Nathan Johnson punching in a 2-yard touchdown to put Lubbock High up 7-0.

    local · via KCBD

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    Lubbock is home to newest veterans cemetery in Texas - stripes.com

    Lubbock is now home to the West Texas State Veterans Cemetery, the newest state-run veterans burial ground in Texas, opening Friday to serve more than 21,000 veterans and eligible family members living within 75 miles of the city. The cemetery is the fifth opened by the state of Texas, which counts 1.4 million veterans among its residents, one of the largest veteran populations in the country.

    business · via stripes.com

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