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WBU athletes serve Plainview on King Chasing Day - Plainview Herald
Wayland Baptist University student-athletes spent Monday, September 21, cleaning and beautifying public spaces across Plainview as part of King Chasing Day.
education · via Plainview Herald
2
Thunderstorms and Flash Flooding Possible Tuesday Evening
Lubbock could see thunderstorms and flash flooding Tuesday evening, according to KAMC Forecaster Larry Rodriguez's morning update for September 22.
weather · via EverythingLubbock
3
Texas Tech passed its toughest test yet, but what did we learn - good and bad - against Houston?
Texas Tech survived its toughest test of the season, beating Houston 28-26 in a game that exposed both what makes this team dangerous and what still needs fixing.
sports · via against Houston?
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Texas Tech looks to sharpen defense each week after surviving Houston challenge - Dallas News
No. 11 Texas Tech survived a two-point conversion stop to beat then-No. 22 Houston 28-26 on Friday, keeping the Red Raiders unbeaten at 3-0.
business · via Dallas News
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Merkel man gets 25 years for sexually abusing Lubbock girl in 2007 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
A Lubbock County jury sentenced Mark Farrar, a 38-year-old Merkel man, to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in Lubbock nearly 20 years ago.
crime · via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

On the calendar

All day2026 - Hub City BBQ CookoffCook's Garage
12:00 AM9/22 Texas Tech University Women's Golf vs Red Raider InvitationalTX (The Rawls Course)
12:00 AMRegular City Council Meeting, September 22, 20261314 Avenue KLubbock, TX 79401
8:30 AMTransportation Policy CommitteeLubbock, TX 79401
10:00 AMTTU College of Engineering Job FairsLubbock, TX 79401
10:00 AMCornhole - Copper Rawlings213 40th StreetLubbock, TX 79401
10:00 AMCornhole - Mae Simmons2004 Oak Avenue<br>(2 Separate Buildings)Lubbock, TX 79404
10:00 AMCornhole - Trejo3200 Amherst StLubbock, TX 79415

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