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Lockney High School Announces 2026 Cross Country Schedule
LOCKNEY, TX – Lockney High School has announced its 2026 cross country schedule, with the Longhorn runners set to compete in meets across the South Plains and beyond throughout the fall season. The season opens Saturday, Aug. 29, with the LCU Rust Buster Relays at the LCU Cross Country...
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Texas Tech announces record-breaking enrollment on first day of classes
Texas Tech opened its first day of the fall semester Monday announcing record-breaking enrollment, surpassing 45,000 students for the first time in university history and welcoming its largest-ever class of students entering college for the first time. Texas Tech’s enrollment stands at 45,812 students, an increase of more than 3,859 students from a year ago, according to a news release from Tech. This marks the fifth consecutive year of enrollment growth at Tech. In just two years, the university’s student body has grown by more than 12%, reflecting what its leadership calls continued momentum in both attracting new students and retaining those already enrolled. “We have been strategic in how we recruit students, communicate the value of a Texas Tech education, and make that education accessible,” Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec said. “Our faculty and staff provide an exceptional academic experience and a level of personal support that distinguishes Texas Tech. Students who visit our campus experience a community and culture that is difficult to replicate. Reaching 45,000 students is an important milestone, but as we grow, our priority will continue to be student success as reflected in degrees awarded and our increasing graduation rates.” A significant driver of Texas
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Lubbock Christian University marks 70 years of enrollment
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Lubbock Christian University is celebrating 70 years of enrollment this year. University leaders said their greatest accomplishment over the decades has been the students they prepare for the workforce. Dr. Kent Gallaher, LCU provost, said “We believe it’s not just about training somebody for a career....
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Abilene High, Cooper and Wylie set 2026 football slates ahead of Football Friday Night
ABILENE, Texas — Football Friday Night is right around the corner, and Abilene High, Cooper and Wylie are set for busy 2026 campaigns. The Eagles open Aug. 28 at San Angelo Central before hosting Cooper in the annual crosstown matchup on Sept. 4. Cooper’s schedule begins with a scrimmage against Permian on Aug. 20, followed by its season opener at Azle. Wylie opens at home against Brownwood on Aug. 28.
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TTU Veterinary School, five years in: first graduates return to meet needs in West Texas communities
The Texas Tech University Veterinary School of Medicine welcomed its inaugural class on August 18, 2021. Now, five years later, the school’s first wave of veterinarians are already working to fill a shortage in Texas’ rural animal care. There had been conversations about opening a veterinary school with...
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Texas Tech professor pushes ‘reset button on life,’ after former student’s husband donates kidney
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Texas Tech mechanical engineering professor is back in the classroom, after receiving a kidney transplant from the husband of one of his former students. A year ago, an outpouring of support came from family, friends and former students, when they found out Jeff Hanson needed...
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See how Lubbock-area school districts fared in TEA accountability ratings
The Texas Education Agency has released the accountability rating for the 2025-2026 school year. Some Lubbock-area school districts on the list have increased their ratings, and some have decreased. The accountability rating accounts for student achievement, school progress and “closing the gaps.”. When evaluating student achievement, the agency looks...
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Lubbock ISD board votes on book bans for middle and high school libraries
LUBBOCK, Texas — Lubbock ISD held a special board meeting on Wednesday, August 19, to discuss banning certain books from LISD libraries after a Turning Point USA press conference over the school’s library materials. Some parents also said these books can help students learn about real-life situations and topics they’ll eventually have to navigate as […]
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Texas Tech professor pushes ‘reset button on life,’ after former student’s husband donates kidney
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Texas Tech mechanical engineering professor is back in the classroom, after receiving a kidney transplant from the husband of one of his former students. A year ago, an outpouring of support came from family, friends and former students, when they found out Jeff Hanson needed...
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Registration open for upcoming TTUHSC Amarillo event on neonatal, perinatal care
AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - Registration is now open for an upcoming Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) symposium on neonatal and perinatal care. The TTUHSC School of Medicine is partnering with Northwest Texas Healthcare System and Amarillo College to host the event in September. Event organizers say the symposium...