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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...
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Texas Tech Opens Season With Island Time Test Against Hawaii
No. 23 Texas Tech officially begins its 2026 campaign Thursday night, trading Lubbock for Honolulu and a season-opening matchup with Hawaii. First touch is set for 9 p.m. CT at Lower Campus Stadium, the first of two matches for the Red Raiders during their stay on the islands. Tech will also face Seattle U on Sunday at 6 p.m. CT before returning to Lubbock. There are worse places to begin a season, although head coach Tom Stone made sure to clarify there is of course no place like home. “First of all, I’d like to make it clear, there is one place better than starting here, and that’s Lubbock, ...
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TTU System Board of Regents approves appointment of Grover E. Murray Professor
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents on Thursday approved the appointment of Rodney Young, M.D., from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Amarillo as a Grover E. Murray Professor. TTUHSC said the Grover E. Murray Professorship is named in honor of the eighth president […]
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28 High Schools across the country are now repping Patrick Mahomes on Gameday
The Texas Tech football team has featured the Mahomes logo on two specialty jerseys in the last two seasons. The Galvanized Uni against Colorado in 2024 and then the GalvanIced Uni against BYU last season on College Gameday. The Red Raiders will now feature the Mahomes Adidas Gladiator Logo on their regular uniforms while still probably working in some sort of alternate.
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Texas Tech Athletics to Launch ‘Red Raider Loyalty’ Ticket Reservation System
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech Athletics is introducing a brand-new student ticket loyalty program beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The new “Red Raider Loyalty” program will allow students to reserve seats in advance for home events at both Galaxy Stadium and United Supermarkets Arena, shifting away from the athletic department’s previous first-come, first-served admission policy.
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Lubbock ISD hits record high school ‘A’ ratings in state accountability climb
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - For the second straight year, Lubbock Independent School District is celebrating the steady improvements in the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) academic accountability ratings. In the newly released 2026 ratings, the district scored 82% overall, continuing its upward trend after rising from a “C” to a...