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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.
KCBD
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...
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Abbott's new student safety initiative inspired by Lubbock teacher case
Gov. Greg Abbott journeyed to West Texas this week to announce the state will be cracking down even further on teachers who abuse their position to sexually assault, abuse or groom students. Abbott announced his new initiative on Aug. 11 during a gathering in Lubbock after speaking with a group of law enforcement officials and superintendents, as well as a survivor in Lubbock. He said it would task Texas lawmakers with creating tougher penalties for educators and school employees convicted of improper relationships with students. "Now, to be clear, Texas has stepped up and repeatedly addressed these challenges. I sign laws that crack down on inappropriate teacher-student relationships," Abbott said. "Well, with literally 1000s of violations in just the past two years, clearly the message has not been received to stop assaulting students in our schools." Under Abbott's initiative, he is proposing a new law that: Creates a mandatory minimum of 10 years behind bars for any educator who has inappropriate relations with a student. Prohibits community supervision and deferred adjudication instead of jail time. Bans parole and mandatory supervision before at least 10 years are served. Mandates that the educator register as a sex offender. This would be in
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Gov. Abbott wants minimum sentence for sexual predators in schools
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Harmony Public Schools Prepares to Welcome Students Back to Harmony Science Academy–Lubbock
Harmony Public Schools West Texas District is preparing to welcome students back to Harmony Science Academy–Lubbock as the 2026–2027 school year begins on Thursday, Aug. 13. Faculty and staff have spent the summer preparing classrooms and campus facilities to ensure students have a successful start to the new...