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HRC asks Lubbock City Council to reconsider denying funds for First Friday Art Trail
The Human Rights Campaign has sent a letter to the Lubbock City Council asking it to reconsider pulling funding from the First Friday Art Trail. The letter, obtained by EverythingLubbock.com on Tuesday, cited First Amendment protections for drag performances.
Lubbock woman to run in Paris ‘Marathon Pour Tous’, same route as Olympians
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Lubbock woman gets to be a part of a one-of-a-kind experience this year during the Paris Olympics. For the first time, there will be a Marathon Pour Tous, or a marathon for all. Amateur athletes will get to run the same route as the Olympians, the night between the Olympic Men’s and Women’s races.
City of Odessa responds after credit rating is withdrawn
ODESSA, Texas (KMID / KPEJ) – The city of Odessa is speaking out after Standard & Poor’s, a rating agency that ranks creditworthiness, withdrew its bond rating. Odessa City Manager John Beckmeyer said a delay in the city’s 2022 and 2023 audits led to the withdrawal. “There wasn’t anything wrong with the accounts – it […]
Lubbock fire crew rescues person who fell from ladder, was stranded on roof
After being injured and stranded on a roof in central Lubbock, a person was rescued by a fire crew and taken to University Medical Center with unknown injuries. According to Lubbock Fire Rescue, Engine 6 was dispatched about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday to help EMS for a reported fallen victim in the 3200 block of 47th Street. ...
Snyder, west of Fort Worth, has felt more than 90 earthquakes in the past week
Dozens of earthquakes have rumbled out from an area west of Fort Worth over the past week. The source of the quakes is near the city of Snyder, the seat of Scurry County and home to a little over 11,000 people. A seismologist for the U.S. Geological Survey told the...
Spotting these new signal boxes from Zoo Midland can enter you into a contest
MIDLAND, Texas — Zoo Midland has done some decorating around town in the form of vibrant animal prints on signal boxes. They're calling it "Zoo Midland in the Wild" and they're inviting the community to locate all of the 10 boxes. Jason Green, the director of Zoo Midland, had...
San Antonio hospital thrives in U.S. News ranking across Texas
San Antonio's Methodist Hospital has accomplished a healthy reputation as the No. 1 best hospital in the city, and No. 18 in Texas. It ties for No. 18 with Houston's Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center and Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. The accolade appears in U.S....
‘She was unrelenting in her leadership,' President Biden remembers US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in Houston
Residents who stood in line on Monday to pay their respects to longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas as her body lay in state in Houston’s City Hall remembered her as an advocate for human rights and her community. “I don’t know of another politician that worked...
Lou Diamond Phillips eats at local burger spot, leaves note for diner owner
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Pinky's Good Eats owner and founder John Roman took to social media over the weekend to post a photo commemorating a moment with a Corpus Christi native who made it to the big time. 'La Bamba' actor and Flour Bluff High School graduate Lou Diamond...
Human Remains Found Confirmed to be Missing Texas Woman
Recently discovered human remains put an end to a tragic weeks-long search for a Texas woman who went missing while on vacation with her husband. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the human remains discovered on July 22 belong to Miranda Ankofski, who went missing with her husband during their annual Moab trip in June.
Texas DPS pilots intercept plane smuggling illegal immigrants
PORT ISABEL, Texas - DPS Aircraft Operations Division intercepted a plane carrying eight illegal immigrants near Port Isabel on July 30, 2024.DPS Pilots noticed suspicious activity with a plane around Kingsville, Texas, and then intercepted it when it landed near Port Isabel. On board, they discovered eight illegal immigrants from Mexico, Guatemala, and El Salvador, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.The case is now under investigation, stated the agency. MORE BORDER WATCH stories on MyTexasDaily.com
Texas Lottery Confirms Mega Millions Million Dollar Win Tuesday
Monday night's Powerball lottery game in Texas produced two new Lone Star Millionaires. The million-dollar Powerball winners were sold in Hempstead, Texas, and Corpus Christi, Texas. Not be outdone, Mega Millions, the other multi-state lottery game available in Texas has just confirmed via the Texas Lottery that it has produced...
Weak infrastructure, distrust make communication during natural disasters hard on rural Texas
LIVINGSTON — In the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, Marilyn Mayville wasn’t sure where to get help. The 72-year-old East Texan was without power and reliable cell service. Her phone was quickly running out of power. A heat wave had settled in. A nephew in Dallas eventually reached the widow and told her about a cooling center just on the other side of Highway 59 from her apartment.
Deputies Arrest Couple Accused Of Tying Teenage Daughter To Tree In Washington Co.
Washington County deputies arrested a Texas couple for tying their 15-year-old daughter to a tree with a ratchet strap and leaving her outside. Deputies said family members called them out to Vera because the girl had been tied up for three days. They said they found the girl sitting on...
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