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National Tequila Day: Texans Drink it More Than Anybody!
If you needed an excuse to get blitzed on a Wednesday, here it is. Happy National Tequila Day!. According to KXAN Austin, "Restaurant-goers in Texas consumed the most tequila. In fact, they consumed 119% more tequila than diners in any other state." That's a LOT of tequila! I don't drink...
Hawaiian Bros to open eight new locations in Texas, US
American fast-casual restaurant brand Hawaiian Bros has announced an expansion into the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, with a multi-unit development agreement. The deal, signed with franchisee William Marin, will see the addition of eight new restaurants across key markets. Marin, an experienced franchisee with more than two decades of industry...
Will Louisiana & Texas Be Impacted by 1,000 Family Dollar & Dollar Tree Closures
The discount market is much more difficult these days for retailers and thus Family Dollar and Dollar Tree have announced they will be closing 1,000 stores with the closures beginning this year according to a report from CNN. As the leases of some of these stores across the country, that...
Texas Insurance Companies Are Panicking & That’s Bad News
When Hurricane Beryl ripped through Texas, it left behind a massive amount of destruction. Houses were leveled, cars were completely thrown, businesses were destroyed, and the amount of flooding that took place was catastrophic in some areas. Once the hurricane was gone, people began assessing how they were going to...
Texas city strips funding for monthly art event over drag show
LUBBOCK — The City Council here on Tuesday voted to strip funding from a popular free monthly arts walk, after a council member suggested the event promoted a drag show. The 5-2 vote strips the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts of $30,000 of tax dollars collected from hotel stays — about a quarter of the funding for the First Friday Art Trail.
Hurricane Beryl death toll climbs to 28, including 15 caused by heat due to massive power outages
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Three more names have been added to the list of people who died during and after Hurricane Beryl roared ashore in Texas on July 8, bringing the total to. In an update on Wednesday, July 24, from the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, we...
Mosquitos carrying West Nile Virus found in Hays County
Public health officials urge Texans to be vigilant in protecting against mosquito bites after confirming the first Texas case of West Nile virus and 10 travel- associated dengue cases this year alone. In Hays county, officials confirmed last week that several mosquito trap samples collected in the Wimberley area tested positive for West Nile Virus. The positive samples were collected from two sites in and around the city of Wimberley on July 11. There are about 20 traps in and around the Dripping Springs and Driftwood area but no mosquito samples have tested positive for the virus. These are the first reported...
There Are Earthquakes In The Texas Panhandle? Why You Shouldn’t Be Surprised.
News came out earlier this week about an earthquake that rocked the Texas panhandle. The quake took place near Lubbock but was felt by many as far north as Amarillo. It was a magnitude 4.9 and it tied for the 8th strongest earthquake in Texas history, according to news reports coming out of Lubbock. It has a lot of people asking, once again, how common are earthquakes in the Texas panhandle?
Texas Court Overturns $26 Million Verdict for Paralyzed Woman In Honda Odyssey Crash
Sarah Milburn sustained severe vertebrae injuries in a 2015 Honda Odyssey crash with a pickup. The minivan’s third-row middle seat had a two-piece seatbelt, which was worn incorrectly. The victim was initially awarded $37.6 million in damages for her injuries. A woman left quadriplegic after riding in a 2011...
Serious injury reported in Thursday morning motorcycle crash
LUBBOCK, Texas— One person was seriously hurt in a single-vehicle crash involving a motorcycle at Mac Davis Lane and Avenue Q, said the Lubbock Police Department. The call came in at 5:35 a.m. The person was transported to University Medical Center. Lubbock Police said the southbound lanes at Avenue Q are closed at Glenna Goodacre and […]
Yesterday is Today, Today is Tomorrow
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Our conditions for the next several days remain virtually identical, only picking up slightly next work week. Today, like yesterday, we’ll see mostly sunny skies and a range of 90s. Other than a degree or two of variation here and there, highs remain about the same, a trend we’ll see carried into tomorrow and Saturday. Sunday begins a slight warm up that follows into the work week, putting us in the upper 90s and eventually around the 100 mark Tuesday and Wednesday.
TTUHSC School of Medicine to hold White Coat Ceremony
Jul. 24—Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) School of Medicine will hold a White Coat Ceremony at 2:30 p.m. July 26 at Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences, 1300 Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock. The ceremony will be for its 182-member Class of 2028, the largest class ever for the School of Medicine, a news release said. Members of the TTUHSC academic medical community ...
Texas Tech graduate opens art gallery in Downtown Lubbock
A Lubbock artist and recent Texas Tech graduate, Taylor “Elÿse” Arnold, will open her art gallery on Saturday, July 27 at 1519 Texas Avenue. The gallery, [Art]iqulating, will have a grand opening event on Saturday starting at 3:00 p.m.
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