Nicole Lopez
Expo Center clears lease vote, but financing and bond approvals still stand between plans and construction
Lubbock County’s proposed $67 million venue has advanced, but organizers must secure private financing, complete operational agreements and obtain state…
Lubbock data-center forum puts water, power and accountability at center of AI debate
Industry and civic leaders argued that data centers are important to America’s technological competitiveness, while residents questioned their effects on…
Texas Tech System paid $3.5 million for historic 19th Street chancellor’s residence
The purchase price, disclosed through an open-records request, was approximately $1.24 million higher than the property’s tax-appraised market value. The…
Federal lien released as Texas Tech completed $3.5 million purchase of Reagor home
Property records show the federal government relinquished its interest in the historic O.W. English Home, but the release did not…
Lubbock rejects alley-paving plan that could have cost homeowners thousands
The proposal would have allowed neighbors to petition the city to pave an unpaved alley, but every adjoining property owner…
The806er founder arrested on warrant alleging probation violations in 2017 drug case
Terence Tambe’s April arrest did not involve a new drug charge. Prosecutors sought to revoke the community supervision imposed after…
Cleaning procedure triggered Lubbock voting-machine failures on first early-voting day
Thirteen locations switched to emergency paper ballots after ballot-marking devices stopped accepting paper. Officials corrected the problem before voting resumed…
City argued Boren was ineligible for District 4 ballot; appeals court disagreed
The City of Lubbock maintained that Gary Boren failed a state residency requirement, but the Seventh Court of Appeals ordered…
Boren wins ballot challenge, advances to runoff for Lubbock City Council District 4
City officials initially said Gary Boren had not lived in District 4 long enough to run, but an appeals court…
Audit showing Lubbock County added to reserves reignites budget dispute
Commissioners say the results support their decision to adopt the no-new-revenue tax rate, while County Auditor Kathy Williams says one-time…