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Police, Fire, and State Troopers respond to reports of gas leaks, smoke, and flames on campus after a substation explosion Wednesday night.
Olivia O'Rand
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KTTZ
Update: substation explosion at Texas Tech causes power outages, evacuation on campus
Brad Burt
An underground fire and explosion at a power substation on the Texas Tech University campus Wednesday night caused multiple power outages and evacuations, sending students to an early spring break. This is a developing story.
Gov. Greg Abbott announced in early February that one of his emergency items for the 89th legislative session is increasing teacher pay.
Patricia Lim
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KUT
Texas House Republicans get an earful from the opposition on proposed school voucher program
Blaise Gainey
Permian Basin Containers caught fire last week and burned for days. Now the Texas Commission of Environmental Quality are investigation if any harmful chemicals were released.
Courtesy of State Rep. Brooks Landgraf
West Texas lawmaker proposes ban on outdoor chemical storage near homes after chemical fire
Mitch Borden
Feeding Texas said Texas lawmakers had until March 10 to allocate funding to launch a federal summer food assistance program this year but it did not happen.
Patricia Lim
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KUT News
Texas won't offer a program to help feed kids over the summer. Advocates push for change next year.
Becky Fogel
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Today's Newscast
March 13th, 2025
The KTTZ News Team
Forecasters say West Texas is bracing for another round of intense wind and high fire danger on Friday. Potential gusts across the south plains could reach up to 80 miles per hour, according to the National Weather Service. The No. 9 ranked Red Raider men's basketball team kicks off Big 12 Tournament play tonight. KTTZ reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on the efforts to build on the program’s 100th season.
Text reading 'West Texas Measles Outbreak' overlayed on an image of Lubbock Public Health officials administering vaccines to individuals.
KTTZ
Updates: confirmed measles cases, hospitalizations in West Texas
Samantha Larned
Updated data and information from public health officials on confirmed measles cases in the region.
Flatland Cavalry members talk about their return to Lubbock with reporter Bishop Van Buren. Taken on November 3, 2024.
KTTZ
Flatland Cavalry sits down with KTTZ
Bishop Van Buren
Our reporter Bishop Van Buren interviews Flatland Cavalry, a band that began in Lubbock and returned to the Hub City last week after releasing their new single: "Lubbock."