Friday Nov 6 | Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Eminent domain leads way as state measures OK'd
As expected, Texas voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved all constitutional amendments on the ballot, some intended to protect residence homesteads from large tax appraisal increases and to make it difficult for state and local governments to confiscate private property.
Passing right through: 11 issues decided
As expected, Texas voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a series of constitutional amendments intended to protect residence homesteads from large tax appraisal increases and make it difficult for state and local governments to confiscate private property.
Economic aid might stem residential drift
Lawmakers recently took a tour of Borden County that was noteworthy not for all the people they saw but for the wide open spaces.
Shrinking populations in counties across the region didn't slow down South Plains College this year.
Special to the Herald CROSBYTON - State Rep. Joe Heflin, D-Crosbyton, reminded residents of Texas House District 85 to vote in the Texas Constitutional Amendment election.
Lubbock on U.S. 82 soon leaves the fields of cotton and maize behind and enters some of the most desolate country in Texas.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009 at St. Elizabeth Church with Father Jim O'Connor officiating.
Lubbock City Attorney officially sworn in
Sam Medina was officially sworn in as Lubbock's City Attorney on Thursday morning in a room full of City employees.
LISD boasts 10 students as scholarship semifinalists
Ten Lubbock Independent School District seniors have been named as semifinalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship program, which can lead to significant money for college scholarships.
99 on : Birthday brings memories, not thoughts of odd date
Neoma Lee Jones, who turns 99 on 9-9-09 - isn't greatly impressed by the conjunction of numbers.
Local Democrats and the Lubbock Central Labor Council celebrate Labor Day with a picnic and political rally.
Clayton William (Bill) Hash, Jr.
Clayton William Hash, Jr. Avalanche-Journal Clayton William Hash, Jr. went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 29, 2009 in Lubbock after a brief illness.
Rangel: Town hall meetings benefit lawmakers, public
After two months in the works, this week state Sen. Kel Seliger began holding a series of town hall meetings throughout his Senate District 31, which covers 26 counties from the northernmost Panhandle counties to the Permian Basin.
Vista opens first Lubbock branch
Vista Bank, which has been a part of West Texas since 1912, entered the Lubbock market this morning with the first of three planned branches.
Girl Scouts face possible loss of Camp Rio Blanco
Lubbock-area Girl Scouts have learned to walk in the dark without a flashlight at Camp Rio Blanco, but what really tests their courage is the possibility that their 50-year-old camp could be closed.
Life-long resident shares Idalou history
The story of Idalou is a story of the railroad, and cotton, but of course it goes deeper than that.
Texas Senate passes bill extends ability to grant property tax breaks to school districts
The Texas Senate has approved a bill that would expand the ability of school districts to grant property tax breaks in an effort to attract new jobs.
Two mules and a wagon going through Lubbock area
You might have noticed a man with two mules and wagon between Lubbock and Crosbyton these past two days.
Three more plead guilty in Latin Kings case
We have new developments in the federal case against the Latin Kings street gang.