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Macey Meriggi CBS 7 News Mmeriggi@cbs7.com March 8, 2014 It's a historic sporting event here in the basin: the West Texas Relays but even after 70 years, this year marked another first.

If I can be forgiven a little piece of hometown news the halls of power in Lubbock, Texas, are abuzz with the notion that the city has a fair shot at landing Tesla's new $5 billion "Gigafactory" building the lithium-ion batteries that power its cars and those of some other automakers as well.

Conley and Geneva Esmond of Lamesa, who were brought to West Texas as children, remember how the driver of a horse-pulled wagon sometimes had to stop to open a gate before moving across ranchland where there were no roads.

Spring fever stopped by my house this week, but it is not based on the traditional arrival of hayfever, thunderstorms or balmy weather, at least not of this writing.

West Texas A&M coach Mark Kellogg said Friday night's Lone Star Conference Championship women's semifinal game reminded him of a heavyweight fight.

Texas politicians are recoiling after a prominent Lubbock Democrat accused Republican candidate for governor Greg Abbott of "piA ata politics" in a bigoted tirade and allegedly disparaged Abbott's Latina wife.

Welcome to the W&T Offshore Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. . This conference is being recorded today, March 7, 2014.

It has been almost eleven months since a deadly ammonium nitrate explosion and fire at a fertilizer plant changed life forever for the 2,800-plus residents of West, Texas.

Texas Railroad Commission Chairman Barry Smitherman says he believes the shale revolution could drive the state's oil production to record levels before the end of the decade.

Terry County Sheriff Larry Gilbreath says 43-year-old James Croft of Tyler died at the scene Thursday afternoon when a silo tank fell on him.

Quality Carriers, Inc. , the leading North American bulk chemical carrier, has expanded into the West Texas market, with a new terminal in Sweetwater, TX.

High pressure moves east and low pressure develops over West Texas and deepens. This will increase moisture and winds Friday and into Friday night, according to the National Weather Center in Corpus Christi.

Texas gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis has been walking a fine line since she became a political star last summer.

Nine weeks ago, Charles Garcia was a disengaged student, keeping to himself in the back of the classroom.

West Texas students and families are preparing to hit the road, take to the skies, and even hit the surf.

World War II veteran Uell Carter served as a member of the Texas National Guard.

A former West Texas constable and police officer has received a two-year prison term after pleading guilty to a drug conspiracy charge.

WE ARE LIVE, MARIZA MENDOZA, KSAT 12 NEWS. WENDY DAVIS MAY BE THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR GOVERNOR, BUT SHE LOST HER PARTY PRIMARIES IN SOUTH TEXAS, A NATURAL STRONG STRONG -- STRONGHOLD.

The San Angelo Tea Party will hold its first of our twice-a-month meetings at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at the West Texas Training Center located at 3501 North Highway 67 .

The deadly tornadoes that devastated portions of Oklahoma last May are a dark reminder.