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It's official, Los Lunas High School has a new football coach and he's coming from West Texas.

A proposal to allow "super graphic signs" on a handful of downtown Lubbock high-rises faces a towering hurdle in Lubbock's City Council - if it makes it that far.

Hanford Republican Andy Vidak shares a Texas Tech sign with family friend Weston Anderson, who currently attends Vidak's alma mater.

Texas AgrilLife Extension and Research Services recently hired Barman as an entomologist.

The 83rd legislative session is almost over. Well, maybe. The regular session will end with the scheduled call of sine die on Monday, May 27, but there remains a lot of unfinished business.

Texas Tech Interim President Lawrence Schovanec speaks during the State of the Texas Tech University System luncheon Wednesday.

Michael Irvin Jr., a 6-foot-2, 195-pound wide receiver from Plano Prestonwood Christian Academy had a breakout freshman season for the Lions , hauling in 39 receptions for 367 yards and four scores.

The Big 12 is delaying the start of its baseball tournament in Oklahoma City after this week's deadly tornado.

Oklahoma is arguably the most prepared state in the country when it comes to tornadoes.

Safety in academic and other nonindustrial chemical research laboratories will be the focus of a yearlong investigation by a National Academy of Sciences committee, which held its first meeting last week in Washington, D.C. The study will consider how safe lab practices can be promoted in academic and government labs, explained H. Holden Thorp, ... (more)

Delvon Simmons started all 13 games for Texas Tech 's defensive line in 2012, but he's looking for a new home in 2013.

Texas Tech College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources officials announced Zachariah Hurley was selected for an internship in Washington, D.C., for the summer 2013 academic semester.

Delvon Simmons, a Rivals five-star defensive tackle from the Class of 2011, is back on the market.

The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported Saturday that the regents' vote Friday applies to in-state, undergraduate students enrolled in 15 semester credit hours at Texas Tech, its health sciences center and at Angelo State University in San Angelo.

The Texas Tech Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering named Sean Miller the recipient of the McAuley Distinguished Engineering Student Award for 2013.

Texas Tech will consolidate four bachelor's programs in the department of classical and modern languages and literatures in the College of Arts and Sciences and four master's programs in the same department.

Robert Gonzalez wants to create a 3D digital replica of Downtown El Paso, using lasers.

Walking across the stage to accept a high school diploma is an accomplishment that's 12 years in the making.

When it comes to cleaning up the next massive crude oil spill, one of the best and most eco-friendly solutions for the job may be low-grade cotton from West Texas.

Hundreds of local bicyclists will be gathering in central Lubbock Wednesday. They will meet at the Texas Tech Federal Credit Union for the West Texas Cycling Association's 10-mile ride called "The Ride of Silence." The ride honors area cyclists who have been killed in traffic accidents.