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Keep on the Sunny Side: Lubbock area farmers turn to sunflowers to save water, money
Bright arcs of gold interrupt the cash-crop green surrounding this small farming town, welcomed by a handful of growers pushed into the unthinkable.
Houston, we have a problem. Many students are finding themselves away from home and therefore, away from their voting districts as the presidential election edges closer.
Many Texas counties received substantial rains, greatly alleviating drought conditions, greening up pastures and benefitting many late-planted crops such as soybeans, according to reports from Texas AgriLife ...
Two Men Connected With Littlefield Shooting Turn Themselves In
Two people connected to a fatal shooting in Littlefield have turned themselves into Littlefield authorities.
Lubbock can leanon well field in dry times
A 60-year-old water source should keep Lubbock pipes flush even if Lake Meredith vanishes into muck, according to city plans that assume the worst.
Triple Arrow Ranch stays true to its heritage
William Thompson's 1,000-acre ranch north of Spade hasn't changed much since buffalo roamed there hundreds of years ago.
Haynes and Boone Awarded W. Frank Newton Award for Outstanding Pro...
The firm was selected in recognition of its seven-year effort that freed two Mexican nationals, Alberto Sifuentes and Jesus Ramirez , who were wrongly convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the 1996 ...
Window on the Past: Knights of Columbus add touch of class
The Knights of Columbus 42nd Annual State Convention was 62 years ago in Amarillo. via Amarillo.com
Estimates show Lake Meredith may not supply water to Lubbock through 2011
“It doesn't seem like that will be possible”
Tuesday, May 06, 2008 Story last updated at 5/6/2008 - 3:02 am City water customers could pay still millions more as drought wilts Lubbock's long-term drinking supply plans. via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Grand Jury Declines To Re-Indict Suspects in 1996 Murder
Posted: A Lamb County grand jury says there is not enough evidence to retry two men convicted in the death of a Littlefield woman. via KCBD-TV Lubbock
Littlefield DA Insists Ramirez and Sifuentes Are Guilty
“Happy. I don't have words to say something else, just happy”
Two men are walking free after spending twelve years in prison for a murder they maintain they didn't commit. via KAMC
Pro Bono Pays Off as Haynes and Boone Lawyers See Clients Freed
“We had four attorneys working virtually full time, from time to time”
Climaxing an almost seven-year pro bono effort, Haynes and Boone attorneys saw their clients, Mexican nationals Alberto Sifuentes and Jesus Ramirez, experience their first moments of freedom April 29 after a ... via Texas Lawyer
Lamb County Rollover Injures Four
Posted: Three people were critically injured in a rollover in Lamb County Sunday night. via KCBD-TV Lubbock
Conservation Reserve Program Adding Fuel To Lamb County Wildfires
“There's area where there are 10 or 12 miles of that CRP grass if they were able to control that and reduce the amount of fuels either by gazing or shredding. I think it would slow them down and help the fire department get control of them quicker”
Posted: There are claims that a change to the Conservation Reserve Program is adding fuel to some South Plains wildfires. via KCBD-TV Lubbock
Authorities Search For Armed Robbery Suspect
“We do have some links that are potential with a couple cases that the Texas Rangers are currently working. There are currently a couple cases in Lamb County, one out of Hockley County, one in Hale County which have potential to have the same suspect”
Posted: Authorities are looking for the suspect, in what appears to be a botched robbery in south Lubbock County Monday afternoon. via KCBD-TV Lubbock
Ex-Lubbock mayor may aid pipeline deal
“That's going to be rather expensive.”
Saturday, February 23, 2008 Story last updated at 2/23/2008 - 2:10 am Lubbock could hire a former mayor to secure land for the multimillion-dollar pipeline project that will begin increasing water rates this ... via Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
A Daughter's Search for Justice
“Every day for the past 11 years, we've heard something new.”
Nearly a decade after two men were convicted of killing Evangelina Cruz during a convenience store robbery, questions about her death still nag at her daughter. via ABC News
“Area cotton farmers are wondering if we will get any soil moisture this winter to help restore the soil profile. Area ranchers are continuing to pray for rain and making fire breaks around pastures in case of a grass fire.”
Dry, windy weather continued to be the rule in much of Texas, further aggravating already parched topsoil, winter wheat and pastures. via North Texas e-News
By AMAN BATHEJA Tarrant County commissioners are facing a new problem with their transportation bond program: Cities may be thinking too small.County transportation officials told commissioners Tuesday that ... via Star-telegram.com
Texas grass fire leads to highway closures
“The winds are expected to be as high as they were today, and there's a very good possibility that this fire will reignite (today).”
A grass fire on Monday that covered a 10-mile stretch southwest of Muleshoe led to the closure of two roads. via Portales News-Tribune
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