Lubbock City Council has passed two amendments to city policy regarding pet ownership. The first changes the procedure for declaring and keeping a dangerous dog, including raising liability insurance to $1 million. Lubbock Animal Services hopes the second amendment will help prevent unwanted litters.

Texas Tech University's system chancellor sent the system’s standards for discussing race and gender in the classroom to university presidents on Dec. 1. Our Samantha Larned has more on the memorandum from Brandon Creighton. Lubbock’s city council passed an amendment to city ordinances that alters the procedure for declaring and keeping a dangerous dog in yesterday's meeting. It also raises the insurance requirements to keep a dangerous dog from $250,000 to $1 million.