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Dying Breed Outdoors is a local clothing brand that started out with a Texas native making a few fishing shirts for friends. Now, they are working to bring eyes to this Texas State Park.

Lubbock-based grocer United Supermarkets will lay off more than 100 positions from the headquarters office, according to a WARN notice submitted to the Texas Workforce Commission. The news comes as grocers and customers across Texas and the country have struggled with grocery prices.

During Native American Heritage Month, traces of Indigenous history across the South Plains continue to shape life in West Texas. For groups like Native American People of the Plains and Beyond, visibility and education remain central to preserving culture and correcting long-held misconceptions.

After seven years, the Lubbock County Expo Center is expected to present a plan to its oversight board Thursday in hopes of being approved by commissioners later this month. The proposal keeps the project in North Lubbock, but includes a voter-approved bond to meet necessary funding.

The reliability of the Texas energy grid could be shaken by the rapid expansion of data centers in the state. Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports on a new study that shows that could be especially evident in extreme weather conditions. Lubbock County Commissioner Jason Corley has entered the race for Texas’ 19th Congressional District, currently held by Jodey Arrington, against whom he competed against for the 2016 Republican primary. The filing deadline for candidates is Monday, Dec. 8.

This Sunday is Texas Tech’s annual Carol of Lights at the Science Quadrangle, the university's way to kick off the holiday season. But almost 60 years ago, the occasion was a much more somber affair following the murder of Sarah Alice Morgan on Dec. 4, 1967. Our reporter Mia Shephard has more on that night and its lasting legacy.

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.