Brad Burt

Our reporter Samantha Larned has more on the tenth annual Soles for Souls drive, now collecting shoes for those in need. KACU’s Mae Williams reports officials with the Texas Broadband Development Office are seeking public input to determine where rural Texans' high-speed internet needs are greatest.

Lubbock’s Amortization & Strategic Downzoning Study Committee, or ASDS, held its second meeting on Monday, where committee members kept coming back to the same question: what exactly does amortization mean? Our reporter Samantha Larned has more.

In another step to completing Texas' Ports-to-Plains corridor, the I-27 Numbering Act unanimously passed the US House of Representatives, designating roads from Raton, New Mexico, to Amarillo through Lubbock and Midland to Laredo, as part of Interstate 27. And KERA's Toluwani Osibamowo has more after A federal judge heard testimony in a lawsuit against Texas that could lead to a partial federal takeover of its foster care system.

Our reporter, Bishop Van Buren, has more on a Lubbock mother's mission to open an indoor park designed to be enjoyed by children of all ability levels.

KTEP’s Angela Kocherga reports Human Rights Watch is calling on the Texas Department of Public Safety to change its pursuit policy after a rise of dangerous pursuits by troopers going after people suspected of transporting migrants. And KERA’s Bill Zeeble has more on a new paper from PEN America, citing Texas among nearly a dozen states clamping down on speech among students and teachers.

Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on the Lubbock Police Department's coming change in policy responding to minor car crashes. And KERA’s Toluwani Osibamowo reports the Texas Supreme Court has heard both sides in the case and must now decide whether one of Texas' most restrictive abortion laws is too vague in its narrow emergency exemption.

On this Giving Tuesday, our reporter Samantha Larned has more on one West Texas nonprofit encouraging folks to turn their generosity to local organizations in and around Lubbock. Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports according to the conservative Cato Institute, Texas ranks last in the nation when it comes to personal freedom.

KUT’s Becky Fogel reports a statewide survey found the median salary for a Texas school superintendent increased slightly this year. And family announced the former Lubbock firefighter, Matt Dawson, has passed away.

Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more from a health expert on how to cope with a common form of depression known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. Texas Public Radio's Brian Kirkpatrick has a look at favorable weather and cheaper gas expected across the state for Thanksgiving Day.

Texas Public Radio accountability reporter Paul Flahive has more on the death of a Texas prison guard now being investigated as a murder. KUT’s Becky Fogel reports Texas State University in San Marcos will host the first of four scheduled presidential debates next fall.