Samantha Larned

Texas voters will decide on 14 propositions that could change the state’s constitution. One item will include the creation of a Broadband Infrastructure Fund, our reporter Brad Burt has more on how that could help the more than 40,000 west Texans without high-speed internet. And new U.S. Department of Agriculture data shows Texas has the second highest rate in the nation of people struggling to put food on the table. KERA's Christopher Connelly reports only Arkansas has a bigger portion of its population facing hunger.

With temperatures dropping, bats will be leaving the state in search of warmer climates. Bats are crucial to the ecosystem, contributing the equivalent of $1.4 billion in insect control to Texas agriculture, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Library staff look forward to the tour every year, not only as a fun Halloween event but as an exploration of the building’s past and the oral folklore surrounding it.

Within Lubbock school districts, not many books have been banned, according to librarians, and having books challenged is rare, but on the rise. They said the book-banning debate has a chilling effect on library professionals, with some not buying LGBTQ+ books for fear of pushback.

Lubbock is home to a number of reading and writing groups that strive to support writers and illustrators, and offer ways to connect and engage. Others teach the craft of writing, marketing, and self-publishing to aspiring authors.

The organization’s program and volunteer coordinator described the literacy rate in Texas as part of the “profound educational crisis plaguing our state and city.”

Many are excited for the upcoming annular eclipse, but as our Bishop Van Buren reports, one Texas Tech ophthalmologist is advising viewers to prepare and take precautions. And Texas Public Radio’s Marian Navarro has more on a new poll that finds continued disinformation about so-called "open borders" helps spur migrant surges.

Supporters of a petition to decriminalize marijuana in Lubbock have a little less than a month to go to reach the threshold for signatures and get a vote from the City Council, but activists say registered voters will be the deciding factor.

Lubbock Lemur Day is dedicated to raising awareness about the challenges facing lemurs and recognizing the efforts of a local nonprofit organization to rescue exotic pets.

After nearly 200 years of service, the Texas Rangers law enforcement agency names its first female major. As jury selection begins today, KERA's Toluwani Osibamowo reports on the murder trial of a 15-year-old who allegedly shot and killed a fellow student at his Arlington high school in March.