Sarah Self-Walbrick

Maines was the first woman TV news anchor in Lubbock.

It’s officially election season in Texas. Voters will choose representatives for a wide range of offices, mostly at district and statewide levels. We might still be several weeks away from Election Day, but with such a long ballot to prepare for, it’s a good idea to start researching and asking questions. We’re here to help with that.

Texas Public Radio's Marian Navarro reports how much money it would take to fund all needed improvements to the state's rural highway system. We also learn about a new demographics report that suggests there are more Hispanic than white Texans.

More than a year and a half ago, the Texas power grid failed and left millions cold, hungry and in the dark for days during a powerful winter storm. The Texas Newsroom podcast “The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout” looks at what happened and how it affected people.

Our News Director Sarah Self-Walbrick tells us about the opening of a Black Cultural Center and Texas Tech University. The Texas Newsroom's Joseph Leahy reports that some geographic features in Texas have gotten new names.

Opening a business is never an easy process, but the years-long pandemic brought new challenges for entrepreneurs. The owners of Good Line Beer Co. learned that the hard way.

News Director Sarah Self-Walbrick tells us about statewide drought conditions and why you should work on your yard this weekend. Houston Public Media's Matt Thomas tells us how Texas' senators are expected to vote on an upcoming bill about same-sex marriage.

Our Reporter Brad Burt has details on how to get a COVID booster vaccine in Lubbock. The Texas Newsroom's Sergio Martinez-Beltran reports that a federal judge in Texas has ruled that a mandate requiring most health insurance companies to cover medicine that prevents HIV infections violates the religious freedoms of certain businesses.

News Director Sarah Self-Walbrick is in the host's chair and tells us about the tragic loss of a Dalhart high school football player. We also hear about the first day of school in Uvalde.

Multiple families allege their middle school students experienced a pattern of racism at Laura Bush Middle School.