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Collaborating officials with the city of Lubbock and Lubbock County broke ground on a new mental health diversion center yesterday. For now, many Lubbockites could be taken to the hospital or jail when dealing with serious addiction or mental health concerns, but the Hope Center will bring more options for mental health care in West Texas.

The NAACP urged Black athletes to boycott predominantly white schools in Florida over the state's anti-DEI policies, and KERA’s Bill Zeeble reports advocates in Texas are echoing that call. KTEP’s Aaron Montes’ reports a judge blocked the Texas Attorney General from immediately shutting down a Texas nonprofit that helps migrants.

Lawsuits are starting to mount in connection to the historic wildfires in the panhandle. And KUT’s Olivia Aldridge has the latest as the Texas Medical Board plans to discuss guidance for physicians navigating the medical exception to Texas' abortion law.

The Supreme Court has passed on getting involved in a challenge to the First Amendment drag show controversy in Texas. KERA's Christopher Connelly says a new study shows Texas needs more than 679,000 low-cost rental homes for the state's poorest renters.

The largest wildfire in the history of the Lone Star State broke out at the end of February and torched the Texas Panhandle for almost two weeks. One month later, our Olivia O’Rand spoke with a local fire expert on the benefits of fire management.If you are a farmer or rancher who has been affected by the fires, the Texas Farm Bureau offers applications for assistance through the Texas Panhandle Wildlife Relief Fund.

After meeting with citizens and U.S. Postal Service employees earlier this year, our reporter Samantha Larned reports USPS announced changes this week to Lubbock’s mail operations. And layoffs of about 20 people at the University of Texas at Dallas KERA’s Bill Zeeble reports it's tied to the Texas law banning DEI programs.

Our reporter Brad Burt has more on the power company blamed for igniting the largest wildfire in Texas history, which says it’s accepting responsibility— but denying any negligence related to the downed poles that sparked the fire. And KERA's Bill Zeeble reports on a group of Dallas grade schoolers who were visited by scientists in anticipation of the solar eclipse.

Last Monday’s eclipse marked the end of International Dark Sky Week. Our reporter Olivia O’Rand reports how its bringing awareness to the impact of light pollution in West Texas.

During a board meeting held inside the City of Lubbock’s council chambers last week, the Texas Water Development Board approved over $200 million in financial assistance for water, wastewater and flood projects across the state, but not in Lubbock. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more.

The heat in Lubbock this August has raised concerns about it's impact on medications. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren spoke with an expert from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center about storing medications properly and how certain drugs can have adverse effects in high temperatures.