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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.

At Thursday’s meeting, the Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees approved a new health care plan – with higher out-of-pocket expenses for teachers and staff. While one trustee offered a compromise, LISD administrators say the district remains in a challenging financial position.

Texas comes in last place for health coverage, access, and affordability for women, according to a new analysis. Texas Public Radio's Bonnie Petrie has more. And Lubbock Public Libraries are offering cooling centers with free water and air conditioning this summer.

Frenship Independent School District is calling for a voter approved tax ratification election and bond election this November. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more on what the funding would go toward if approved. And with dangerous heat-conditions across the South Plains, volunteers will be distributing free fans for Lubbockites on Saturday.

Many Lubbock County residents came to Monday’s commissioner’s court meeting to express their opposition to a proposed tax increase. Two commissioners were not among them, skipping the meeting to deny the quorum needed for a tax increase vote. Commissioners must vote on the tax rate before September 30.

Yesterday’s budget work session with the city council saw a new recommendation from city management to approach the issue with private sewer line repairs in the public right-of-way. And multiple Odessa residents are seeking millions of dollars in damages after they say an industrial facility chemical fire last month forced them from their homes and polluted their drinking water.