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Less than a year after rejecting a student housing development near Lubbock’s historic South Overton neighborhood, the city council advanced a zone change behind a similar apartment project. And after a lengthy, emotional discussion in the Amarillo community, Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports city officials continue to consider an ordinance that would outlaw the use of local streets to access a legal abortion.

The National Weather Service in Lubbock has released information from storm damage surveys conducted in rural South Plains towns after Tuesday night's severe weather. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more on the Texas Conference for Employers, which will be held tomorrow in Lubbock, hosted by the Texas Workforce Commission and South Plains Community Action Association’s Workforce Solutions program.

Lubbock’s May 4 general election saw the District 2 city council and mayoral races go into runoffs. Early voting for the runoff is June 3 through June 11, election day is June 15. And the Texas Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a petition by a group of women. As KUT’s Olivia Aldridge reports, they were asking the state to clarify the medical exception to its abortion laws.

Lubbock Fire Rescue and the nonprofit Safe Haven Baby Boxes are inviting the community to celebrate the establishment of a new baby box in town, the second in the state of Texas. And TPR’s Kayla Padilla has more on how the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump could impact voter opinion in the presidential election against President Joe Biden in November.

Some back-and-forth amendments to an ordinance from the city council going back to October of last year led many to speak out in surprise over reports of high costs when responsibility for repairs changed from city crews to city-approved private contractors without their knowledge. Now, Committee chair Jeff Reese says he doesn’t want to make that mistake with their new recommendations.

Lubbock’s city council gave final approval to the zoning change on Tuesday that greenlights a 7-story student housing project in the historic South Overton neighborhood. The project has been a source of tension between residents, developers, and city leaders since it was introduced last year.

The Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization is seeking public comment on the Draft 2050 Metropolitan Transportation Plan and the 2025-2028 Transportation Improvement Program, through July 18, 2024. LMPO's executive director David Jones says the organization is looking for feedback on transit services, the street network, and the public process itself. More information and the link for online comment can be found at www.lubbockmpo.org.

The ad-hoc committee formed to address the debate over who is responsible for the costs and maintenance of private sewer lateral lines in public streets and alleys is close to reaching a recommendation aimed at splitting costs between the city and the residents. This middle ground is intended to lower homeowners' costs and alleviate manpower strain on an underfunded public works department by placing the work on a list of registered private plumbers.

Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on the unveiling of Lubbock's new public splash pads Monday, offering a new way for residents to beat the heat this summer without operating public pools.

The citizen's committee and city staff tasked with determining who is responsible for the cost and repair of Lubbock’s private sewer lines in the public right-of-ways, like alleys, gave their findings to the city council Tuesday, but representatives are pausing for concern.