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This past weekend, LubbockPRIDE collaborated with other local groups to provide information and resources for the LGBTQ+ community and its allies. Our reporter Samantha Larned spoke with an organizer who said that these conversations are especially important right now. The Shallowater ISD Board of Trustees announced yesterday that Aron Strickland will be taking over as the district’s next superintendent.

Yesterday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced his support and funding for a new Electromagnetic Pulse testing site and cybersecurity enhancement at Texas Tech University. Our reporter Charley Maranville has more on the $149 million grant. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is moving to waive environmental regulations to speed up border wall building in the Big Bend region. Marfa Public Radio’s Travis Bubenik reports U.S. Customs and Border Protection has declined to say where exactly physical walls will be built.

Last week, Lubbock ISD’s Board of Trustees approved the locations for three new elementary schools as part of the district's 2025 bond election. Our Samantha Larned reports on the sites for Bean Elementary, a new building to serve both Williams and Stewart Elementary students, and the combined Wolffarth and McWhorter Elementary campuses. A Texas Medicaid leader says her office is taking steps to address potential fraud in the program. KERA’s Abigail Ruhman reports it comes after the governor called for stronger anti-fraud enforcement.

Today is the first day of early voting in the Texas primary elections, with various federal, state, and local offices on the ballot. Early voting runs through Feb. 27. Texas is boosting wildfire preparedness across the state, with new funding for volunteer firefighters and emergency plans. Our Bishop Van Buren reports this comes as fire danger in the region is on the rise.

As students across the nation are participating in walkouts over the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Texas Public Radio's Marian Navarro reports Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced that three school districts are under investigation for allegedly facilitating protests. Local and state law enforcement met in Lubbock yesterday to cut the ribbon on the new anti-gang center in North Lubbock.

This week, the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce announced that the Hub City BBQ Cookoff, scheduled as a two day event in September, will not be open to the public this year. The UT System board of regents have approved a measure for faculty to avoid quote “controversial topics.” KUT’s Greta Diaz Gonzalez Vazquez tells us faculty and advocates are worried this might lead to censorship.

Frenship Independent School District cut the ribbon on its newest elementary school campus yesterday. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more from the event. And the City of Lubbock is holding a joint public hearing for the Unified Development Code tonight at 6 p.m. at Citizens Tower.

Texas Tech University released its annual Security and Fire Safety Report last week, revealing campus crime statistics for 2023. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has a breakdown of the numbers and comparisons from the past three years.

Texas settled a lawsuit accusing Frisco ISD of illegally using funds to advocate against a voucher program. Less than six weeks away from the November election, we hear about America's youth voters. And here in Lubbock, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Lubbock Public Health are collaborating today for a Q&A session to educate the community on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.

The East Lubbock Art House is hosting the Parkway Mural Fest tomorrow, September 21 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Art House at 405 MLK Jr. Boulevard, carrying a theme of housing and land justice in Lubbock. KERA’s Toluwani Osibamowo reports the Texas State Fair's ban on guns at this year's event will stay in place after surviving a legal challenge from the Texas Attorney General. And today marks the first official day of the 107th annual South Plains Fair.