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The City of Lubbock has announced large-scale sewer line construction in downtown Lubbock starting Monday, expected to last six to seven months. And following a report from the Department of Justice on law enforcement’s handling of the 2022 shooting at a Uvalde, Texas elementary school, the Texas Newsroom’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán says the fact-finding analysis is critical of the response from state and local police.

The Lubbock Police Department is directing citizens to take public concerns to the new headquarters building now open at 15th Street and Avenue K. Texas Public Radio’s Paul Flahive reports protesters have planned a demonstration surrounding the death of prison guard Jovian Motley, as his family says they're still waiting for answers to what happened.

Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on the civil suit filed against Texas Tech basketball player Pop Isaacs, accused of sexually assaulting a minor during a team trip to the Bahamas in November. And Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports a new federal office is looking for public health solutions to gun violence, the leading cause of death for young people in America.

Lubbock set a record for the day’s snowfall this weekend with more than three inches of snow accumulating in the city, and more than 10 inches in some places across the south plains. And Texas Public Radio's Camille Phillips explains a new report on Texas community college students struggling to transfer to four-year schools.

Our new student reporter Olivia O’Rand has more on an effort to educate the Lubbock community on the causes behind many local aviation accidents. And KERA's Bill Zeeble reports flight attendants from four unions and numerous airlines plan informational picketing today in more than 30 different cities.

Today is the last day for Lubbock citizens to choose and sign a contract with an electric service provider after the largest single transfer of customers in ERCOT’s history. And Texas Public Radio's Dan Katz reports a trial that challenges voting restrictions in Texas wrapped up this week in a federal court in San Antonio.

Tarrant County plans to cut ties with a private prison in West Texas that violated state standards. As KERA's Miranda Suarez reports, county commissioners voted unanimously to find another place to house the local prisoners it sends to the Giles W. Dalby Correctional Facility. And after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced lawsuits against cities over their marijuana decriminalization ordinances, at least one group is attempting to have the lawsuit thrown out.

The Texas Newsroom’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán has reactions to an independent investigation that exonerated all the Uvalde police officers who responded to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School. And Marfa Public Radio’s Mitch Borden reports on a new lawsuit from the Texas Attorney General's office against the Environmental Protection Agency over new regulations designed to cut down on methane pollution.

Last week, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against a group of women seeking clarifications on the state’s prohibition on abortions. Texas Public Radio’s Kayla Padilla reports that Catholics for Choice denounces this ruling. And TPR's Pablo De La Rosa has more on the World Health Organization confirming the first fatal case of bird flu in Mexico.

KERA's Nathan Collins reports on members of the Dallas City Council pushing to decriminalize low level marijuana possession within the city. And after recent news of a stock exchange coming to Dallas, The Texas Standard's Sean Saldana spoke with a University of Texas San Antonio professor who said it has already raised $120 million.