Lubbock's city council has been holding a series of public hearings on proposed impact fees amendments. Our Brad Burt explains impact fees in Lubbock and the main sentiments driving the conversation surrounding them. The council is scheduled to hear more from the public in Tuesday’s meeting at 2 p.m. at Citizens Tower.

Lubbock ISD is adopting a new policy regarding students' cell phone usage, in compliance with state law. KTTZ's Bishop Van Buren breaks down what students and their parents can expect. Our Sean Ryan reports on the 29th Annual Charles and Rose Hankson Fishing Derby taking place tomorrow at Mae Simmons Lake from 7 A.M. to 2 P.M. Fishing gear donations are being accepted at the lake this morning around 9 A.M.

The Lubbock Lake Landmark is offering free public tours and activities from 9 a.m. to noon, Thursday through Saturday, as part of its “Archaeology in Action” event. KTTZ's Bishop Van Buren reports the event will also feature a children’s excavation area, demonstrations and storytelling. The Lubbock Garden and Arts Center’s 55th annual Fall Festival is coming up in September, and organizers are encouraging vendors and entertainers to register for spaces and performances. To register or find out more, visit ci.lubbock.tx.us/departments/garden-arts-center.

The Texas Legislature's special session begins on Monday and earlier this week, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced members of the Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding. Our Bishop Van Buren reports that Lubbock senator Charles Perry was appointed as chairman. Meanwhile, search and recovery efforts continue in Kerr County as crews work around flood watches and ongoing rain, which has caused Nimitz Lake on the Guadalupe River to overtop the dam.

Lubbock’s professional soccer team has been crowned champion of the Lone Star Conference after defeating a Midland-based football club Saturday night. KTTZ's Bishop Van Buren reports the Lubbock Matadors will face the Jacksonville Armada Football Club tomorrow at 6 p.m. The winner will advance to the national semifinals scheduled for next weekend. Replacing the old mosquito hotline, the City of Lubbock's Vector Control Department is now accepting online requests for neighborhood mosquito spraying services. A link to the requests can be found at mylubbock.us/vector-control.

After tornadoes on the South Plains and deadly floods in the Hill Country, severe weather has defined much of this Texas summer. KTTZ reporter Bishop Van Buren spoke with a city official about what it looks like to be properly prepared for an emergency.

Three people are confirmed dead from flash floods in Ruidoso, New Mexico on Tuesday afternoon. Our reporter Sean Ryan says the region is preparing for the potential of more flooding and thunderstorms this weekend. As part of the special legislative session, Texas' governor Greg Abbott has directed lawmakers to come up with a replacement to the STAAR test. Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider report it’s an open question how well that will address the problems critics have with the way standardized tests are used in Texas.

Lubbock Representative and House Speaker Dustin Burrows says lawmakers are already talking about emergency response ahead of the special session later this month. A bill to offer grants for emergency communications failed to pass during the regular session. To honor those who have died in the central Texas floods, Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered flags at state offices to be lowered to half-staff.

Officials in Kerrville are asking people to limit travel as search and recovery efforts continue following deadly flooding. KERA's Marcheta Fornoff reports members of Fort Worth country singer Pat Green’s family are among those unaccounted for following the floods. Gaines County, where the West Texas measles outbreak was first identified, is no longer a designated outbreak county, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. Our Samantha Larned says Lamar County is the only remaining outbreak area.

A 17-year-old was shot and killed by a Lubbock police officer early Saturday morning, after LPD reports the teenager opened fire on a crowd of around 100 people. KTTZ's Sean Ryan says five others were also injured in the chaos. And following the flood disaster in Kerr County that left dozens killed or missing, statewide emergency response will now be a priority for the upcoming special legislative session.