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Weekday Mornings at 7:19 and 8:19

Start your morning with today's stories from Lubbock and around Texas.

  • After a person was seriously injured in a shooting at a Lubbock game room Wednesday morning, a call for tighter regulations on the venues has resurfaced. And Congressman Jodey Arrington introduced an amendment that would defund plans to expand conservation efforts in the United States, including protections for up to 700,000 acres at the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge.
  • Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on the Texas Water Development Board's projects meant to alleviate water loss across the state. The Board is asking for public comment, which can be provided online or by email. Texas Public Radio’s Kayla Padilla reports the Uvalde community is waiting today for the arraignment of a former school officer involved in the response to the Robb Elementary shooting.
  • A 4.9 magnitude earthquake was reported east of Snyder late Monday night, which could be felt as far south as San Angelo and as far north as Amarillo, and tied for the 8th strongest to impact Texas in recorded history. And Texas Public Radio's Kayla Padilla reports the FBI released their active shooter report for 2023, with California, Texas and Washington ranked highest for active shooter incidents.
  • Investigators with the Lubbock Police Department are asking for the public’s help locating the mother of a newborn child found in a dumpster. And Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more after West Texas citizens helped raise money for Ruidoso residents to support those still dealing with the effects of wildfires and flooding in eastern New Mexico.
  • Lubbock’s city council is preparing for the upcoming discussions on the budget plan for the next fiscal year. While parks and pools have been discussed as quality-of-life needs to be addressed, city leaders are weighing whether temporary solutions can be implemented without raising taxes or if voters will need to give their input through a bond election.
  • KERA's Bekah Morr has more on a new report that finds Texas is one of the worst states in the country for women's health outcomes. And our reporter Bishop Van Buren explains how Lubbockites can participate in a competition to help local hospitals dealing with a shortage of blood.
  • Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has the details on this weekend's Christmas in July Sip & Shop at the YWCA meant to benefit a local non-profit collecting school supplies before the fall semester. And KERA’s Bill Zeeble reports the University of North Texas at Dallas is launching the region’s first teacher residency program that will pay residents up to $30,000 a year.
  • 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.
  • Our reporter Bishop Van Buren attended Playa Field Day in the west Texas town of Nazareth to hear from experts on the environmental importance of playa lakes amid declining groundwater levels. And Texas Public Radio's Brian Kirkpatrick reports the Uvalde school district and sheriff's department must release crucial records sought by the media in connection with the 2022 Robb Elementary school shooting.
  • Leprino Foods in Lubbock will hold community information sessions this week on the jobs they offer at their new mozzarella cheese processing facility, which is expected to be fully open at the end of this year. And Texas Public Radio's Paul Flahive reports the Texas Department of Criminal Justice has fired nearly 300 guards over the past five years for inappropriate relationships with inmates.