This week, the Texas Legislature advanced a controversial bill to create Education Savings Accounts, or school choice vouchers. The Texas Newsroom’s Blaise Gainey has more on the House's discussion and the preliminary approval of the program. Our Bishop Van Buren report's on Texas Tech Football’s annual Spring Game, which kicks off at 2 P.M. tomorrow at the Jones AT&T Stadium.

Two Texas Tech alumni and major donors, Cody Campbell and Dustin Womble, were elected chairman and vice chairman of the university's board of regents. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on the appointments. The United States Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke Rollins, was in Lubbock yesterday. After the recent tariffs from the White House, she acknowledge the uncertainty farmers are facing. Tomorrow, Lubbock’s city offices will be closed in observance of Good Friday. Libraries and city museums will also be closed on Easter Sunday.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting an increase of 20 measles cases since Friday. Our Samantha Larned reports that as cases continue to rise across the region, federal funding cuts are hindering response from public health departments. Today, the Texas House is expected to take up a controversial measure that would create a school voucher program for the state. The Texas Newsroom’s Blaise Gainey says eyes are on rural Republicans and how they vote.

The Lubbock Police Department is investigating an incident involving a police K-9 that escaped its handler's backyard and left two with injuries on Saturday. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on the attack. A bill in the state Legislature could make it harder to protest zoning changes in Texas. If passed, KERA’s Megan Cardona reports it would raise the threshold for a city council to vote on rezoning from 20-percent of property owners protesting, to 60-percent. Tonight, the Groves Branch Library is continuing its Medicare Education program 6-8 P.M. at 5520 19th Street.

Texas Tech has confirmed three international students have had their visa revoked. Meanwhile, KERA’s Bill Zeeble reports that 19 students at the University of Texas at Dallas have had their visas revoked. These students are among the hundreds nationwide to have their visas revoked by the U.S. government. This week, Lubbock Animal Services is hosting two adoption events: free adoptions at GolfSuites on Friday and an Easter egg hunt for long stay dogs on Saturday.

A 4-year-old child in Lubbock died from a gunshot wound Wednesday evening. In a press conference yesterday, Lubbock's police chief raised the issue of responsible gun ownership, especially around children. At the Texas House, bills that would restrict or ban the sale of THC products in Texas are up for a hearing before a key committee. Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider says the main House bill is drawing stiff opposition from both opponents and supporters of THC consumables.

The Texas House of Representatives was offered a resolution to have house speaker Dustin Burrows vacated from his position. The resolution was swiftly tabled by an overwhelming Meanwhile, our Bishop Van Buren reports the leading scorer with Texas Tech University men’s basketball team J.T. Toppin will return next season, bypassing the NBA Draft process and squashing rumors about possibly entering the transfer portal.

Texas Tech University has released the final summary of its strategic alignment plan, a long-term vision for reshaping parts of campus. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren explains the plan's goals of increasing campus mobility, green space, and potentially helping Tech gain entry into a national higher-education organization.

The City of Lubbock Water Utilities identified customers with galvanized steel pipes as part of its service line inventory. Our Samantha Larned reports that these pipes can increase the likelihood of lead entering the water supply. Texas lawmakers heard testimony yesterday from ranchers affected by last year’s historic wildfire in the Panhandle as they consider a proposal placing more requirements on oil and gas operators to reduce wildfire risk.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. traveled to West Texas yesterday after a second child died in a Lubbock hospital from measles complications. KTTZ’s Samantha Larned reports this comes as a number of measles cases have been reported in a daycare in Lubbock County.