West Texas Town Hall Series
The West Texas Town Hall Series is a series of live events and in-depth interviews, research, and resources for the Lubbock community, organized and produced by our Texas Tech Public Media team.
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Texas Tech Public Media helped organize a Public Education Panel on September 9 about the current state and potential future of public education in Texas, covering topics such as teacher retention, religion, vouchers and funding, and more. We have provided a recording of the event and a transcript of the panelists’ responses. -
Texas Tech Public Media collaborated with several community partners to put on a Public Education Panel on September 9. Our news team has created a list of resources to provide further context for attendees and anyone interested in the current state of public education in Texas. -
Our news team recently sat down with both Lubbock Mayoral Candidates for interviews about topics important to Lubbock voters. -
The April 2024 Lubbock Mayoral Candidate Forum was organized by Texas Tech Public Media, the League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, and Texas Tech Department of Political Science. Six candidates were asked a series of structured questions, followed by voter questions taken by survey from listeners of Texas Tech Public Media. -
The April 2022 Lubbock Mayor Forum was organized by Texas Tech Public Media and the Lubbock Chapter of the NAACP. During the event, all five candidates answered questions that highlighted their character and their plans for the city should they be elected. Many of the questions were selected from citizen submissions. -
Months after vaccines became more widely available, there’s a new wave of COVID-19 cases sweeping across the United States and Texas. That includes Lubbock, where in the past week, new cases have been confirmed at the highest rate since February. -
How does the vaccine work? Why should people get it and how long until we reach herd immunity? In our latest West Texas Town Hall, we’re joined by Dr. Steven Berk with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center to answer your questions about the COVID-19 vaccine. -
COVID cases are on the rise across Texas and flu season is approaching quickly - On this West Texas Town Hall we address both threats to our communities.
