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While energy experts say the Texas energy grid is more reliable than three years ago, KERA’s Pablo Arauz Peña reports the grid still faces challenges as providers transition to clean energy sources. Last week, school districts across Lubbock County took part in the seventh annual United we read event to encourage a love of reading in their students.
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Critics of the materials the Texas Education Agency created have said they include Bible stories that are not age-appropriate and veer into proselytizing. Supporters say biblical narratives have literary and historical value.
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The Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees meeting yesterday saw the presentation of its annual Quality Seats Analysis. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more on this year's focus: declining enrollment.
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Lubbock Independent School District officials are investigating, and a teacher is on administrative leave after reports that multiple students suffered burn injuries from being made to perform bear crawls on a hot outdoor track. And Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies has more after the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals refused to stop the October 17th execution of Texas Death Row inmate Robert Roberson.
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The glitch kept the students from submitting the form on time, which put them last in line to receive aid this year.
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The November election in Arizona could determine whether a rapidly expanding school voucher program is reined in by the Legislature. That's the goal Democrats have -- if they can get a majority.
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Texas settled a lawsuit accusing Frisco ISD of illegally using funds to advocate against a voucher program. Less than six weeks away from the November election, we hear about America's youth voters. And here in Lubbock, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Lubbock Public Health are collaborating today for a Q&A session to educate the community on the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
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More than 10,000 books are banned inside Texas prisons.
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Frenship Independent School District cut the ribbon on its newest elementary school campus yesterday. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more from the event. And the City of Lubbock is holding a joint public hearing for the Unified Development Code tonight at 6 p.m. at Citizens Tower.
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Texas Tech University released its annual Security and Fire Safety Report last week, revealing campus crime statistics for the calendar year 2023.