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The Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market kicks off its 2024 season on Saturday. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on what visitors can expect. Meanwhile, a new report from Feeding America finds one in six Texas households are at risk of hunger. But KERA's Christopher Connelly reports more than half aren't eligible for federal food assistance.

The Texas Republican Party will kick off its biennial convention Thursday in San Antonio against the backdrop of intraparty animus and early voting and runoff elections that could usher in a new balance of power in the Texas House.

After similar requests last year were largely ignored by the city council, leading to a rainbow sit-in protest, a community resource center for LGBTQ+ people in West Texas has started a letter-writing campaign asking the city to recognize June as LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

Our reporter, Bishop Van Buren, has more after LGBTQ+ advocates again ask the city of Lubbock to recognize June as Pride Month. And Texas Public Radio’s Camille Phillips reports a lawsuit filed in federal court is challenging the legality of Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order on campus free speech.

With summer just around the corner, our reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on a free event hosted by the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center where members of the public can get screened for signs of skin cancer.

The Texas Department of Transportation is accepting public comment on the Rural Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP) for the years 2025 through 2028. The virtual meeting posted by TxDot will cover proposed projects for Lubbock and neighboring counties. And KERA's Bekah Morr reports on new data from the Society of Family Planning about telehealth abortion care in states which have restricted the procedure.You can watch the Lubbock TIP meeting here. And public comment can be sent via mail to TxDOT Lubbock District at 135 Slaton Hwy, Lubbock, TX 79404-5201or via email to LBB_projects@txdot.gov with the subject line FY 2025-2028 Rural TIP Comment.

Today is the last day for property owners to protest proposed property taxes in the state of Texas. To file a protest or find more information, visit lubbockcad.org. Forms can also be dropped off in-person to the appraisal district’s office at 2109 Ave. Q; mailed to P.O. Box 10542, Lubbock, TX 79408; or emailed to protests@lubbockcad.org. And Texas senators received an update yesterday on how public colleges and universities are complying with a state law banning DEI programs.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has an updated plant hardiness zone map. Will the new map change what gardeners should plant this spring?

The finalist who could be Lubbock's newest Chief of Police brings years of experience approaching public safety in a growing city, and controversy around his leadership responses to challenging situations.

Museums compete with other outlets of family entertainment. Two such institutions in Lubbock discuss how they balance audience appeal, education, variety, interactivity, and funding when it comes to their exhibits.