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A study is starting soon from Texas Tech University researchers within the Department of Natural Resource Management, utilizing new technology to study rangeland recovery two years after the devastating Smokehouse Creek Fire.

According to the City of Lubbock, the City Council will set a special election date at its next regular meeting. Rose will remain until his successor is elected.

March is here. The No. 10 Texas Tech men's basketball team close the regular season at BYU, looking to regain momentum before the Big 12 Conference tournament after a loss to TCU. Meanwhile, the No. 21 Lady Raiders saw their conference tournament run end in a second-round upset by Kansas State.

Along with statewide and federal races, Lubbock County has several of its own offices headed for runoff elections in May for voters to make the final determination on nominees for the general election.

There were seven Republican candidates competing to represent their party for U.S. Congressional District 19 in the general election and for two of them, the race isn't over. Tom Sell and Abraham Enriquez are the top contenders to appear on the runoff ballot in May.

After historic early voting turnout in Lubbock County, voters continued to show up on Election Day, March 3, to select their parties’ candidates for the general election. The KTTZ news team went out to the polls to speak with voters about what brought them out.

Texas Tech students and faculty gathered at Memorial Circle Thursday afternoon to protest against new restrictions on course materials.

Lubbock’s Alzheimer’s Football League returns for its fifth season, aiming to raise money for local research and caregiver support with partners like Texas Tech's Garrison Institute on Aging. Organizers hope to build on recent success and remind West Texans they’re not alone in facing the disease.

In honor of Black History Month, the Lubbock Roots Historical Arts Council is celebrating with its “Blackout” art exhibition to highlight the creativity and resilience of Black artists. Recent changes in the education system raise concerns about the teaching of Black history; locals say preserving and honoring it is essential to understanding American history.

After a number of states have dealt different rulings in cases raised against the company behind the herbicide Roundup, the issue is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court.