Lubbock ISD

Today is Election Day for the 2026 Texas primaries. Polls are open from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. New state legislation has allowed Texas public schools to implement a designated prayer period. Along with making a decision on in-school prayer, our Bishop Van Buren reports that Lubbock ISD's Board of Trustees addressed public discourse surrounding books in school libraries.

As the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents met in Dallas, students and faculty gathered at Memorial Circle to protest policies from System Chancellor Brandon Creighton. Our Michelle Waida spoke with a Tech professor who was out advocating for her students. In a Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees meeting last week, Superintendent Kathy Rollo addressed the response to a bomb threat that prompted the evacuation of Lubbock High School on Feb. 20.

Lubbock High School students were evacuated from campus after a bomb threat Friday morning. Lubbock ISD Police reports that no explosives were found and a suspect has not been located.

Last week, Lubbock ISD’s Board of Trustees approved the locations for three new elementary schools as part of the district's 2025 bond election. Our Samantha Larned reports on the sites for Bean Elementary, a new building to serve both Williams and Stewart Elementary students, and the combined Wolffarth and McWhorter Elementary campuses. A Texas Medicaid leader says her office is taking steps to address potential fraud in the program. KERA’s Abigail Ruhman reports it comes after the governor called for stronger anti-fraud enforcement.

Yesterday afternoon, students from Lubbock’s Estacado High School and the Margaret Talkington School for Young Women Leaders walked out of their schools and down Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd to protest actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Our Brad Burt reports this comes after guidance from the Texas Education Agency outlined the consequences for students and teachers who participate in demonstrations during the school day.

Texas Tech’s football team saw its historic season come to a close with a 23-0 loss to Oregon on New Years Day in the second round of the College Football Playoffs, but in basketball, conference play is just beginning. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren breaks down how the Red Raiders teams are faring. As the Lubbock ISD semester begins, Lubbock Monterey High School students and teachers are mourning 18-year-old student Kobe Pena, who died from his injuries after a fireworks accident on New Year's Day.

While school districts across Texas map out their back to school plans, schools in Lubbock welcomed students back this week. Not all teachers were onboard…