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Less than 24 hours after swearing in as Lubbock’s newest police chief, Seth Herman gave a formal statement on an officer-involved shooting late Monday night. And tomorrow marks 80 years since Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy in 1944. Texas Public Radio’s Kayla Padilla has more on a Black combat medic who served at D-Day, now set to receive a posthumous Distinguished Service Cross.

Officials say a tornado that touched down in the small West Texas town of Sanderson Sunday night heavily damaged buildings and left at least 10 injured. Following the storm, resources began pouring in to help residents. And Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports Texas Democrats are promising to make the November election all about reproductive rights.

KERA’s Juan Salinas II reports the new leaders of the Texas Republican Party both say they’d support a vote on whether the state should leave the U.S. And Texas Public Radio's Marian Navarro has the details on the House Ethics Committee's investigation into South Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar following his indictment earlier this month.

Lubbock’s May 4 general election saw the District 2 city council and mayoral races go into runoffs. Early voting for the runoff is June 3 through June 11, election day is June 15. And the Texas Supreme Court has unanimously rejected a petition by a group of women. As KUT’s Olivia Aldridge reports, they were asking the state to clarify the medical exception to its abortion laws.

The National Weather Service in Lubbock has released information from storm damage surveys conducted in rural South Plains towns after Tuesday night's severe weather. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more on the Texas Conference for Employers, which will be held tomorrow in Lubbock, hosted by the Texas Workforce Commission and South Plains Community Action Association’s Workforce Solutions program.

Less than a year after rejecting a student housing development near Lubbock’s historic South Overton neighborhood, the city council advanced a zone change behind a similar apartment project. And after a lengthy, emotional discussion in the Amarillo community, Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports city officials continue to consider an ordinance that would outlaw the use of local streets to access a legal abortion.

A celebration of life for Lubbock music figurehead Don Caldwell will take place Wednesday at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theater. And Texas Public Radio education reporter Camille Phillips reports The Texas Republican Party has again made private school vouchers one of its top priorities for the next state legislative session ahead of today’s primary runoff.

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.

Texas Public Radio’s Kayla Padilla reports the families of victims involved in the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting have announced a settlement and a forthcoming lawsuit against the state of Texas. And Marfa Public Radio’s Mitch Borden has more after researchers from the University of Texas at Austin reported Earthquakes are becoming more common in an area northeast of Midland.

May is Women’s Health Month and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is raising awareness for cardiovascular disease. It is the number one killer for men and women, but may present differently based on sex.