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Dave Campbell's Texas Football high school rankings for Week 6
The Week 6 high school rankings from Dave Campbell’s Texas Football magazine and TexasFootball.com, distributed by The Associated Press. CLASS 6A Rank School (Record) Week 5 Prv rank 1 Duncanville (4-0) W: Dallas Skyline, 63-14 1 2...
Abilene Christian University football team involved in Texas bus crash, leaves 4 injured
Four people were injured after a bus carrying the Abilene Christian University football team was involved in a crash with another vehicle in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday night. One player, two coaches, and the bus driver were taken to University Center in Lubbock for minor injuries,...
How Lubbock artists pushed back after the city ended funding for its popular art walk
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Once a month, for the last two decades, Lubbock’s First Friday Art Trail has transformed the few downtown blocks it spans into a bustling scene filled with people enjoying live music, food from local businesses and admiring art. It has become a cornerstone...
Texas city strips funding for monthly art event over drag show
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — The Lubbock City Council has voted to strip funding from a popular free monthly arts walk, after a council member suggested the event promoted a drag show. The 5-2 vote on Tuesday strips the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts of $30,000 of tax...
South Plains Financial: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — South Plains Financial, Inc. (SPFI) on Thursday reported net income of $11.1 million in its second quarter. The bank, based in Lubbock, Texas, said it had earnings of 66 cents per share. The company posted revenue of...
Just as the temperature climbs, Texas towns are closing public pools to cut costs
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — With the bright sun shining down over them, kids and teenagers in Mae Simmons Park cooled off Monday, zig-zagging through sprinklers at one of the city’s new splash pads. The relief couldn’t come soon enough. Like the rest of Texas, it’s been a hot...
