Innocence Project of Texas

The Texas chapter of the Innocence Project is a group of volunteer lawyers and Texas Tech University law students. They investigate different convictions of possibly innocent people. According to the mission statement of the Innocence Project, it is a national litigation and public policy dedicated to exonerating wrongfully convicted people through DNA testing and reforming [...]

Lubbock is helping with Haiti recovery

The devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010 has affected people all over the world, including Lubbock, Texas. Local businesses and charities are working to send relief to the survivors. Breedlove Foods Inc., United Supermarkets, Texas Tech Federal Credit Union, American State Bank and even an elementary school are reaching out to raise [...]

TTUHSC No Longer Performing Medical Tests on Cats

Over two-thousand signatures were collected  protesting the use of cats for educational experimentation at Texas Tech’s Health Science Center, said Robyn Katz, founder of the Tech Student Animal Legal Defense Fund. Katz, who presented the petition to the secretary of Elmo Cavin, the interim president of TTUHSC, said it does not make any sense to [...]

Social Networking Effects Mixed Among College Students

As college students enter the work force, career training and move throughout life, one constant may be sending mixed signals to the generation it has become synonymous with. As Todd Chambers, chairman of the Texas Tech Department of Electronic Media and Communications, said,  technology is changing those who grew up with it, or rather  Generation [...]

Llano Estacado Hosts Annual Grape Day

Llano Estacado Winery hosted the 16th annual Grape Day to celebrate the end of the seasonal harvest and grape crushing. The event included wine-tasting, local food vendors, winery tours, informational seminars,the Texas Tech football game, and live music from local favorites, Kenny Maines and Leslie Sawyer. Dusty Duke, taste room director, said the event represents [...]

Texas Representatives Discuss Statewide Smoking Ban

Lubbock smokers may soon be asked to put it out at their favorite local haunts. Smoking in all workplaces and public places across the state will be banned if Texas House Bill 5, which was filed in early January, passes during the 81st Texas Legislative Session, according to the Texas Legislature online Web site. In [...]

Local agriculture’s current economic impact

By: Matthew Copple Local farmers fight the weather and sagging national economy as the harvesting season comes to a close.  A study by The Texas Tech University Cotton Economics Research Institute estimates a possible 28 percent reduction for this years local cotton crop due to early-season high winds and late-season cool temperatures.  According to the [...]

Local agriculture’s current economic impact

Local farmers fight the weather and sagging national economy as the harvesting season comes to a close.  A study by The Texas Tech University Cotton Economics Research Institute estimates a possible 28 percent reduction for this years local cotton crop due to early-season high winds and late-season cool temperatures.  According to the study such a [...]