Brad Burt
Digital producer
Lubbock, TX
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Executive Order GA-40, issued Monday, states receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine “by any individual, including an employee or a consumer,” cannot be mandated when the individual objects “for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19.”
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In 1979, Hall brought a film crew from Nashville to Levelland and brought national eyes and ears to an early commercial music program at South Plains College with a mini-documentary on the country and bluegrass music being made there.
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For a limited time, the Wallace Theater in Levelland will be featuring a production of the thrilling Sweeney Todd, a twisting story of love and revenge in London’s dark 19th Century streets.
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Lawmakers say the proposed bill would amend Higher Education Code, requiring approval by a majority vote in both the Texas House and Senate before public senior college or universities can change membership in a collegiate athletic conference.
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According to the FBI, Webb made six transfers totaling $6,200 in the month of January alone, and more than $10,400 from February 27 to March 2, 2021 on Paypal. Unauthorized transfers exceeded $250,000 from Christ the King cathedral.
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Governor Greg Abbott made several new announcements on Texas’ efforts to build a wall on the southern border with Mexico; including a $250 million down payment, and a letter to President Biden demanding land obtained by the Trump administration for a wall be given to the State.
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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says Texans’ conservation efforts and “changes in procedures and processes” prevented rotating outages Monday, in a time of record-breaking power demand.
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Jaeger’s mother filed a lawsuit against The Weather Channel in 2019, seeking $125 million in damages, claiming Williamson and Yarnall habitually ran stop signs, traffic lights and violated other basic traffic safety laws, in attempts to obtain video footage for their show, TWC’s “Storm Wranglers,” and for TWC’s weather programming.
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The former president of Lubbock Christian Schools has pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of child pornography after court documents say his wife caught him photographing a 15-year-old girl in the shower.
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Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas Surgical Health Services has filed a lawsuit against the City of Lubbock, hoping to stop enforcement of the recent “Sanctuary City for the Unborn” ordinance by saying it violates rights to due process according to the U.S. Constitution and Texas law.
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This workshop, titled "Music Marketing and Promotion," is the second in a series of four free opportunities offered quarterly, with future workshop topics to include venue relationships, booking and financial management of a music career.
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The Small Business Administration is preparing to accept applications for the “Shuttered Venue Operators Grant,” an effort to bring aid to theatres, museums and concert venues affected by COVID-19.
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Authorities say 24-year-old Alexander Duberek of San Diego was arrested by FBI agents after turning himself in. Family of Chad Luera say they received the call last night, adding it was emotional, but ultimately “a relief.”
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A judge has granted a motion to push the date of the child pornography trial of former Lubbock dentist Jason White, declaring the case complex after prosecutors stated more possible victims have come forward.
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A motion has been submitted by prosecutors in the case involving former Lubbock dentist Jason White, claiming at least eight more victims have come to law enforcement joining accusations of child exploitation.
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Shallowater Independent School District has confirmed a school assignment on “chivalry” telling female students to “obey any reasonable request of a male” has been removed following backlash from parents.
According to court documents, White will appear before Magistrate Judge D. Gordon Bryant Jr. at the U.S. Courthouse in Lubbock at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
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As leaders both in the Republican Party and across the world begin to acknowledge Biden as the President-elect following the Electoral College’s vote, District 19 Representative Jodey Arrington says he wants resolution in the courts before declaring a winner in the 2020 Presidential election.
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A grand jury has indicted a woman on charges of bank fraud, accusing her of using money from a Lubbock church’s community outreach program to pay for personal expenses and vacations including Disney Land and Las Vegas.
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The legendary 6666′s Ranches, first established in 1870 and now spanning hundreds of thousands of acres across west Texas, are being sold.
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The Science Spectrum Museum in Lubbock announced that it has joined Museums for All, a movement to bring the educational benefits of museums to people of all backgrounds.
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U.S. Marshals served a writ of execution to Bart Reagor on Thursday to collect $49 million owed to Ford Motor Credit.
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Lubbock Mayor Dan Pope has responded to a letter from the Lubbock County Medical Society asking him to enforce the city’s ordinances and guidelines on masks and limiting social gatherings.
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One year ago this week, Floyd Mitchell was sworn in as Lubbock’s 23rd police chief. It was a major change in leadership for the city that would be followed by a year like we’ve never seen before. KCBD spoke to Chief Mitchell in an exclusive one-on-one interview to be aired in three parts.
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Many know of West Texas Walk of Fame singer/songwriter Terry Allen, as well as playwright, poet and actress, Jo Harvey Allen, his wife. They and their two sons will be sharing knowledge and experiences on art and family this week through five sessions in virtual residency with Texas Tech University.
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As part of the resolution of the Third Amended Chapter 11 Plan of Liquidation for Reagor-Dykes Auto Group, the Trustee is prepared to announce the chance for former Reagor-Dykes consumers to assert claims for compensation.
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The Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s executive committee made the decision this week, saying the event "would rank as a “very high risk” for further spread of COVID-19 and potentially impact populations and healthcare systems in Fort Worth and beyond the North Texas area."
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Cities are required to respond to public information requests, but when our Investigates team asked for the mayor's financial records, most of what we needed had been redacted. Here's what it took to get the answers we needed.
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Texas Tech University has released information from conflicted reviews by student athletes and staff under the leadership of coach Adrian Gregory, some describing her as a mentor, while others reported a toxic atmosphere, with incidents of racism and “performance contracts related to weight loss."
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Back in June, the Lubbock Police Department announced an effort to bring more minority applicants into the department. Now, with the first new recruiting class about to start, we asked partners to provide a report card, indicating how well they did.
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The student organization says feedback they received regarding the scholarships was positive and negative, but they hope their statement “provides clarity towards our purpose for these scholarships and what we’re trying to achieve at Tech.”
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The Lubbock Police Department will be receiving more than $73,000 in federal grant money, intended to fund open access to mental health and wellness services for Lubbock law enforcement.
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Members of the Women’s Basketball team say they are standing alongside student athletes with the football team at Texas Tech and other schools across the country, in protest of racial injustice and police brutality.
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Members of the Texas Tech football team announced they would be opting out of practice to protest police brutality.
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President Schovanec spoke about the University’s response to the student athletes’ decision as they were leaving a meeting away from the practice field with the President of the Black Student Association, Arabia Harris, Lubbock community leader AJ McCleod, and Lubbock Police chief Floyd Mitchell.
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The City of Lubbock has revealed the names of 21 artists to be featured on this year’s album for the Lubbock Music Now project. The album is set to release in the fall of this year, featuring all local musicians with some “surprise guests.”
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In the statement, players say they know a portion of Red Raider fans will not understand or support their decision, but they ask for the public to respect their right to peacefully protest.
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Officials with Texas Tech University have responded to a call to action by students and alumni of the university’s School of Theatre and Dance, demanding policy changes after reports of racism.
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More than two years after the first claims against the Reagor Dykes Auto Group, legal action continues as the creditor’s trust for the bankrupt company filed a lawsuit claiming AimBank ignored warning signs of fraud.
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Governor Greg Abbott has released the names of appointments for his Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services, and three of them bring ties to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
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Over the next six weeks, engineers will install 25 monitoring wells in a 12 square mile area downgradient of the former base, according to the AFCEC. They have sampled more than 500 drinking water wells for PFAS and installed 220 whole-house drinking water treatment systems on affected wells.
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Governor Greg Abbott announced another change in Texas education for the 2020-2021 school year Monday, waiving grade promotion requirement related to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test for students in grades 5 and 8.
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The National Autopsy Assay Group, once contracted to work with the Lubbock County Medical Examiner’s Office, has sent a letter to Lubbock County officials, calling the office a “hot mess,” following the recent resignation of former Medical Examiner Dr. John Lang.
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One person is in the hospital and two others have been arrested after a chase in a stolen vehicle that reached speeds of up to 112 miles per hour crossed paths with officers from all over Texas, attending Sheriff Abraham Vega’s funeral in Tahoka.
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According to body camera footage released by Lubbock ISD, Camacho was asked repeatedly to leave the campus before his arrest. Camacho said he was met with intimidation and threats, and asked the Board that Chief Jody Scifres be fired, claiming "I could’ve been the next George Floyd.”
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Businesses and individuals who were victims of fraudulent actions by employees of Reagor-Dykes Auto Group may be closer to receiving compensation after the third amended Chapter 11 liquidation plan was filed Tuesday.
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LCSO says given the exceptions listed and the specific prohibition outlined in the order, deputies won’t detain any individual for not wearing a face covering, but they encourage the public to comply with the spirit of the order and any requirements by individual businesses.
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LPD says while officers are expected to enforce the order, their goal is to seek voluntary compliance through conversation and education, rather than issuing citations.
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“This is the right action for us,” Pope says. “please socially distance, cover your face, and protect yourself, your family, friends and neighbors. We all want to safely and sensibly return to the life we yearn for. We can do this, but we’re going to have to act differently.”
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Governor Greg Abbott has issued a new executive order requiring all Texans to wear a face covering in public spaces in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases.