Brad Burt
Digital producer
Lubbock, TX
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“On behalf of the Big 12 Conference, I want to extend my sincere appreciation to Commissioner Bowlsby for his outstanding leadership over the last decade,” said Chair of the Big 12 Board and President of Texas Tech University, Lawrence Schovanec.
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After three days on trial, former San Angelo police chief Tim Vasquez has been found guilty by a jury on charges of bribery and mail fraud.
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Dr. Cavazos served as the first Texas Tech alumnus and the first Mexican-American president of both the University and Health Sciences Center for eight years.
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City and state advocates say this designation is a critical step forward in a project that will be an immense economic win for Texas, and the United States.
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Lawyers for Bart Reagor state he has officially filed for appeals from the guilty judgement of lying to a bank, and the sentence of 14 years in federal prison that followed.
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On Saturday, March 5, this truly grassroots community event will begin at 10 a.m., walking from the East Lubbock Art House to Ernest Butler Park at East 4th Street and Zenith Avenue. The Art House is featuring “Anti-racism, a juried art exhibition,” available for viewing this Saturday.
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A Ukrainian American doctor in Lubbock has written a statement in the hopes of answering a question he says many of his fellow Americans are asking in light of recent world news. Why do we care about the conflict in Ukraine?
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A letter from Governor Greg Abbott is calling for the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate and prosecute parents of children experiencing gender transition, saying the elective procedures related to transition “constitute child abuse under existing Texas law.”
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In Tuesday night’s meeting, Lubbock City Council voted 7-0 in favor of transitioning Lubbock Power & Light to the competitive electric market.
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If the City Council’s vote passes, officials expect customers to be able to make decisions on retail electricity by October of 2023.
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Lubbock police have charged a 17-year-old with criminally negligent homicide in the shooting death of 17-year-old Austin Cruz, following what was believed to be an accidental shooting on Jan. 13.
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The Lubbock Community Fridges at 405 M.L.K. Jr Blvd, operating for a little over a year now, take food donations of unopened non-perishables, fresh fruit and veggies and allow anyone to take food they need at any time, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
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Mayor Pro-Tem Steve Massengale has announced he will not be running for the mayoral position in the May 2022 election.
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U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk found exhibits and testimony presented, “are sufficient evidence for a rational jury” to conclude Reagor was guilty of making a false statement to the International Bank of Commerce.
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Federal agencies and defense attorneys for Bart Reagor now have a new timeline to file documents related to Reagor’s sentencing for false statement to a bank, after the judge extended the date for Reagor’s sentencing hearing.
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Federal prosecutors say there was “overwhelming evidence” supporting the jury’s decision to convict Bart Reagor of making false statement to the International Bank of Commerce, and he knew his plan to acquire and distribute proceeds from a business loan was “dishonest and wrong.”
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Former educator John Gatica has been announced as a candidate for Lubbock County Commissioner, Precinct 2.
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Abbott cited his series of Executive Orders issued earlier this year, prohibiting entities in Texas from compelling COVID-19 vaccination.
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Former Reagor-Dykes CFO Shane Smith and RDAG Legal Compliance Director Steven Reinhart, both witnesses in the trial for Bart Reagor, have new sentencing dates now set for January.
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The motion from the Texas Attorney General’s Office calls the mandate “a gun to the head” from federal agencies, compelling Texas and other government entities operating Head Start programs to participate against their will.
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New documents from the defense team for Bart Reagor ask for acquittal from the judge on the charge Reagor was found guilty of in October, saying prosecutors did not adequately define or prove Reagor lied about the loan from the International Bank of Commerce.
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The district's lawsuit, alongside the state of Texas, claims the mandate from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services oversteps the department’s authority over “Head Start” programs.
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Mayor Dan Pope has confirmed with KCBD he will not be seeking election to any public office in 2022.
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Reagor's defense says prosecutors’ “focus on proving the elements of False Statement to a Bank” did not prove the amounts Reagor actually obtained.
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Lubbock businessman Kade Wilcox has announced he is running in the Republican primary for State House District 84 representative.
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The Big 12 issued an official statement on Wednesday, saying Jensen and Harris’ comments “were contrary to expected levels of respect and professionalism” and they have been removed from announcing the Tech game on Saturday.
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After 12 years with John Frullo representing District 84 in the Texas House, Glasheen will run against Carl Tepper to replace Frullo, who announced on November 4 he will not seek re-election.
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The Lubbock Police Department has transferred the case files for the November 5 south Lubbock shooting to the Texas Attorney General’s Office to begin their review, after Lubbock County District Attorney's Office recused themselves from the case last week.
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The historic Wallace Theater in Levelland has announced a scheduled series of concerts and movies in November and December, approaching the 2021 Holiday season.
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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.