Sports
Mike Leach, ex-Texas Tech head coach, dies at 61
Posted on · Leach, who was in his third season as head coach at Mississippi State, fell ill Sunday at his home in Starkville, Mississippi.
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Sports
Houston knocks out 1-seed Arizona, Shead scores 21 points
Posted on · The Cougars are a win away from getting to the NCAA Final Four for the second year in a row.
Houston Matters
Farmers Expect To See Limited Supplies of Certain Food Staples As Pandemic Continues
Posted on · An agriculture expert from Texas Tech offers insight into how the food supply could be affected as farmers deal with a new way of doing business.
Houston Matters
Texas Teams Have A Shot At Both Men’s And Women’s College Basketball Titles
Posted on · Texas Tech plays tonight for the men's title, while Baylor won its third overall women's title Sunday night.
Houston Matters
Sports Monday: Astros-Indians Preview, And Texans Win in Overtime
Posted on · Sportswriter Jeff Balke updates us on the latest Houston sports news.
News
Vet School And Budgets Loom over Well-Liked Chancellor’s Hasty Exit from Texas Tech
Posted on · The surprise retirement of Robert Duncan from the Texas Tech University System has stirred lawmakers and renewed calls for a new veterinary school in West Texas.
News
Texas A&M Vet School Tells Texas Tech: This State Ain’t Big Enough For The Two Of Us
Posted on · To address a shortage of rural vets, Texas Tech plans to build a new vet school, which would be the second in the state. But A&M said doing so would detract state resources without solving anything.
News
Gov. Abbott: Texas Tech Program Could Prevent School Shootings
Posted on · The governor is touting a telemedicine program at Texas Tech as a possible tool to prevent school shootings. But could it work statewide?
Houston Matters
Full Show: Preventing School Shootings, And Integrating Renewables Into The Electric Grid (May 24, 2018)
Posted on · On Thursday's Houston Matters: We learn about a telemedicine program out of Texas Tech that might help stop school shootings. We discuss integration of renewable energy into the power grid. A local ophthalmologist answers your eye care questions. And we visit a convention for fans of Minecraft.
News
Was He Frisked? Questions Over How Texas Tech Police Handled Shooting Suspect
Posted on · The incident is raising procedural questions about how campus police interact with students.
News
UPDATE: Affidavit Reveals Student Admits to Texas Tech Shooting
Posted on · A lockdown at Texas Tech University was lifted Monday night after campus police apprehended a person suspected of killing a police officer.
Podcast
Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 13: Abbott Says No
Posted on · "What's in a veto? That which we call a veto by any other name would smell as veto-like." - William Shakespeare