It’s Tax-Free Weekend in Texas. Here’s what you can save on
This year’s sales tax holiday runs Friday, Aug. 7, through midnight Sunday, Aug. 9.
This year’s sales tax holiday runs Friday, Aug. 7, through midnight Sunday, Aug. 9.
schools
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Texas Tech School of Music assistant professor has spent 12 years developing an instrument that uses motion sensors instead of traditional keys or strings. Hideki Isoda, an assistant professor of composition, created the device using an accelerometer and...
Local
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Congress is working to pass a new five-year farm bill. The current extension is set to expire on Sept. 30. The House is not in session until after the midterms. U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, sought input from South Plains farmers on how to improve the bi...
parks
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A new traveling museum is in Lubbock, highlighting stories of neighbors helping neighbors. The “People of Hope” mobile museum is parked at the Catholic Diocese of Lubbock at Fourth Street and Toledo Avenue. The free, immersive exhibit is set up inside a hi...
government
The Lubbock Independent School District Board of Trustees is scheduled to hold its next regular meeting on Thursday, September 24, 2026, to recognize students and staff and officially name three new elementary schools....
Local
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Fatigue, chills and body aches. Those are just some of the symptoms the flu can bring. The CDC found that from October 2025 to May 2026, 32 million to 57 million people were infected with the flu. This includes 390,000 to 800,000 hospitalizations and 24,00...
safety
AUSTIN, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources ahead of heavy rainfall and flooding threats expected to impact portions of West Texas and the Texas Panhandle over the...
Local
Severe weather is expected to impact Lubbock and the rest of the South Plains on September 21, 2026.
schools
Lubbock High School sophomore Amelia Anderson took home an elite honor this weekend at the Hoka McNeil Invitational.
government
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Commissioners Court approved a non-binding resolution calling for a Texas Rangers probe into why and how Mark Meurer drew a paycheck for nine months despite not holding the Precinct 2 commissioner seat. Commissioner Mike Dalby said he endorses everythi...
Local
The South Plains Fair is scheduled to open in Lubbock, Texas, on Friday, September 25, and will run through Saturday, October 3, 2026.
schools
Provided by Western Texas College LUBBOCK, Texas (NEWS RELEASE) - Isrell Lawson, WTC’s Welcome Center and Enrollment Outreach Director, speaks with prospective students at the 2025 Western Texas College Fair. Western Texas College invites area high school students, families, adul...
News
LEVELLAND, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - South Plains College’s Creative Arts Department has opened registration for two classes that will give local, aspiring musicians ages 12 to 17 a chance to hone their skills this fall. In the Fall 2026 Youth Live Ensemble, musicians of any instrument...
