A tragic holiday morning in the hill country. The recovery underway from Kerrville tonight NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas kerrcountylead.com/6-confirmed-de…

#KLBK viewer Paul Callaghan sent me these scenes from Erskine and Frankford of flash flooding due to this afternoon's storms! Avoid driving through flooded roadways. As you can see from the video, some cars have stalled! NWS Lubbock

Stormy evening in the Lubbock area. Cotton damaged by one-inch hail northwest of Ropesville this evening. 65 mph wind gust at O'Donnell 1N mesonet and 59 mph wind gust at Reese Center mesonet. #txwx

There will come a day sooner rather than later when the network correspondents have to leave, when the volunteers need to go back to work, when the donations will slow, but the people of Kerr County will not need any less support. This woman asked us to tell people: keep helping.

My team was so busy today putting local news together, we barely had time to think about the vote. Thank you to those who see the value of in-depth local reporting and continue to support us. Stay tuned for more KTTZ stories relevant to the West Texas I love.

Federal grants and programs can have a huge impact on our communities. The Mesquite Mile worked with homeowners and local partners to curb flooding in the Heart of Lubbock. In May of 2025, its NEA funding was withdrawn. 🌱🔍 radio.kttz.org/2025-07-18/the…

"Avoid issues of a divisive or controversial nature." That's a new requirement for applicants of the Cultural Arts Grant Program. With updated guidelines in place, city council has approved all recommended recipients– including the First Friday Art Trail. radio.kttz.org/2025-07-22/a-y…

Cotton growers are sounding the alarm on the health and environmental impacts of synthetic fibers like polyester. Almost 70% of clothes in fast fashion are made with synthetic fibers, which is made from petroleum and not biodegradable. New Texas Tribune texastribune.org/2025/07/24/tex…

Lubbock sky at 6:21 this Friday morning.

Incredible

Are you a Lubbock area veteran with thoughts about this THC ban and/or claims from our senator? DM/email me [email protected]

Note: this representative led the cut to funding behind the network that broadcast Curious George for his district.

THE DRILL DOWN: Want to catch up on the investigative work being done at NPR stations across Texas? Click here to read and hear stories we've done going back 18 months. texasstandard.org/texas-newsroom… #txlege

IT’S OFFICIAL: There is no quorum in the Texas House. Speaker Dustin Burrows says, “Leaving the state does not stop this House from doing its work. It only delays it.” He says he will entertain a motion for civil arrests of those who fled the state. #txlege

.Ryan Chandler has taken that professional commitment he put to covering Lubbock’s news to covering Texas at a national level, and I’ll always be proud to see it

#BREAKING: Sen. Cornyn says the FBI will help track down Texas Democrats who fled state to block a Republican-backed redistricting plan. The FBI has declined to comment on its involvement. keranews.org/texas-news/202…

Who advocates for the advocates? Check out the latest installment of my series on the local impact of federal funding cuts! An incredibly informative conversation with Lubbock Area United Way about how nonprofits got to this point and what comes next for community coordinators.

With 95 Texas House members on the floor today, a quorum is still not present despite the deadline set by Speaker Burrows #txlege

“I expect suits in other states,” Dustin Burrows says of efforts to get blue states to recognize the civil arrest warrant for quorum breakers. Efforts to capture them “will continue through the weekend.” New, 30% of each quorum breaker’s monthly office budget will be withheld.