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Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Jun. 14, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
San Antonio Express-News. June 9, 2021. Editorial: Only authentic artifacts to remember the Alamo Immortalized by a...

This undated photo provided by Lubbock County (Texas) Sheriff's Office shows Larry Lee Harris. Idalou, Texas police said Harris, an Arizona man who held 11 National Guard Soldiers transporting COVID-19 vaccines at gunpoint, was arrested Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (Lubbock County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Feds charge Arizona man in National Guard holdup in Texas

Mar. 26, 2021 05:17 PM EDT

This undated photo provided by Lubbock County (Texas) Sheriff's Office shows Larry Lee Harris. Idalou, Texas police said Harris, an Arizona man who held 11 National Guard Soldiers transporting COVID-19 vaccines at gunpoint, was arrested Tuesday, March 23, 2021. (Lubbock County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Man accused of holding National Guard members at gunpoint

Mar. 23, 2021 03:15 PM EDT

Texas Tech adds former Oregon QB Shough as grad transfer

Mar. 22, 2021 05:46 PM EDT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech is adding former Oregon quarterback Tyler Shough as a graduate transfer. Shough started all seven games...

FILE- In this Friday, March 12, 2021, file photo, Utah State head coach Craig Smith reacts to a basket during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Colorado State in the semifinal round of the Mountain West Conference tournament in Las Vegas. Utah State and Texas Tech meet in a first-round game in the South Region on Friday. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken, File)
Smith's fast rise at Utah St much like Beard's trek at Tech

By Eric Olson Mar. 17, 2021 05:09 PM EDT

FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2020, file photo, Illinois' new football coach Bret Bielema and his family were introduced to the media outside the Smith Center on UI campus in Champaign, Ill. on Sunday, Dec. 20 , 2020. Bielema saw a unique opportunity to accelerate a turnaround at Illinois when he returned to college football as head coach of the Illini in December. (Robin Scholz/The News-Gazette via AP, File)
College football super seniors could change fortunes in 2021

By Ralph D. Russo Feb. 28, 2021 12:03 PM EST

The Latest: Texas Tech-TCU juggle schedule because of storm

By The Associated Press Feb. 14, 2021 01:43 PM EST
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___ Extreme winter weather in Texas...

Texas Tech's Mac McClung (0) falls down while dribbling down the court during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Incarnate Word, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson)
McCullar debuts, No. 13 Texas Tech tops Incarnate Word 79-51

Dec. 29, 2020 09:18 PM EST

Kansas' Daniel Hishaw Jr. (20) breaks the tackle by Texas Tech's Tre'Jon Lewis (77) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson)
Texas Tech tops Kansas 16-13 with Wells out because of virus

Dec. 05, 2020 05:53 PM EST

Texas Tech's Tyreek Smith (10) dunks during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Troy, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson)
No. 17 Texas Tech rolls past Troy 80-46 in replacement game

Dec. 04, 2020 11:07 PM EST

New Mexico basketball teams temporarily relocating to Texas

Nov. 20, 2020 04:32 PM EST
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's men's and women's basketball teams are temporarily relocating to Texas due to coronavirus restrictions in their home...

FILE - In this July 27, 2020, file photo, notes to medical personnel are hung in an area as they prepare to ender a COVID-19 unit at Starr County Memorial Hospital in Rio Grande City, Texas. As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are scrambling to find enough nursing help — especially in rural areas and at small hospitals. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
'We're in trouble': Texas sending record help to hospitals

By Paul J. Weber Nov. 18, 2020 06:24 PM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 26,2020, file photo, a medical worker stands at a COVID-19 state drive-thru testing site at UTEP, in El Paso, Texas. The U.S. has recorded about 10.3 million confirmed infections, with new cases soaring to all-time highs of well over 120,000 per day over the past week. (Briana Sanchez/The El Paso Times via AP, File)
Texas becomes 1st state to surpass 1 million COVID-19 cases

By Paul J. Weber And Jim Vertuno Nov. 11, 2020 02:45 AM EST

President-elect Joe Biden gestures on stage after speaking, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
One week in an America riven by politics and the plague

By Jerry Schwartz Nov. 08, 2020 08:49 AM EST

Texas sends virus team to Amarillo, Lubbock as cases spike

Oct. 16, 2020 01:49 PM EDT
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday he is deploying medical personnel and supplies to the Texas Panhandle and surrounding region as the...

Texas Tech's quarterback Alex Bowman passes downfield in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Houston Baptist, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Mark Rogers)
Bowman, Texas Tech hold off Houston Baptist 35-33 in opener

Sep. 13, 2020 12:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2019, file photo, Texas Tech coach Matt Wells applauds his team during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arizona in Tucson, Ariz. Wells said at the start of this fall's camp that there was no question Alex Bowman was in line to take the first snap, and it was the sophomore quarterback's job “to solidify that role and extend his lead. It's up to him to play well.” (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)
Texas Tech QB Bowman relishes fresh start in Wells' 2nd year

Sep. 01, 2020 10:11 PM EDT

Texas Tech athletics cutting 40 positions, reducing salaries

Sep. 01, 2020 12:28 AM EDT
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech will eliminate 40 positions from its athletic department and reduce the salary of many remaining employees in the face of an...

FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2020, file photo, Texas Tech head coach Marlene Stollings reacts to a play in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Baylor in Waco Texas. Texas Tech women's basketball players have accused Stollings and her staff of fostering a culture of abuse that led to an exodus from the program, according to a report published Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020, in USA Today. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte, File)
Texas Tech AD apologizes to team after firing Stollings

Aug. 07, 2020 07:57 PM EDT