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Tech Alumni Candi Whitaker Named As New Lady Raiders Coach

The former Lady Raiders player returns to her alma mater as the program’s sixth coach. The move comes about a week after Kristy Curry left for Alabama.

2013/05/20

This photo, taken on October 29, 2010, shows wind turbines at work in Kenya. (credit: TONY KARUMBA/AFP/Getty Images)

Texas Tech Creates New Wind Institute

Texas Tech University has created an institute that combines research and education in wind science, engineering and energy.

2013/05/07

Winds Damage Texas Tech Stadium Lights

Strong winds have damaged part of a light tower at Texas Tech’s football stadium and forced evacuation of some nearby buildings as a precaution.

2013/05/02

Packed cannabis at a growing facility. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images)

North Texas Man Sentenced For 245lb Drug Load

A federal judge in Lubbock has sentenced a North Texas man to nearly six years in prison for hauling more than 245 pounds of marijuana.

2013/03/30

A statue of Pope John Paul II stands as a group of Charismatic Catholics attend Mass in the Nossa Senhora da Consolacao Church while under renovation on March 12, 2013 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (credit: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Pope John Paul II Exhibit Opens In Lubbock

An exhibit of personal items from the life and work of Pope John Paul II has opened in West Texas amid the fascination with new Pope Francis.

2013/03/18

Police Looking Into Possible Meth Lab In Tech Dorm

Texas Tech police are investigating the discovery in a dormitory room of what they say are materials necessary to produce methamphetamine.

2013/03/09

Texas Tech, TCU Big 12 Opener Moved To Thursday Night

Texas Tech and TCU will play their Big 12 opener on a Thursday night in front of a national television audience.

2013/03/07

Texas Tech Bests Last Season’s Big 12 Record

Chris Walker knows his Texas Tech team is young and inexperienced. It all shows nearly every game, after all. Yet not everything is grim for Red Raiders, despite more losses than wins.

2013/02/14

Kingsbury Names 1st Texas Tech Recruiting Class

First-year coach Kliff Kingsbury staff got a late start recruiting but says he and his young staff signed players who will fit Texas Tech’s immediate needs on the offensive line.

2013/02/06

Last Count In Leach Texas Tech Lawsuit Dismissed

A judge has dismissed the last remaining count in football coach Mike Leach’s wrongful termination lawsuit against Texas Tech.

2013/02/05

The crew of Space Shuttle Columbia's mission STS-107 take a break from their training regime to pose for the traditional crew portrait. (credit: NASA/Getty Images)

Columbia Pilot’s Parents Recall Shuttle Crash

One morning, nearly 10 years ago, Barry McCool remembers watching his son’s space shuttle fly more than 40 miles above his Las Vegas home. But Columbia never landed.

2013/01/28

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Texas Company Says It Can Stop Bread Mold

A company could have an answer to the unwelcome discovery that just-purchased bread contain mold. MicroZap claims its technology allows bread to stay mold-free for 60 days.

2013/01/08