Image contains AI-generated elements created in Adobe Firefly. Lubbock County approved an outside law firm, Hacker Stephens LLP, last week to defend against an abortion rights lawsuit filed in federal […]
Author: James Clark
- James Clark is the associate editor of Lubbock Lights. He worked in radio, television and digital media for a combined total of more than 30 years. He was Director of Digital News Content at KAMC, KLBK and EverythingLubbock.com for nearly 10 years.
Smoke shops, new homes and manufactured homes affected if 56 changes to UDC are approved
A smoke shop in Lubbock. Staff photo. Zoning cases for new smoke shops put James Bell, the chairman of Lubbock’s Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z), in a bad spot. That […]
As Cox bankruptcy wraps up, focus shifts to use of Fifth Amendment, possibility of criminal charges in Ferrum ‘Ponzi scheme’
Michael Cox (left) and Joshua Allen (right) with court records in the background. Ed Price represents clients who are tired of hearing two men plead the Fifth Amendment when hundreds […]
Cox deal to keep his house approved but some of his bankruptcy protections lost
The attorney defending Mike Cox of Lubbock – co-owner of embattled Ferrum Capital – said Wednesday he was limited in defending Cox in bankruptcy court because Cox had used his […]
‘I was shocked and ecstatic…’ family reacts after bankruptcy ruling preserves millions in debt related to Lubbock-based Ferrum Capital
Mike Cox, foreground, with court ruling, background. Leslie Workman doesn’t expect her dad – a veteran who served in the Army in Iraq and Afghanistan – to recover money […]
County votes ‘no’ on Slaton study for downtown square; judge open for Slaton to try again
Slaton Mayor Cliff Shaw is disappointed with the Lubbock County Commissioners Court. Commissioners voted ‘no’ to funding a downtown economic development study. But that’s not what got under Shaw’s skin. […]
Judge rejects Lubbock man’s efforts to use bankruptcy to avoid millions of debt in Ferrum Capital case
A Fort Worth bankruptcy judge ruled late Friday afternoon Mike Cox cannot discharge $21.7 million of his debt because Lubbock-based Ferrum Capital illegally sold unregistered securities. The judge’s ruling directly […]
Local elected official sued feds to stop anti-money laundering regulation he says goes too far
Jason Corley (foreground) and Federal Register (background) A Lubbock County commissioner sued the federal government to stop “anti-money laundering” regulations aimed at disrupting criminals set to take effect later this […]
82 years later, airman R.L. Tyler coming home to rest in peace, having survived the Bataan Death March but not malaria
Sgt. R.L. Tyler, original image from DPAA press release. Photo restoration filter applied by LubbockLights.com An American hero from West Texas was not destined to rest forever in “common grave […]
Lubbock imposes hiring freeze immediately except for public safety; council told to brace for more if revenue keeps falling
Lubbock city manager Jarrett Atkinson announced a hiring freeze starting immediately. Atkinson did so during a city council meeting Tuesday afternoon where he said sales tax collections are $1.8 million […]
A few bad years leave West Texas cotton industry ‘bleeding’
A cotton boll in a dry dusty field. Image from Adobe Firefly, 2025. Dilemmas atop headaches and an unsympathetic Mother Nature created a crisis for the West Texas cotton industry […]
Godeke Library location no longer to be rented, purchased instead if deal approved by city council
5034 Frankford Avenue as seen in August 2024. Staff photo. Lubbock might buy the Godeke Branch Library location for $3 million instead of continuing to rent it. Background material for […]
Tech star of 1940s, oldest living football letterman and Lubbock business leader Tim Hatch passed way
Tim Hatch, image from Overhead Door Company of Lubbock Tim Hatch got his lip busted open in a Texas Tech football game in the late 1940s. Busted badly. “It required […]
Police report describes K-9 attacking Lubbock family before dog shot and killed
Image by LubbockLight.com A man who saw one of his neighbors getting attacked by a dog Saturday went back in his house to get his gun, then shot the dog […]
New bankruptcy judge appointed in Lubbock – to oversee cases across much of West Texas
Brad Odell, image from mullinhoard.com Brad Odell was appointed April 10 as the new bankruptcy judge in Lubbock, replacing retiring judge Robert L. Jones. The court in Lubbock oversees bankruptcy […]
No more payments in Reagor Dykes case, trust shut down
Money for victims in the Reagor Dykes bankruptcy case is all gone – although they fared better than most creditors in bankruptcy cases. Trustee Dennis Faulkner – in charge of […]