Dustin Burrows, courtesy image. Update: On Saturday neither Representative Dustin Burrows nor Representative David Cook won a 60 percent majority of the Republican caucus in the race for Texas Speaker […]
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.
More dogs expected to be put down by city amid hike in dog attacks
Photo illustration from Shutterstock More dog attacks over recent years mean Lubbock will probably euthanize more dogs at its facility off Loop 289. Lubbock Animal Services (LAS) is not officially […]
UPDATED: Lubbock’s Dustin Burrows files to become next speaker of Texas House of Representatives as Phelan steps aside
Lubbock State Representative Dustin Burrows filed paperwork to become the next Texas Speaker of the House, LubbockLights.com learned Friday morning. Current speaker Dade Phelan, representative from Beaumont, announced Friday morning […]
Lubbock company pumps the water and oil America needs; adds $10 million ‘first-of-its-kind’ testing facility
Troy Pickering at SIMFLO and SitePro announcement. Staff photo. When you turn on the water or go to the gas station, you expect things to work. Many of the custom-made […]
Win election but don’t file campaign finance reports? Then you lose if Tepper’s proposed legislation becomes law
Carl Tepper, image from Facebook page There’s a proposal to stop certain people from taking office in Texas even if they win an election. The proposal in the next legislative […]
Are you aware of latest ways scammers want to cheat you? Read this to learn from experts who put on ‘reverse boiler room’ in Lubbock to fight back
An AARP reverse boiler room in the Overton Hotel & Conference Center to fight back against fraud and scam calls. Staff photo. Thirty-five or so volunteers gathered Friday in the […]
City got ‘mulligan’ from feds on protected burrowing owls, but local conservation group and city disagree on how to go forward
Burrowing owl, East Lubbock County. Photo by Terry Greenberg. Federal officials gave Lubbock a warning in April about killing prairie dogs in the Canyon Lake System, that stretches from Berl […]
Famous Steel House auctioned off; but did it get the asking price of $1.59 million?
The Steel House in Ransom Canyon went up for auction. Staff photo. The famous Robert Bruno Steel House in Ransom Canyon was auctioned Tuesday evening for $775,000. It’s not quite […]
Why do Lubbock boards lack equal representation by council district and can it be fixed?
Mayor Pro-tem Christy Martinez-Garcia (right) speaks during Oct. 22, 2024 City Council meeting. Also pictured, City Councilman David Glasheen (left). Lubbock’s City Council District 1 – covering north and northeast […]
Lubbock soon to have four Bolton Oil Change locations and other companies moving in too
Bolton Oil Change, coming soon, 6605 Milwaukee Avenue Bolton Oil Change is adding two more locations since LubbockLights.com broke the story in July of the company returning to Lubbock after […]
Part of the reason we’re named Lubbock Lights honors ‘51 UFO mystery; here’s the story of how answer died with investigator
Edward Ruppelt (foreground) images of Lubbock Lights incident (background) Edward J. Ruppelt said he knew what caused the 1951 Lubbock Lights but took the secret to his grave because of […]
How many times is Proposition A on your ballot in Lubbock? Four Prop A issues ‘could confuse people’ – we explain all four
Yard signs, both in favor of Prop A, are for different issues (sometimes) on the same ballot. Staff photo. In the November 5 election, Lubbock County voters will decide Proposition […]
Why has Lubbock’s debt neared $1.8 billion? We explain the why and how in detail
The Lubbock City Council recently approved $66 million of debt for the Lake 7 water project – part of an estimated $251 million in debt for that and related projects. […]
‘How much lipstick can we put on the pig?’ Roosevelt voters to decide on bond funding new elementary school and junior/senior high renovations
A small crowd attended the informational meeting of the Roosevelt ISD on an upcoming bond election. Staff photo. Roosevelt ISD superintendent Dallas Grimes sat down with LubbockLights.com to discuss the […]
Improved bond rating will help Wolfforth save money as it works to keep up with growth
Wolfforth Welcome sign, Donald Preston Drive (82nd Street) and Marsha Sharp Freeway. Staff photo. Wolfforth needs to triple its water infrastructure if it wants to stay up with growth projections. […]
Famous steel house near Lubbock up for auction, asking price $1.59 million but bidding starts at $250,000
Bruno Steel House in Ransom Canyon at sunset in this 2017 photo taken by Lubbock Lights Editor Terry Greenberg The famous Bruno Steel House, looking something like a spaceship peering […]