County Road 6800 west of Lubbock The tension and anger in the Lubbock County budget war continue. There’s a $7.5 million budget fight with Precinct 4 Commissioner Jordan Rackler and […]
Author: James Clark
Grant program that’s helped downtown renovations shouldn’t exist, argues Glasheen
Legacy Event Center in Lubbock A grant program paying $4.5 million since 2016 to aid downtown renovation should not exist, argues Lubbock City Councilman David Glasheen. It came to light […]
Lubbock fixing industrial and commercial landscaping requirements that went too far
An example of commercial landscaping in Lubbock Lubbock’s landscaping requirements might have gone too far nearly a year ago when the city adopted the Uniform Development Code. There’s an effort, […]
Move to deprive two commissioners of county credit cards put off, budget battle continues
County Commissioners delayed the vote Monday to take away purchase cards (credit cards) from Commissioners Jason Corley and Jordan Rackler, tabling it until September 23. Corley and Rackler have not […]
Is county judge retaliating against rebellious commissioners or giving the people what they want?
Jason Corley (left), Curtis Parrish (center) and Jordan Rackler (right) – images from social media campaign sites Has the embattled county budget process devolved into retaliation or giving the people […]
City to keep doing sewer connection repairs – but for $1,000, no longer free
Image from City of Lubbock website Lubbock homeowners will no longer face paying a plumber thousands of dollars to fix sewer connections. But it’s not reverting to a free city […]
Why is Lubbock moving to ‘meet and confer’ to negotiate Police and Fire salaries?
Lubbock is adopting a new process to negotiate police and fire pay raises called “meet and confer,” hoping it will remove politics and make it easier to increase police pay […]
Update on Lubbock’s veterans cemetery: City to run daily operations, hiring begins in April, 735 pre-registrations
There are 735 pre-registrations for the West Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Lubbock that doesn’t open until the end of next year. Lubbock is negotiating a contract with the Texas […]
Airport wants people to use right parking lot and will make you pay more if not
Lubbock airport passengers using short-term parking instead of long-term parking may pay more as a stick to get them to use the right lot – opening more space for people […]
Local event with Trump Jr. drops enforcement of clear bag, no guns policy
Image of Donald Trump Jr. from LARW website A clear bag policy – including no guns – will not be enforced when Donald Trump Jr., the son of former President […]
Big change for Lubbock area gun shops – faster action by the feds on suppressor applications to protect hearing
Suppressor on a rifle, image from Dutch Ministry of Defense website The biggest thing to happen to Lubbock area guns shops in a while is an explosion of suppressor sales […]
Why did a compromise to restore First Friday city funding get pulled?
Lindsey Maestri speaks during public comment at the Lubbock City Council meeting, August 13 A compromise proposal that may have passed the Lubbock City Council Tuesday to restore $25,600 of […]
Council proposes ban on FFAT exhibits of ‘sexual nature’ to restore funding
First Friday Art Trail in August Special note: On Tuesday night, the City Council approved $5,000 for security at the First Friday Art Trail. The remainder of the requested money […]
County budget battle coming – either $4.7 million or $12 million in cuts needed from current proposal depending on who wins the argument
Curtis Parrish and Jason Corley are roughly $7 million apart on Lubbock County’s next budget. At a Thursday workshop for the 2024-25 fiscal year, the County Commissioners pondered a $4.7 […]
Debate on Lubbock’s $100 million road bond project already focusing on Broadway bricks, challenged by supply, cost issues
Broadway at Avenue K Five people spoke against $100 million for a proposed road bond during the Lubbock City Council meeting Wednesday afternoon – all because of historic bricks streets. […]
Proposed tax rate fully funds Godeke, proposes band aid for Clapp pool
Clapp Park Pool, 4500 Avenue U If the proposed city budget presented Monday becomes the city budget, property taxes will go up $47 per year for the average home, Godeke […]