Debris left next to a dumpster in West Lubbock in September 2024. Staff photo. During a Coffee With the Mayor in December, people complained about illegal dumping in Lubbock’s alleys […]
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.
What’s the status of road work impacting where you drive? We’ve got updates from big to small.
A construction zone at 19th and Avenue Q as seen in July 2024. Staff photo. Drivers may have noticed a big change recently in the construction zone on 19th Street […]
The Bruno House’s new owner keeps famous Ransom Canyon house in the family and wants to keep it forever
Inside the famous Bruno’s Steel House just before auction time. Staff photo. Lynna Bartosh is the new owner of the famous Bruno Steel House in Ransom Canyon – keeping it […]
City won’t lower number of pets, for now, after comments from concerned citizens
Two cats stare out of a window. Staff photo. The proposal to limit how many dogs and cats you can own in Lubbock was withdrawn at the last minute on […]
You can only have four total pets if Lubbock Council adopts reforms, which includes ending fence program
Image from Shutterstock. The number of pets you can have at home will be cut in half, if proposed reforms are approved Tuesday by the Lubbock City Council. An exception […]
Lubbock planning to have 4th of July parade, fireworks, mayor insists despite Fourth on Broadway announcement
4th on Broadway parade, image by Scott Mann Lubbock is working on a backup plan for a 4th of July parade and fireworks show this year after the nonprofit group […]
Tepper fighting back after he, others, targeted for supporting Lubbock’s Burrows in speaker’s contest
Carl Tepper, image from Facebook page Lubbock’s Carl Tepper is among state representatives targeted in a texting campaign by the Texas Republican Party, pressuring them to drop support for Lubbock’s […]
Hundreds may have lost millions with troubled local company after criminal case extends to Lubbock from San Antonio
Composite image by LubbockLights.com. Background image of Brooklynn Chandler Willy from her website The arrest of a radio host and financial advisor in San Antonio touched on a bankruptcy case […]
UMC paid ransom with insurance, data was restored, not sold on dark web
University Medical Center in Lubbock. Staff photo. University Medical Center (UMC) paid a ransom to get its computer data back after a security breach in September, LubbockLights.com has learned from […]
Ransomware attack in Lubbock, El Paso affects more than 1.4 million people, federal agency reveals
Texas Tech Health Sciences Centers (HSCs) in Lubbock and El Paso must inform more than 1.4 million people their personal information was compromised in mid-September cyber-attack, LubbockLights.com has confirmed. In […]
Lubbock was largest city in U.S. without Chabad, but that just changed
Rabbi Zalman Braun (left) with a group of students at the resting place of Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson in Queens, New York. Courtesy photo. Rabbi Zalman Braun and his wife […]
Food fight! LBK Foodies Facebook takeover ends after revolt from some of the 88,000 members
A meme posted online after a dispute on the LBK Foodies private group page. A private Facebook group in Lubbock with more than 88,000 members suffered a “hostile takeover” over […]
Burrows’ speaker bid praised: ‘He understands how you get things done’
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 […]
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 […]