Thomas Payne (upper left) and Jordan Wheatley (lower right). Graphic by LubbockLights.com The controversial issue of impact fees to help pay for new developments comes back to the Lubbock City […]
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More people who lost money in Ferrum Capital case ask bankruptcy judge to keep Lubbock businessman Mike Cox accountable
Foreground of Bankruptcy Court from Shutterstock, background from court records A dozen people want a bankruptcy judge to hold Lubbock businessman Mike Cox accountable for millions of dollars lost in […]
As big changes loom and we wait to see Texas Tech impact, Red Raider Cody Campbell becoming leading voice on fixing college athletics
First Texas Tech home game with South End Zone finished last August 31. Photo by Terry Greenberg. When Texas Tech joined the Southwest Conference for college sports in the 1950s, […]
Lubbock personal injury lawyers in trademark tussle over personal branding ‘Get Hit? Call Witt’
Matt Witt (left) and Dean Boyd (right), images from respective law firm websites. If someone is looking for a personal injury attorney in Lubbock and searches Matt Witt’s catchphrase seen […]
Sal, Jerry Mazzamuto did not violate agreement with One Guy From Italy owner, judge rules
One Guy 50th Street location as seen in late 2023. Staff photo. Papa V restaurant won an almost two-year legal food fight with the owner of the 50th Street One […]
County hires outside lawyers to fight abortion lawsuit in Austin federal court
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 […]
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 […]