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Thursday, September 10, 2026
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Council approves $400,000 for a Mac Davis statue on his namesake lane
Lubbock's City Council voted Tuesday to put up to $400,000 from the North Overton TIF toward a Mac Davis statue at the Mac Davis Lane and Avenue X traffic circle. A final vote comes at the next meeting; sculptor Eddie Dixon's statue could be unveiled by January.
Sources Lubbock Lights
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LP&L holds overall rates flat but brings back a base charge
Lubbock's council voted 5-2 Tuesday to restructure LP&L rates: residential drops from 6.3 to 6 cents per kilowatt-hour, a $2.50 monthly base charge returns, and average bills stay about flat. Mayor Mark McBrayer and Councilman Gordon Harris voted no; ERCOT hold-harmless charges end in January.
Sources KCBD
Hermleigh ISD tightens security after phoned threat to Scurry County schools
Hermleigh ISD held classes Thursday under hold-and-secure rules — exterior doors locked, activities moved indoors, visitors restricted — after the Scurry County Sheriff's Department received a voicemail threat from the Metroplex late Wednesday. Superintendent Jessie Ellerbe told parents the threat is not deemed credible; its origin is under investigation.
Sources KCBD
Two veterans with no family are laid to rest today, and the public is invited
Two unaccompanied veterans are laid to rest Thursday at the West Texas State Veterans Cemetery on East 50th Street: Marine Lance Cpl. Clinton Eugene Canfield at 9 a.m. and Army Pvt. Dalton Sellinger, 78, at 10 a.m. With no family expected, the public is invited.
Sources KCBD
Duffy Law Firm, PCLubbock marks 25 years since 9/11 with a free Tech concert and flag display
Friday is the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Texas Tech's Symphonic Wind Ensemble performs a free memorial concert, 'Time is Love,' at 7:30 p.m. Friday in Hemmle Recital Hall, with a livestream, and first responders' annual flag display stands at Henry Huneke Park.
Sources KFYO
Former Muleshoe teacher indicted on federal child-enticement charge
A federal grand jury indicted a 28-year-old former Muleshoe High School teacher — name withheld — for enticement of a minor, prosecutors said Wednesday, alleging explicit phone contact with a 17-year-old student from October 2025 through May 2026. Texas Rangers began investigating in June; conviction carries a 10-year minimum.
Sources KCBD
Wolfforth meat market bets on local beef as tariff-free imports arrive
As tariff-free imported beef enters U.S. markets, All Hale Meats — a 70-year-old family market in Wolfforth — told KCBD Wednesday it will compete on quality: locally sourced, single-animal beef aged about two weeks. 'You're going to get a whole lot better quality,' the owner said.
Sources KCBD
Tech's Nepali students hold Memorial Circle vigil for flood victims
The Nepal Students Association held a vigil Wednesday night at Texas Tech's Memorial Circle for victims of the floods that struck Nepal two weeks ago. Student leaders, university officials and community members spoke, followed by a moment of silence and musical reflection.
Sources KCBD
State
Trump opens Dallas convention with a $5,000-per-person dividend promise
President Trump opened the GOP's first midterm convention in Dallas Wednesday by promising a $5,000 dividend to adult citizens if Republicans hold Congress. Gov. Greg Abbott, Sen. Ted Cruz and Attorney General Ken Paxton are among Texas speakers; Vice President JD Vance keynotes Thursday, as Democrats counter-rally in Dallas.
U.S. & World
Trump administration proposes dropping race questions, noncitizens from the census
The Census Bureau formally proposed Wednesday excluding non-citizens without green cards from 2030 apportionment counts and ending race and ethnicity questions for the first time since 1790. The changes would reshape congressional seats, Electoral College votes and federal funding, and face likely legal challenges under the 14th Amendment.
Advanced GraphixNTSB: pilot warned for two minutes that doomed Amazon jet was too fast
Cockpit recordings show one pilot warned for nearly two minutes that the Amazon Air freighter was coming in too fast before it overran a Miami runway Sunday, killing five ground workers, the NTSB said Wednesday. The crew briefly tried to abort the landing, abandoning the attempt after four seconds.
Sources FOX 32 Chicago · NPR
Apple's first foldable: the $1,999 iPhone Duo arrives October 23
Apple unveiled the iPhone Duo Wednesday — its first foldable, opening passport-style to a 7.6-inch screen — at $1,999, the biggest iPhone redesign in nearly 20 years and new CEO John Ternus' first launch. It ships October 23; two other new models start pre-orders September 12.
Sources Al Jazeera · NPR
9/11 Museum opens 'In Their Honor' as the attacks turn 25 on Friday
Friday marks 25 years since the September 11 attacks. The 9/11 Memorial and Museum opens a new exhibition Saturday, 'In Their Honor: 25 Years of 9/11 Inspired Service,' tracing careers the attacks inspired, centered on a 15-foot phoenix sculpture built by children who lost family that day.
Sources Fox News
Hurricane Lowell's pass leaves Hawaii one dead and Kauai in the dark
Honolulu police say a man living in a tent at Waimanalo's Sherwood Beach died when a tree trunk fell on him as Hurricane Lowell passed Hawaii Tuesday night — the storm's first reported death. Nearly all 35,000 Kauai utility customers lost power; about 300 people remained in shelters.
Sources KCBD
