Lubbock Public Health will once again host a free measles vaccine clinic as cases continue to rise in the South Plains and Panhandle region, with Texas reporting its first death in Lubbock last week.

After a long and hotly contested rezoning debate, the individuals being cited as the reason why a nearly 600-bed student housing development is needed are voicing their opposition to it.

Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock, Texas confirmed the state's first measles-related death, an unvaccinated school-aged child. Texas is experiencing a measles outbreak with 124 reported ...

Dig Deeper: Covenant Health Hospital in Lubbock confirms Texas' first measles death in its facilities This prompted Lubbock city health officials to host a news conference Friday morning to ...

2025 in Lubbock, Texas. Jan Sonnenmair/Getty Images The Texas death was the first measles death recorded in the U.S. in a decade, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

LUBBOCK, Texas (KLTV) - The State of Texas has requested a group of Smith County firefighters to temporarily serve in the City of Lubbock. According to a post from the Smith County Emergency Services ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees approved a proposal for a May bond election. The board heard final recommendations from its “Future Focus Committee”, including a $290 million ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A local restaurant owner is making her mark on the Lubbock community with a legacy of 12 years. What began as a way to provide for Dorothy Lee’s family, has grown into a ...

Following the federal government's potential overhaul of the U.S. Department of Education, a Texas lawmaker is seeking to eliminate the Texas Education Agency, responsible for overseeing public ...

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the ...

Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion in 2021, ProPublica found in a first-of-its-kind data analysis. The rate of sepsis shot up more than 50% for women ...