KTTZ /tags/kttz KTTZ en-US Copyright Sun, 28 Nov 2021 15:46:33 GMT New Group Aims To Honor Llano Estacado's Native American History /texas-news/2021-11-28/new-group-aims-to-honor-llano-estacados-native-american-history Native American People of the Plains and Beyond is a recently-formed group that wants to memorialize the area's deep history. Sun, 28 Nov 2021 15:46:33 GMT /texas-news/2021-11-28/new-group-aims-to-honor-llano-estacados-native-american-history Sarah Self-Walbrick Redistricting 'The Big Empty' Could Dilute Rural Texans' Representation, Experts Say /texas-news/2021-09-30/redistricting-the-big-empty-could-dilute-rural-texans-representation-experts-say While Texas's booming metros will have more people representing them, that’s not the case in more rural parts of the state. Thu, 30 Sep 2021 16:00:00 GMT /texas-news/2021-09-30/redistricting-the-big-empty-could-dilute-rural-texans-representation-experts-say Sarah Self-Walbrick Lubbock Votes To Become Largest 'Sanctuary City For The Unborn' In U.S. /texas-news/2021-05-03/lubbock-votes-to-become-largest-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn-in-u-s Two of the most-attended churches in Lubbock were advocates for the ordinance. Mon, 03 May 2021 20:00:52 GMT /texas-news/2021-05-03/lubbock-votes-to-become-largest-sanctuary-city-for-the-unborn-in-u-s Sarah Self-Walbrick | Texas Tech Public Media The 24-7 Battle To Save A Rural Hospital In Texas, The State With The Most Closures Since '05 /texas-news/2021-04-23/the-24-7-battle-to-save-a-rural-hospital-in-texas-the-state-with-the-most-closures-since-05 Texans in rural communities are facing an ongoing crisis as hospitals and medical facilities shutter. An analysis by the American Public Media Research Lab data shows that since 2005, 24 rural hospitals have closed in the state, which is the highest number of closures in the country. Fri, 23 Apr 2021 22:00:48 GMT /texas-news/2021-04-23/the-24-7-battle-to-save-a-rural-hospital-in-texas-the-state-with-the-most-closures-since-05 Jayme Lozano '29 Wonderful Years': Lubbock Bride Lost To COVID Remembered /texas-news/2020-12-23/29-wonderful-years-lubbock-bride-lost-to-covid-remembered After a brief hospitalization, 29-year-old Smith died from complications of COVID-19 on Nov.18, just a week before Thanksgiving. Five days earlier, she was supposed to marry the love of her life. She would have turned 30 at the end of December. Wed, 23 Dec 2020 22:54:42 GMT /texas-news/2020-12-23/29-wonderful-years-lubbock-bride-lost-to-covid-remembered Sarah Self-Walbrick | Texas Tech Public Media