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September 16, 2009

Women’s Tennis Opens Season at Racquet Club

LUBBOCK, Texas – The Texas Tech women’s tennis squad will open their fall season at the Racquet Club Collegiate Invitational in Midland, Texas beginning on Friday and continuing on Saturday and Sunday. Play will begin each day at 9 AM.

Read more at http://www.texastech.com/sports/w-tennis/spec-rel/091609aaa.html

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On Saturday, September 26, 2009, the Buddy Holly Center and Silent Wings Museum will participate in the fifth annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine. A celebration of culture, learning and the dissemination of knowledge, Smithsonian’s Museum Day reflects the spirit of the magazine, and emulates the free-admission policy of the Smithsonian [...]

2009 Texas Tech Football

September 12, 2009

GETTING STARTED
• Weather conditions at kickoff: Mostly cloudy skies; 70 degrees, winds
from ENE at 17 mph.
• Tonight’s game against Rice was the first match-up between the two
teams at Jones AT&T Stadium since the 1995 season (a 31-26 Tech win).
• Rice won the opening coin toss and elected to [...]

Lubbock County Sheriff Conducts Sweep; Arrests Parents Who Failed To Pay Child Support

LUBBOCK – Lubbock County Sheriff David Gutierrez has arrested 22 Lubbock County parents who violated court orders requiring them to pay child support. The sweep was conducted in conjunction with Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Child Support Division. This week’s effort focused on [...]

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Dismisses Constitutional Challenge to Texas Open Meetings Act

Court declares case moot, leaves intact lower court ruling upholding the Act

AUSTIN – The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed a lawsuit that challenged the constitutionality of the Texas Open Meetings Act (TOMA). Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott defended [...]

Texas State Association of Fire Fighters Endorses Gov. Perry for Re-ele ction
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry has received the endorsement of the Texas State Association of Fire Fighters (TSAFF) for re-election in 2010.

“After a unanimous vote from our convention delegates, I’m proud to announce TSAFF’s endorsement of Gov. Perry for re-election,” said Guy Turner, president [...]

Texas Tech Again Performs Above Expectations on National Assessment

To see Texas Tech’s results on the CLA go to: http://today.ttu.edu/2009/09/cla-scores/

Results from the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) of colleges and universities find once again, that Texas Tech University has performed above predicted expectations of student learning.

The report states, “Texas Tech University seniors performed higher than 89 percent [...]

Texas Tech Linguist’s ‘Naked Gospel’ Challenges Christianese Jargon,
Causing Controversy

A Texas Tech University linguistics expert said that modern Christians may find a better relationship with Jesus by stripping away buzzwords and churchy jargon added through time and rinsing away Old Testament messages, such as tithing and the Ten Commandments, which appear in modern Christian sermons.

“The book [...]

QUANAH, TX. -The popular StarWalk is set for Saturday
September 19, 2009, at Copper Breaks State Park. The
nationally acclaimed public astronomy program continues
its thirteenth year with the presentation “Jupiter and
Galileo” which will highlight planets in our own solar
system. Program creator Jeri Turner will return beginning
at sunset, around 8:00 p.m. in Big Pond Campground.as
presenter and [...]

Texas Tech’s 2009 Presidential Lecture & Performance Series
to Include Author and Jazz Vocalist

Texas Tech University’s Fall 2009 Presidential Lecture and Performance Series will include a bestselling author of memoirs and a jazz vocalist for students’ and the Lubbock community’s enjoyment.

The series brings enrichment to Texas Tech’s academic and cultural experience by bringing scholars and artists [...]