This time of year, almost any day trip must include a place to experience cool water. Some of the best swimming holes are in our state parks. Whether along a lake or river, on the coast, or in a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has passed legislation for the creation of the Texas University Fund, or TUF, which could expand research at four flagship university campuses in the state. The fund ...

In Lubbock, where the heat is intense and surprises abound, running into an ex at the Science Spectrum or the grocery store ...

Critter Fest will be held at the Science Spectrum in Lubbock, Texas from July 16-19, featuring animals such as camels, alligators, and tortoises, with tickets available at the door for adults $16, ...

The above video shows the top local headlines for the morning of May 26, 2026. LUBBOCK, Texas — June is right around the corner, and there are plenty of events here in the Hub City to keep you and ...

Texas Tech University, a public university in Lubbock, announced in April 2026 that its five schools would phase out all academic credentials centered on sexual orientation or gender identity. The new ...

In a sweeping attack on freedom of speech and thought and science, Texas Tech University (TTU) in Lubbock, Texas, a public institution that serves 42,000 students, has issued a near total ban on the ...

Texas Tech University has announced it will recognize only two sexes, male and female, and freeze all gender programming related to sexual orientation and gender ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Close to 100 Texas Republican state senators and representatives visited the White House Thursday for a meeting with members of President Donald Trump's cabinet. Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, of ...