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08/08/2026

Graduates cross the stage and receive their diplomas during Texas Tech’s largest summer commencement at the United Supermarkets Arena Saturday.

📸 Makayla Perez

07/08/2026

Day one of Big 12 Media Days wrapped up at the Star in Frisco as Texas Tech head coach Joey McGuire and several Red Raiders spoke to the media about the upcoming 2026 season.

✍️ Cory Whitman

07/06/2026

For many Texas Tech students, graduation is more than a cap, gown and a walk across the stage. It’s the beginning of monthly student loan payments that can haunt them for years.
For Tech alumnus Dre Smith, that reality became impossible to ignore.
After graduating in August 2025 with a degree in electrical engineering, Smith found himself living the dream he had worked toward while carrying the financial burden that came with earning it. That pressure is what inspired him to create a change.
“In December, I was at work and it was slow, the office was empty and an idea popped into my head,” Smith said. “I immediately took a lunch break, got in my car and called my mom to brainstorm. From then on, I started working on paperwork, creating the website, building the infrastructure and making partner connections.”

Read more at the link in our bio.

✍️ Mandie Haney
📸 Cali Coiner

07/04/2026

Civic Lubbock’s 4th on Broadway kicks off America’s 250th anniversary celebration with the annual H-E-B Parade on Saturday. The event welcomed families and local community leaders across Broadway.

📸 Makayla Perez

07/03/2026

The Lubbock community gathered at the Administration Building for Texas Tech’s light display, highlighting the 250th anniversary of the United States on Tuesday. The free display will be hosted for the public from 9 p.m. to midnight every evening until July 4.

📸 Makayla Perez

06/28/2026

LubbockPRIDE brings together performances, vendors and community to celebrate LGBTQIA+ Pride at the 14th annual Pride Fest Saturday at the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts.

The event welcomed all members of the Lubbock community to partake in various activities ranging from coloring, bracelet making, tarot card readings and letter writing. Local artists, food trucks, and community organizations lined up Avenue J to participate in the event.

“Having a festival allows for people to actually talk and see the people that they’re interacting with that are part of their q***r community,” said Chante Gieger, LubbockPRIDE President. “We’re trying to keep it interactive and fun for people.”

Pride Fest has been an ongoing event since 2012, but Gieger said the choice to make Pride a festival over a standard parade was so the community felt more involved and connected.

“People enjoy being able to walk around to see each other in their applied best, and see the businesses and the communities that want to be a part of their existence.” Giefer said.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✍️ Avery Mendoza
📸 Makayla Perez

06/16/2026

Following a legal battle against the NCAA and a complaint filed by the Big 12 Conference, Texas Tech senior quarterback Brendan Sorsby has applied for the 2026 NFL supplemental draft and will not be behind center for the Red Raiders next season after a mutual parting with the university.

Sorsby’s departure comes after temporarily restoring his eligibility through a preliminary injunction against the NCAA on June 8.

Sorsby’s granted injunction would have allowed him to play the entire 2026 season after serving a two-game suspension. However, the ruling raised questions over competitive integrity, drawing criticism for both Sorsby and Tech.

“It should be noted that Texas Tech had absolutely no knowledge of any of his (Sorsby’s) history of gambling activity until months after he arrived in Lubbock, and there was absolutely no indication that he was dealing with veiled issues of any kind,” said Cody Campbell, Chairman of the Board of Regents of the University System.

Read more at the link in our bio.

✍️ Keith Inglis

06/08/2026

Texas Tech senior quarterback Brendan Sorsby was granted a preliminary injunction against the NCAA on Monday in the 99th District Court of Lubbock County and will be eligible for the 2026 season.

The decision comes a week after the initial hearing on June 1, ruling that the NCAA cannot prevent Sorsby from “practicing, playing, or otherwise participating on Texas Tech’s football team for the 2026 season.” Additionally, Sorsby will serve a two-game suspension to start the season.

“This court finds that applicant has demonstrated that he will suffer a probable, imminent, and irreparable injury if this court does not issue this temporary injunction because he will be unable to participate as a member of Texas Tech University’s 2026 football team,” the injunction states.

Sorsby is set to miss Tech’s season-opener in Lubbock against Abilene Christian University on Sept. 5 and will be absent from the Red Raiders’ first road game against Oregon State University on Sept. 12. He is slated to return on Sept. 18 for a home contest against the University of Houston.

✍️ Keith Inglis

06/04/2026

The University of Texas softball is one win away from becoming a two-time National Champion.

A streak of runs in the opening frame was all the Longhorns needed to suffocate Texas Tech as junior ace Teagan Kavan tossed a complete game in the 7-3 championship series win Wednesday night.

Tech senior outfielder Mihyia Davis, one of three starters from last season’s championship run, took Kavan deep in their first meeting since the 2025 National Championship loss. Her excitement against the Longhorns was short-lived as Texas’ bats responded in force and Kavan came to life.

“She’s one of those great athletes that’s able to have great focus in the big moment,” said Gerry Glasco, Tech head coach. “She loves to compete, and she thrives under competition. I think you tip your hat to her.”

✍️ Ty Kaplan
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06/03/2026

The hospital hallway doesn’t pause. Fluorescent lights hum overhead and monitors echo behind closed doors. For nursing students, it’s a place where life and death can sit on opposite sides of a doorway and where learning the profession means learning how to carry both at once.
Abigail Roup, a fourth-year nursing major from Houston, said the hardest lessons aren’t found in textbooks but in the moments she can’t unsee.
“The hardest part about nursing is the things you see,” Roup said. “As a 23-year-old kid, you don’t understand a ton of stuff, and it puts life in perspective really fast. You’re having to walk out of one room after telling someone a devastating diagnosis, then into the next and they’re receiving great news.”
There’s no pause or time to process between those rooms. Roup said that emotional whiplash becomes part of the job.

Read more through the link in our bio.

✍️Mandie Haney

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