No one spoke at Lubbock County's first public hearing on the proposed property tax rate. If you want to give your opinion before the Commissioners' Court, you have one more chance.

Law enforcement from across the region met with Lubbock Congressman Jodey Arrington in Plainview Tuesday, listening to his propositions and giving him feedback.

The Lubbock Sheriff's Office was called to 50th Street just west of Lubbock, at the Loop 88 RV park, for a death Thursday morning. The Lubbock Police Department is assisting, with the Metro Crimes Unit.

The Lubbock Compact, a grassroots organization that wants to save what it calls "Old Lubbock", will hold a virtual town hall meeting Thursday evening. And, the group, which started on Facebook, has formed a board of directors.

Lubbock Fire Rescue has deployed four of its firefighters to help with the wildfires in California.

Law enforcement from across the region met with Lubbock Congressman Jodey Arrington in Plainview Tuesday, listening to his propositions and giving him feedback.

As Hurricane Laura moves north toward the Texas/Louisiana coast, the Salvation Army's local DART personnel and equipment are on standby and preparing to deploy to the impacted area once landfall occurs. A pre-staging area is being established in Beaumont and disaster response units are personnel from throughout Texas will be staging there. The departure day/time for the local Lubbock team is still unknown at this time. As the storm track certainty becomes clear, the team will deploy once ordered.

The City of Lubbock reported 57 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 among the county's residents Tuesday. It also reported 65 additional recoveries.

The West Texas Mental Health Collaborative partners TTUHSC, StarCare, UMC, Covenant Health, as well as the city and county of Lubbock.