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Join the KTTZ news team as we reflect on some of the year’s most consequential stories. With a legislative session led by a Lubbock state representative, a measles outbreak in the region, and Texas Tech taking a national stage for its athletics and in broader conversations about higher education: here is your 2025 West Texas year in review.
In 2007, horse slaughter was banned within the United States. However, this ban does not keep sellers from sending tens of thousands of horses to be processed within Canada and Mexico. Beth Nickels, a local trauma surgeon, runs a horse rescue, working to give these horses a chance at a new life.
Following the Dec. 1 memorandum from Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression sent letters to each of the five presidents within the Tech system, calling upon them not to restrict academic freedom or classroom instruction based on viewpoint.
During Native American Heritage Month, traces of Indigenous history across the South Plains continue to shape life in West Texas. For groups like Native American People of the Plains and Beyond, visibility and education remain central to preserving culture and correcting long-held misconceptions.
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Lubbock NPR News Team
The KTTZ radio team (NPR Lubbock) is comprised of dedicated, Lubbock-based production and journalism staff who take pride in bringing news and programming that is relevant, entertaining, and informative to our West Texas audience and beyond.
Our local news team is focused on accountability, depth, and undercovered stories that are relevant to the community. We prioritize delivering news to and about West Texas.
KTTZ’s news team is part of The Texas Newsroom, a collaboration between public radio stations across the state. It has also been featured in national news broadcasts from NPR, international coverage from the BBC, and in partnership with The Texas Tribune.
In addition to locally produced and curated news content, KTTZ’s production and operations team works to provide the national news, arts, and entertainment programming that you hear on air.
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