Texas Tech Athletics announced on Thursday, April 24, the official launch of the new mental health support initiative, the Double T Varsity Cares Program, offering mental health services to all Red Raider letterwinners and their immediate families.
An Odessa school security guard was arrested Wednesday for allegedly engaging in a sexual relationship with a student and committing multiple acts of sexual assault.
The Texas Education Agency has released its long-delayed 2023 A–F accountability ratings that give the public its first look at statewide school performance in over two years.
Texas Tech added another key piece to its 2025-26 men’s basketball roster as head coach Grant McCasland announced the signing of transfer forward Josiah Moseley on Thursday.
Texas Tech maintained its position on the leaderboard Wednesday at the Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship, finishing the third round in seventh place after carding a 7-over-par 287 at Southern Hills Country Club.
Two fugitives recently added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted list are now back in custody following arrests in South and North Texas, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
A 17-year-old from Lamesa was killed in a single-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday night on State Highway 137, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
A Fort Worth man who was found covered in blood and holding a Bible told police he had killed his mother and dog during an “exorcism,” according to an arrest affidavit obtained by USA Today.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized over 12 pounds of fentanyl and 0.3 pounds of cocaine at the Paso Del Norte international crossing on April 21 inside a motorized scooter.
Freshman Connor Graham led Texas Tech on Tuesday during the opening 36 holes of the Big 12 Men’s Golf Championship at Southern Hills Country Club, finishing the day tied for ninth overall with a two-round total of 3-over-par 143.
![Alexander Taylor Valdez, 23, was found covered in blood and holding a Bible told police he had killed his mother and dog during an “exorcism"](https://southplainslive.com/sites/default/files/2025-04/screenshot2025-04-23at24526pm.jpeg "Alexander Taylor Valdez, 23, was found covered in blood and holding a Bible told police he had killed his mother and dog during an “exorcism"")
