Lubbock, Texas "Lubbock"
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Lubbock, Texas City of Lubbock Downtown Lubbock horizon Downtown Lubbock horizon Flag of Lubbock, Texas Flag Official seal of Lubbock, Texas Lubbock is positioned in the US Lubbock - Lubbock County Lubbock Lubbock (/ l b k/ lub- k) is a town/city in and the governmental center of county of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The town/city is positioned in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically and geographically as the Llano Estacado and ecologically is part of the southern end of the High Plains.
According to a 2015 Enumeration estimate, Lubbock had a populace of 249,042, making it the 83rd-most crowded city in the United States of America and the 11th-most crowded city in the state of Texas. The town/city is the economic center of the Lubbock urbane area, which has a projected 2020 populace of 327,424. Lubbock's nickname, "Hub City", derives from it being the economic, educational, and community care core of the multicounty region, north of the Permian Basin and south of the Texas Panhandle, generally called the South Plains. The region is the biggest adjoining cotton-growing region in the world and is heavily dependent on water drawn from the Ogallala Aquifer for irrigation.
Lubbock was chose as the 12th-best place to start a small company by CNNMoney.com. CNN mentioned the city's traditional company atmosphere: low rent for commercial space, central location, and cooperative town/city government.
Lubbock is home to Texas Tech University, the sixth-largest college by enrollment in the state.
Lubbock High School has been recognized for three consecutive years by Newsweek as one of the top high schools in the United States based in part on its global baccalaureate program. See also: Timeline of Lubbock, Texas Lubbock has a large number of churches, including the downtown First Baptist congregation.
Lubbock County was established in 1876.
It was titled after Thomas Saltus Lubbock, former Texas Ranger and brother of Francis Lubbock, governor of Texas amid the Civil War. As early as 1884, a federal postal service existed in Yellow House Canyon.
A small town, known as Old Lubbock, Lubbock, or North Town, was established about three miles to the east.
In 1890, the initial Lubbock consolidated with Monterey, another small town south of the canyon.
The new town adopted the Lubbock name.
The consolidation encompassed moving the initial Lubbock's Nicolett Hotel athwart the canyon on rollers to the new townsite.
Lubbock became the governmental center of county in 1891, and was incorporated on March 16, 1909.
Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) was established in Lubbock in 1923.
A separate university, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, opened as Texas Tech University School of Medicine in 1969.
Both universities are now overseen by the Texas Tech University System, after it was established in 1996 and based in Lubbock.
Lubbock Christian University, established in 1957, and Sunset International Bible Institute, both affiliated with the Churches of Christ, have their chief campuses in the city.
South Plains College and Wayland Baptist University operate branch campuses in Lubbock.
At one time, Lubbock was home to Reese Air Force Base positioned 6 mi (10 km) west of the city.
The town/city is home to the Lubbock Lake Landmark, part of the Museum of Texas Tech University.
The National Ranching Heritage Center, also part of the Museum of Texas Tech University, homes historic ranch-related structures from the region.
The "Lubbock Lights" series of sightings received nationwide publicity and is regarded as one of the first great UFO cases.
The sightings were considered credible because they were witnessed by a several respected science professors at Texas Technological College and were photographed by a Texas Tech student.
Project Blue Book, the US Air Force's official investigation of the UFO mystery, concluded the photographs were not a hoax and showed genuine objects, but dismissed the UFOs as being either "night-flying moths" or a type of bird called a plover reflected in the eveningtime glow of Lubbock's new street lights.
In 1960, the Enumeration Bureau reported Lubbock's populace as 128,691 and region as 75.0 sq mi (194 km2). On May 11, 1970, the Lubbock Tornado hit the city.
The Metro Tower (NTS Building), then known as the Great Plains Life Building, at 274 ft (84 m) in height, is believed to have been the tallest building ever to survive a direct hit from an F5 tornado. Then Mayor Jim Granberry and the Lubbock City Council, which encompassed Granberry's successor as mayor, Morris W.
Murrah co-authored Lubbock and the South Plains.
On May 9, 2009, Proposition 1, which period the sale of packaged alcohol in Lubbock County, passed by a margin of nearly two to one, with 64.5% in favor.
Proposition 2, which legalized the sale of different drinks in restaurants county-wide, passed with 69.5% in favor. On September 23, 2009, The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission issued permits to more than 80 stores in Lubbock. Prior to May 9, 2009, Lubbock County allowed "package" revenue of alcohol (sales of bottled liquor from liquor stores), but not "by the drink" sales, except at private establishments such as nation clubs.
Lubbock is positioned at 33.566, 101.887.
The official altitude is 3,256 ft (992 m) above sea level, but stated figures range from 3,195 to 3,281 ft (974 to 1,000 m). Lubbock is considered to be the center of the South Plains, and is situated north of the Permian Basin and south of the Texas Panhandle. According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, as of 2010, the town/city has a total region of 123.55 sq mi (319.99 km2), of which, 122.41 sq mi (317.04 km2) of it (99.07%) is territory and 1.14 sq mi (2.95 km2), or (0.93%), is veiled by water. The Wells Fargo Building is the second-tallest building in Lubbock.
The tallest buildings in Lubbock are listed below. 8 Lubbock County Office Building 143 / 44 12 1940 13 Lubbock National Bank Building 134 / 41 10 1979 Lubbock has a mild, semiarid climate (Koppen climate classification BSk or BSh). On average, Lubbock receives 18.69 in (475 mm) of precipitation and 8.2 in (20.8 cm) of snow per year. In 2013, Lubbock was titled the "Toughest Weather City" in America as stated to the Weather Channel.
Amarillo, Texas at 13.5 mph (21.7 km/h; 6.0 m/s), and Lubbock, Texas is the tenth-windiest town/city in the US at 12.4 mph (20.0 km/h; 5.5 m/s). The highest recorded temperature was 114 F (46 C) on June 27, 1994. Winter days in Lubbock are typically sunny and mostly mild, but evenings are cold, with temperatures usually dipping below freezing, and, as the town/city is positioned in USDA Plant Hardiness Zone 7, lows reaching 10 F ( 12 C) occur on 2.5 evenings.
Climate data for Lubbock, Texas (1981 2010 normals) The Lubbock region is the biggest adjoining cotton-growing region in the world and is heavily dependent on federal government agricultural subsidies and on irrigation water drawn from the Ogallala Aquifer.
Much progress has been made toward water conservation, and new technologies such as low-energy precision application (LEPA) irrigation were originally advanced in the Lubbock area.
Cone grain elevator, north side of Lubbock Hanslik, who died in 2007 at the age of 90, was called the "dean" of the Lubbock cotton industry, having worked for years to promote the export trade.
Hanslik was also the biggest contributor (through 2006) to the Texas Tech University Medical Center. He also endowed the Texas Czech Heritage and Cultural Center's capital campaign for assembly of a new library exhibition archives building in La Grange in Fayette County in his native southeastern Texas. The 10 biggest employers in terms of the number of employees are Texas Tech University, Covenant Health System, Lubbock Independent School District, University Medical Center, United Supermarkets, City of Lubbock, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, AT&T, Convergys, and Lubbock County.
Lubbock has one county-wide enclosed mall, South Plains Mall, and various open-air shopping centers, most positioned on the city's booming southwestern side.
Lubbock is also home to high-end furniture retailers, such as Spears Furniture, which has been in Lubbock since 1950.
Lubbock's newest open-air shopping center is Canyon West at the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Marsha Sharp Freeway.
Founded as Market Lubbock in 1997, the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) was established by the town/city to recruit new company and trade to Lubbock and to retain existing companies.
LEDA's mission is to promote economic expansion through the creation of high-quality jobs, attract new capital investment, retain and grew existing businesses, and advancement the character of life in Lubbock.
Lubbock's Silent Wings Museum at the former South Plains Army Airfield Every year on July 4, Lubbock hosts the 4th on Broadway event, an Independence Day festival.
The National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration, an annual event celebrating the prototypical Old West cowboy, takes place in Lubbock.
The west Texas arts scene have created a "West Texas Walk of Fame" positioned inside Buddy and Maria Elena Holly Plaza in the historic Depot District which details musicians such as Buddy Holly who came from the small-town area.
Lubbock continues to play host to rising and established alt-country acts at venues like the Cactus Theater and The Blue Light Live, both positioned on Buddy Holly Avenue. The spirit of Buddy Holly is preserved in the Buddy Holly Center in Lubbock's Depot District.
The 2004 film Lubbock Lights showcased much of the music that is associated with the town/city of Lubbock.
Lubbock is the place of birth of modern and roll legend Buddy Holly and features a cultural center titled for him.
The event was retitled Lubbock Music Festival after Holly's widow increased usage fees for his name.
Similarly, the town/city retitled the Buddy Holly West Texas Walk of Fame to honor region musicians as the West Texas Hall of Fame. On January 26, 2009, the City of Lubbock agreed to pay Holly's widow $20,000 for the next 20 years to maintain the name of the Buddy Holly Center.
Thus far, the private group, the Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Association, has raised or received pledges in the amount of $93 million.
The Lubbock Independent School District and Ballet Lubbock also support the project. Lubbock is the place of birth of Morris Mac Davis (born January 21, 1942), who graduated at the age of sixteen from Lubbock High School and became a nation music singer, songwriter, and actor with crossover success.
Outsider musician and psychobilly pioneer The Legendary Stardust Cowboy was also born in Lubbock. He began his musical longterm position there, playing no-charge shows in various parking lots around town. Since striking it big, however, the Ledge has not performed in Lubbock, due to how little support and encouragement the town/city showed him when he was first starting out. John Denver got his start in Lubbock and as a freshman student at Texas Tech in 1966 could be found playing in the Student Union for free.
The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra was established in 1946 and performs at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Theatre.
Lubbock's Memorial Civic Center hosts many affairs.
According to a study released by the nonpartisan Bay Area Center for Voting Research, Lubbock is the second-most conservative town/city in the United States among municipalities greater than 100,000 in population. The National Ranching Heritage Center, a exhibition of ranching history, is positioned in Lubbock.
Jim Humphreys, late manager of the Pitchfork Ranch east of Lubbock, was a prominent board member of the center.
The American Cowboy Culture Association, established in 1989, is positioned in Lubbock; it co-hosts the annual National Cowboy Symposium and Celebration held annually from Thursday through Sunday after Labor Day. The Southwest Collection, an archive of the history of the region and its surroundings which also works closely with the College Baseball Foundation, is positioned on the ground of Texas Tech University, as are the Moody Planetarium and the Museum of Texas Tech University.
Lubbock is also home to the Silent Wings Museum.
Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building, constructed in 1932.
Lubbock High School Lubbock Lake Landmark Lubbock Post Office and Federal Building In addition, Lubbock is the home of the Chaparrals of Lubbock Christian University.
In 2007, the Lubbock Renegades began play as a member of the af2, a developmental league of the Arena Football League.
In 2007, the Lubbock Western All-Stars Little League Baseball team made it to the final four of the Little League World Series. In 2009, the Lubbock Christian University baseball team won their second NAIA National Championship.
Lubbock has a several Little Leagues including the 3rd place, 2007 Little League World Series Western Little League.
Lubbock Western Little League Lubbock Southwest Little League Lubbock Cooper Little League Lubbock Northwest Little League Lubbock Martin Luther King Little League Lubbock Dixie Little League Two tributaries of the Brazos River wind through Mackenzie Park, which is collectively part of the rather extensive Lubbock Park system. These two streams, (Yellow House Draw and Blackwater Draw), converge in the golf course, forming the head of Yellow House Canyon, which carries the waters of the North Fork Double Mountain Fork Brazos River. Lubbock has a council-manager government system, with all governmental powers resting in a legislative body called a town/city council. Voters elect six council members, one for each of Lubbock's six districts, and a mayor. The council members serve for a term of four years, and the mayor serves for two years. After the first meeting of the town/city council after newly propel council members are seated, the council elects a mayor pro tempore, who serves as mayor in absence of the propel mayor. The council also appoints a town/city manager to handle the ordinary company of the city. There are presently no term limits for either town/city council members or mayor.
Lubbock High School Schools in Lubbock are directed by a several enhance school districts and autonomous organizations.
Lubbock Independent School District Main article: List of universities and universities in Lubbock, Texas Lubbock is home to Texas Tech University, which was established on February 10, 1923, as Texas Technological College.
It is the dominant institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the seventh-largest enrollment in the state of Texas.
It is the only school in Texas to home an undergraduate institution, law school, and medical school at the same location.
Lubbock is also home to other college campuses in the city, including Lubbock Christian University, South Plains College, Wayland Baptist University, Virginia College, Kaplan College, and Sunset International Bible Institute.
Covenant Health System, a community care provider serving West Texas and Eastern New Mexico, operates a school of nursing, school of radiography, and school of surgical technology.
See also: List of newspapers in Texas, List of airways broadcasts in Texas, and List of tv stations in Texas Lubbock's chief journal is the daily Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, which is owned by Morris Communications.
The journal also prints a full-color lifestyle magazine, Lubbock Magazine, eight times a year.
Texas Tech University Press, the book and journal publishing office of Texas Tech University, was established in 1971 and as of 2012, has approximately 400 scholarly, regional, literary, and children's titles in print.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice operates the Lubbock District Parole Office in Lubbock. The Texas Department of Transportation operates the West Regional Support Center and Lubbock District Office in Lubbock. The United States Postal Service operates postal services in Lubbock.
Lubbock is circled by Loop 289, whichendures from traffic congestion despite being a potential bypass around the city, which is the reason behind I-27 and Brownfield Highway being assembled through the town/city to have freeway traffic flow effectively inside the loop.
Lubbock presently does not furnish inter-city rail service, although various proposals have been presented over the years to remedy this.
One, the Caprock Chief, would have seen daily service as part of a Fort Worth, Texas Denver, Colorado service, but it floundered to gain traction. Lubbock is serviced by the BNSF Railway company, Plainsman Switching Company (PSC) and West Texas & Lubbock Railway (WTLC).
PSC interchanges with BNSF (also with UP through a UP-BNSF Haulage agreement) in Lubbock and has 19 miles of track with in town/city limits of Lubbock with 36 customers.
WTLC has a yard on the west side of Lubbock where they switch cars to go down their line to Levelland or to Brownfield.
See also: Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport The city's air services are provided by Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, which is titled for the Lubbock businessman who became lieutenant governor and governor of Texas.
Lubbock Preston Smith Airport also plays host as a primary hub to Fed - Ex's feeder planes that serve metros/cities around Lubbock.
Greyhound Lines operates the Lubbock Station at 801 Broadway, just east of the Lubbock County Courthouse. See also: Citibus (Lubbock) Citibus has been in continual service since 1971, when the town/city of Lubbock took over enhance transit operations.
The town/city has been the place of birth or home of a several musicians, including Buddy Holly, Delbert Mc - Clinton, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Butch Hancock, and Joe Ely (collectively known as The Flatlanders), Mac Davis, Terry Allen, Lloyd Maines and his daughter, Dixie Chicks singer, Natalie Maines, Texas Tech alumni Jay Boy Adams, Pat Green, Cory Morrow, Wade Bowen, Josh Abbott, Amanda Shires and Coronado High School graduate Richie Mc - Donald (lead singer of Lonestar until 2007).
Pete Orta of the Christian modern group Petra, Christian artist Josh Wilson, Norman Carl Odam (aka The Legendary Stardust Cowboy), basketball players Craig Ehlo and Daniel Santiago, and football players Ron Reeves and Mason Crosby have also called Lubbock home.
Boxers Ruben Castillo, Terry Norris and Orlin Norris were born in Lubbock, as was basketball player and coach Micheal Ray Richardson. National Motorcycle Champion, Don Wayne (Bubba Shobert) was born and went to school in Lubbock.
Actor Barry Corbin went to Monterey high school, and Texas Tech University.
Lubbock is the home of the historians Alwyn Barr, Dan Flores, Allan J.
Carlson, and Ernest Wallace. Bidal Aguero, a civil rights activist in Lubbock, was the publisher of the longest-running Hispanic journal in Texas. Author Micah Wright was born in Lubbock. Racz, professor of anesthesiology at Texas Tech University Health Science Center, is the inventor of the Racz Catheter. Kevin Williamson, National Review Roving Correspondent, interval up in Lubbock and once worked for the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
Michael Bailey, psychologist and professor at Northwestern University was born in Lubbock. Spencer Wells, a geneticist, interval up in Lubbock and graduated from Lubbock High School.
Bledsoe in 1923 pushed for the legislation and the first $1 million appropriation which brought Texas Tech University to Lubbock. State Representative Richard M.
Chitwood, chairman of the House Education Committee, became the first Texas Tech company manager but served for only fifteen months before to his death in Dallas in 1926. Representative Roy Alvin Baldwin of Slaton was co-author with Bledsoe of the Texas Tech legislation. Recent state legislators from Lubbock include State Senators John T.
Shattuc, who raced in the Indianapolis 500 in 1925, 1926 and 1927, lived in Lubbock.
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