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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 14

Texas Tech visits Oklahoma State tonight; $19M chip grant lands

Plus, a $19 million semiconductor grant for Texas Tech and the FM 835 bridge demolition Sunday.

The Daily Lubbock team2 stories14 sources5 min read

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No. 12 Texas Tech plays at No. 25 Oklahoma State tonight at 8:30 p.m.

Texas Tech has the better record, overall and in the Big 12

8Overall wins6
1Overall losses3
5Big 12 wins4
1Big 12 losses2

Source: Yourbasin

If you're planning your Saturday around football, here's the setup: No. 12 Texas Tech heads to Stillwater to face No. 25 Oklahoma State, with another chance to strengthen its spot in the Big 12 Championship race.

Head coach Joey McGuire said the Cowboys have played some of their best games after losses, including a win over Oregon, and that Texas Tech needs to create more turnovers. Cowboys coach Eric Morris is a former Red Raider receiver who played for Mike Leach, and Leach nicknamed him “The Elf.”

Not making the trip? Plenty of Lubbock spots are showing the game, including The Brass Tap, Chimy's and Little Woodrow's.

  • Kickoff: 8:30 p.m. Saturday
  • TV: ESPN
  • Site: , Stillwater, Oklahoma

Texas Tech has 18 sacks in four games, and Morris knows the Red Raiders

18
sacks by Texas Tech over its last four games
22
touchdowns Morris scored as a Red Raider
66-21
North Texas loss in Lubbock two years ago, under Morris

Sources: Yourbasin, For The Win

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Texas Tech lands a $19 million state grant for a new computing cluster in Lubbock

If you follow Texas Tech's research push, here's a big one: Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday a grant for a next-generation computing cluster in Lubbock. Texas Tech said its Whitacre College of Engineering received the award.

$19,108,579Texas Semiconductor Innovation Fund grant for Texas Tech's computing cluster

Abbott announced the grant Thursday, Nov. 12.

Source: San Angelo LIVE!

The project will tie artificial intelligence to simulation data and experimental results, which should shorten development cycles for next-generation semiconductor devices and materials. Engineering dean Roland Faller said Texas Tech will be one of the first universities with the newest generation of Nvidia chips. Chancellor Brandon Creighton said the technology will give Texas Tech “the fastest and most powerful computing capability at any public research university in the nation.”

  • Team: Faller and seven other Texas Tech faculty
  • Research: AI-driven materials discovery and modeling
  • Research: AI-enabled epitaxial growth of ultrawide-bandgap semiconductors
  • Fund: created after Abbott signed the Texas CHIPS Act in 2023

Texas Tech's new award joins earlier state semiconductor grants

ProjectAward
Next-generation computing clusterNew: $19,108,579
New clean roomEarlier TSIF award
Wide/ultrawide bandgap semiconductorsEarlier TSIF award

Sources: EverythingLubbock.com, San Angelo LIVE!

News Notes

FM 835

The bridge just east of Loop 289 is set to be demolished starting Sunday, Nov. 15, not Saturday as an early announcement said. Expect delays, with traffic diverted to FM 40 (4th Street) and FM 1729 during demolition and construction. LoneStar 92.3

Voting machines

Lubbock County Elections Administrator Troy Havard will brief commissioners Monday, Nov. 16 on two options for replacing the county's nearly decade-old voting equipment: buy in 2027 or wait until 2029. He told Lubbock Lights he wants to avoid using a new system for the first time in a presidential election year. Lubbock Lights

Lubbock County has two windows to replace its voting machines

  1. Nov. 16Havard will brief county commissioners on two replacement options.
  2. 2027One option is to buy new voting equipment.
  3. 2028Presidential election year, when Havard wants to avoid a new system's first use.
  4. 2029The other option is to wait until then to replace the machines.

Source: Lubbock Lights

Playoffs

Frenship opened the playoffs with a 44-39 win over El Paso El Dorado, sealed by LB Cannon Richardson's sack as time expired, and plays Denton Ryan (9-2) next. Idalou beat Dimmitt 60-6 and Lubbock-Cooper Liberty beat Burkburnett 42-7, while Lubbock Christian lost 35-30 to Dallas Christian in the TAPPS Division 3 semifinals and finished 9-2. KCBDEverythingLubbock.comKCBD

Animal Services

Lubbock Animal Services will be closed Monday, Nov. 16 so staff can attend the funeral of Director Steven Greene. Emergency field calls will still be handled, you can report issues through the MyLBK app or the city's online portal, and regular hours resume Tuesday, Nov. 17. KCBD

Core courses

Texas Tech University System regents approved a revised core curriculum Wednesday, Nov. 11, removing 21 courses and leaving 151 options starting fall 2027. Students will still need 42 core credit hours, and Regent Shelley Sweatt said many of the dropped courses will still be offered as electives or within majors. Lubbock Lights

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Before streaming, there was KDUB-TV. Lubbock's very first television station first hit the airwaves on Nov. 13, 1952, thanks to W.D. "Dub" Rogers. Today it goes by KLBK, so yesterday was its 74th birthday. Those early local news broadcasts were in glorious black and white. Happy belated, KLBK.

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Texas Tech visits Oklahoma State tonight; $19M chip grant lands

Plus, a $19 million semiconductor grant for Texas Tech and the FM 835 bridge demolition Sunday.

The TLDR

  1. Texas Tech plays at Oklahoma State at 8:30 p.m.
  2. Texas Tech gets $19 million for a computing cluster
  3. FM 835 bridge demolition begins Sunday
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