Texas Tech is a large public university in Lubbock, known for research, engineering, and its NCAA sports program. Current headlines center on Brendan Sorsby’s NCAA gambling probe and a broader scrutiny of college athletics.
Lawmakers have advanced a stopgap funding package to keep the government running through Dec. 11, while negotiations over full-year funding and policy riders continue. The measure blocks funding transfers to border enforcement, delays a hemp ban by one month, and avoids a government shutdown ahead of midterm elections.