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Former Texas Tech coach Mike Leach leaves behind legacy of ‘ambition and guile’

David Brown

The winningest college football coach in the history of Texas Tech, Leach died Tuesday at the age of 61.

Multiple telescopes, including NASA's Chandra, observed the Milky Way's giant black hole simultaneously with the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). This combined effort gave insight into what is happening farther out than the field-of-view of the EHT.

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Black holes 101, from the Texas Tech researcher who helped capture historic first image

Jill Ament

For the first time, we’re able to see what a black hole at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy looks like, thanks in part to Alex Tetarenko, an astrophysics researcher with Texas Tech University who contributed to the discovery.

Texas Tech women's basketball coach Marlene Stollings has been fired after players accused her of fostering a culture of abuse that led to an exodus from the program.

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Texas Tech Fires Top Women's Basketball Coaches Amid Abuse Allegations

Maureen Pao

Head coach Marlene Stollings came to Texas Tech in 2018, along with assistant Nikita Lowry Dawkins. They're both out now, after USA Today published allegations of physical, mental and verbal abuse.

The Texas Tech meat judging team grades carcasses as part of this year's competition.

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At Texas Tech, Hunger and Focus Fuel Dominance In Meat Judging

Michael Marks

From Texas Standard: There’s no shortage of worthy choices if you’re debating the best college football, basketball or volleyball team. But when it...

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Musica Variada: This Saturday Night in Amarillo

Jenny Inzerillo

We caught a couple of opera heroes on the air today! Thanks so much to Mary Jane Johnson & Rafael Moras for stopping by High Plains Morning today to…