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Lubbock, Texas: Travel nursing, therapy, & technologist jobs and educational opportunities

Oct 13, 2010

Healthcare Traveler - The establishment of a rail service and a surge in agricultural growth helped Lubbock expand. The opening of Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) in 1925 gave Lubbock another economic boost. In the 1940s, the town rebounded from the effects of the Great Depression and World War II with a population explosion that made it one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation—second only to Albuquerque, N.M. Today, Lubbock is home to approximately 225,000 people.

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Normally quiet Texas ag commission race gets dirty

Oct 13, 2010

The Associated Press - 'They're becoming rancorous. It's kind of odd - you wouldn't expect that in that kind of race,' said Cindy Rugeley, an assistant professor at Texas Tech University. 'It's a low attention race. What they're trying to do is do anything they can to catch voters.'

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ID thieves mine social media

Oct 12, 2010

Redding Record Searchlight “The bottom line is if they can get enough information about you that allows them to apply for credit in your name ... then of course they can run up all sorts of expenses,” said Russell James, director of graduate studies in Texas Tech University’s personal financial planning department. “Certainly you can get pieces of that through standard information people put on Facebook.”

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