Houston Public MediaSep 2, 2025

State Sen. Brandon Creighton, the architect of major higher education reforms that banned diversity programs, limited faculty influence and tightened rules on campus protests, is poised to become chancellor of the Texas Tech University System.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/09/02/529819/state-sen-brandon-creighton-of-conroe-expected-to-be-sole-finalist-for-texas-tech-chancellor/

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State Sen. Brandon Creighton of Conroe expected to be sole finalist for Texas Tech chancellor

The Houston-area Republican has authored some of Texas' major higher education legislation in recent years, including a DEI ban and a law expanding political appointees’ power in universities.

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Houston Public MediaMar 13, 2025

Emergency officials in Lubbock are reporting an underground fire and explosion at a power substation as the cause of multiple power outages and evacuations on the Texas Tech University campus.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2025/03/13/515920/substation-explosion-at-texas-tech-causes-power-outages-evacuation-on-campus/

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Substation explosion at Texas Tech causes power outages, evacuation on campus

An underground fire and explosion at a power substation on the Texas Tech University campus Wednesday night caused multiple power outages and evacuations, sending students to an early spring break.

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