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Lubbock is 315 miles west of [[Fort Worth]]. and approximately equidistant, c. 120 miles, from [[Amarillo]] to the north via Interstate 27 and [[Midland]] on the south via U.S. Highway 87. [[Cotton]] is grown throughout the area. Lubbock is home to [[Texas Tech University]], founded in 1923, and Lubbock Christian College, a [[Church of Christ]]-affiliated institution. There are also branch campuses of South Plains College, a [[community college]], and Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas. The Texas Tech Museum encompasses the Lubbock Lake Landmark, an archeological exhibit, and the National Ranching Heritage Center, which has nearly fifty restored ranch buildings in an outdoor setting. From 1941 to 1996, the former Reese Air Force Base was located in Lubbock. The famous musician, [[Buddy Holly]], killed in a plane crash in 1959, was from Lubbock, as is Scott Pelley, the [[CBS]] news anchorman.

Lubbock is 315 miles west of [[Fort Worth]]. and approximately equidistant, c. 120 miles, from [[Amarillo]] to the north via Interstate 27 and [[Midland]] on the south via U.S. Highway 87. [[Cotton]] is grown throughout the area. Lubbock is home to [[Texas Tech University]], founded in 1923, and Lubbock Christian College, a [[Church of Christ]]-affiliated institution. There are also branch campuses of South Plains College, a [[community college]], and Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas. The Texas Tech Museum encompasses the Lubbock Lake Landmark, an archeological exhibit, and the National Ranching Heritage Center, which has nearly fifty restored ranch buildings in an outdoor setting. From 1941 to 1996, the former Reese Air Force Base was located in Lubbock. The famous musician, [[Buddy Holly]], killed in a plane crash in 1959, was from Lubbock, as is Scott Pelley, the [[CBS]] news anchorman.

On May 11, 1970, Lubbock sustained a deadly tornado in which twenty-six persons were killed, and property damage was estimated at $125 million. The Lubbock Metro[[Morris "Moe" Turner]], directed the rebuilding of the downtown Lubbock in the aftermath of the storm.

On May 11, 1970, Lubbock sustained a deadly F-5 tornado in which twenty-six persons were killed, and property damage was estimated at $125 million (826 million in 2020 dollars). On the fiftieth anniversary of the tornado in 2020, the Lubbock community gathered at the Lubbock Tornado Memorial Gateway at Lubbock National Bank Park on Avenue Q downtown to memorialize the victims and honor the city leadership under [[Mayor]]s Jim Granberry and [[Morris "Moe" Turner]] which brought out the recovery.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20200510/lubbock-remembers-50-years-after-deadly-tornado-city-pauses-to-reflect-on-loss-progress|title=Lubbock remembers: 50 years after deadly tornado, city pauses to reflect on loss, progress|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|date=May 10, 2020|accessdate=June 16, 2020}}</ref>

The city has been politically [[conservative]] (it was rated the #2 most conservative city in America and the most conservative in Texas, notwithstanding the presence of a large public university) and has been represented in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House]] by three consecutive  [[Republican Party|Republican]] members since 1985. It is the home of a large number of [[Christian]] churches of different denominations.

The city has been politically [[conservative]] (it was rated the #2 most conservative city in America and the most conservative in Texas, notwithstanding the presence of a large public university) and has been represented in the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House]] by three consecutive  [[Republican Party|Republican]] members since 1985. It is the home of a large number of [[Christian]] churches of different denominations.