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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]] former 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]] former news anchorman.

Lubbock 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. In the 2018 [[United States Senate]] [[general election]], the [[Republican Party|Republican]] incumbent, [[Ted Cruz]] polled 58,780 votes (64.7 percent) to 32,068 votes (35.3 percent) of the two-party vote for the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Beto O'Rourke]]. Lubbock has been represented since 1985 in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by three consecutive Republican legislators.  

Lubbock 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). In the 2018 [[United States Senate]] [[general election]], the [[Republican Party|Republican]] incumbent, [[Ted Cruz]] polled 58,780 votes (64.7 percent) to 32,068 votes (35.3 percent) of the two-party vote for the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Beto O'Rourke]]. Lubbock has been represented since 1985 in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by three consecutive Republican legislators.  

Lubbock is the home of a large number of [[Christian]] churches of different denominations.

Lubbock is the home of a large number of [[Christian]] churches of different denominations.