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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 Tower is believed to have been the tallest building, at 274 feet, ever to survive a direct hit from an F5 tornado. Then [[Mayor]] Jim Granberry and the Lubbock City Council, which included Granberry's successor as mayor, Morris W. Turner, directed the rebuilding of the downtown Lubbock in the aftermath of the storm.

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 Tower is believed to have been the tallest building, at 274 feet, ever to survive a direct hit from an F5 tornado. Then [[Mayor]] Jim Granberry and the Lubbock City Council, which included Granberry's successor as mayor, Morris W. Turner, directed the rebuilding of the downtown Lubbock in the aftermath of the storm.

The city has been politically [[conservative]] 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.

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