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Many of the old buildings on campus have intricately carved detailing, like these on the Administration building:

Developers are currently re-developing the area across the street from the Texas Tech University campus. A large chunk (326 acres) of privately owned homes & businesses were purchased by the developer for redevelopment. The Overton Park project is currently the largest privately funded urban redevelopment project in the nation. It includes a mix of residential, street-level retail, entertainment, hotels and major retail anchors, here are some recent pics: The Centre I The Centre II City Bank Bldg Corner @ University & Glenna Goodacre Street

Interesting, developers are currently re-developing the area across the street from the Texas Tech University campus along similar lines as described above, with the exception that it was a large chunk (326 acres) of privately owned homes & businesses purchased by the developer. The Overton Park project is the largest privately funded urban redevelopment project in the nation. It includes a mix of residential, street-level retail, entertainment, hotels and major retail anchors, here are some recent pics: The Centre I The Centre II City Bank Bldg Corner @ University & Glenna Goodacre Street

New Experimental Science Building (Under Construction) Courtyard Next to Student Union Flint Ave. Garage ('Garage Mahal') English Building

An expansion of Hwy 290 is LONG OVERDUE...I LOVE the idea of expanding Commuter rail down Hwy 290 to Cypress and 249 to Tomball. Question...why in the hell would they run it out to College Station? Is the city looking to annex Bryan/College Station? Does this city really need more Aggies? Are they going to help pay for this expansion?

It's only home to around 850,000 people. Seriously. It's time. The Far Northwest Spring, Klein, Cypress, Tomball (basically everything outside the beltway bordered by I-45 and Hwy 290 to Tomball...the heart of which runs straight down Hwy 249)...

More New Buildings Under Construction at Texas Tech New Animal Science Bldg Courtyard Student Union Student Union Closeup Condos Across the Street from Campus in North Overton New Residence Hall Under Construction

New Retail & Condos Across the street from Campus English Philosophy Bldg Old Architecture Bldg Rec Center Education Building

More pics of new construction at Texas Tech University in Lubbock Animal Science Bldg Ranching & Heritage Center Addition Landscaping Outside Jones SBC Stadium Landscaping Outside Jones SBC Stadium Entrance

Could you create a new section for those of us in Far Northwest Houston comprising of Cypress, Klein, Spring, and Tomball? There are quite a few of us out here, it would be nice to have our own section. Thank you!

Thanks. I was there from 1995-1997. In time to see Pat Green in his early days, playing outside at the Beer Garden in the Depot District. Those Lubbock Summer nights were awesome. No humidity, 62-65 degrees.

I just read some of the earlier nasty little comments by our Aggy friends. Why is it the Aggies are so insecure when it comes to Texas Tech? Is it the fact that Tech has owned Aggy in every sport that matters for the past decade? Is it the fact that every major Red Raider Athletic team finished nationally ranked in the Top 25? (Football #17, Basketball #16, Women's Basketball #13, Track #1, Baseball, Tennis, etc)? Is it the fact that even with much less funding, Tech's avg. SAT is closer to A&M's than A&M's is to UT...and gaining fast (all three falling within a 100 pt range). Is it because A&M's campus is a disjointed fustercluck of an eyesore with uninspiring architecture harkening back to nazi germany and following the standard Aggie philosophy of 'Quantity over Quality'?

Lubbock's isolation forces them to offer more amenities than similar-sized cities. Lubbock has IMAX theatres, museums, entertainment districts, and is famous for its live music, coining the popular phrase among Austin musicians "Austin via Lubbock". Famous musicians that came from the Lubbock area: Waylon Jennings, Roy Orbison, Natalie Maines, Pat Green, Corey Morrow, Mac Davis, John Denver, and of course, the immortal Buddy Holly. The Rawls Course - Top 10 Collegiate Golf Course by Golf Digest Chemistry Building United Spirit Arena

I went to both UT and Texas Tech. Both are great schools. Both great college towns. My wife also went to Law School at Tech...we found the people to be incredibly friendly, and the weather to be quite nice despite the occasional dust storm that you could encounter a couple days each year in the Spring. I loved the lack of humidity and cooler temps. Anyhow, Texas Tech has a beautiful campus that has added over a billion dollars in new construction over the past 5 or 6 years. They've done a great job tying everything together aesthetically. As the local geography doesn't give much in terms of added beauty, Tech's master plan calls for some beautiful new architecture along with 2% of each construction budget to be allocated towards landscaping. Here are some pics: New Experimental Science Building - Under Construction New Condos & Retail across campus in North Overton Redevelopment Will Rogers & Soapsuds statue Administration Building English-Philosophy Complex Jones SBC Exterior Jones SBC Stadium University Student Center Marsha Sharp Academic Center New Football Training Facility Here's a link to Texas Tech's Athletics Facilities Site (click on the photos for more hi-res photos): http://texastech.collegesports.com/facilit...facilities.html