25 years
Only a handful of racetracks vying for a Class 2 license can expect to receive one in early stages of the state’s pari-mutuel horse racing industry, two Texas Racing Commission members said Friday in Lubbock after a public hearing on the commission’s proposed rules and regulations governing horse and greyhound racing.
50 years
Flash thunderstorms dumped torrential rains and crop-battering hail in vicinities of the South Plains Monday afternoon, while several other areas of the parched region received downfalls measuring up to two inches.
75 years