What is Lubbock, TX known for?

Texas pride really does shine in Lubbock—the city was named after a former Texas Ranger and Confederate officer, Thomas S. Lubbock. ... causing $125MM worth of damage to the city, couldn't bring down the downtown's pride and joy, the Metro Tower (back then, known as the Great Plains Life Building). read more

Lubbock is also known for several good musicians Joe Ely , Dixie Chicks , Maines Brothers also the largest cotton growing coop in the world and the 12th best place to start a business in the US as per CNN Money at a metro pop . of 272,000 it's far more than a college town . read more

Strangely enough, the infamous Lubbock F5 Tornado of 1970, while causing $125MM worth of damage to the city, couldn’t bring down the downtown’s pride and joy, the Metro Tower (back then, known as the Great Plains Life Building). read more

Lubbock (/ ˈ l ʌ b ə k / LUB-ək) is a city in and the county seat of Lubbock County, Texas, United States. The city is located in the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically and geographically as the Llano Estacado and ecologically is part of the southern end of the High Plains. read more