The short answer: Timothy Cole was a 24-year-old Army veteran enrolled at Texas Tech when he was accused of a 1985 rape in Lubbock. He was 26 when a Lubbock jury convicted him and sentenced him to 25 years. He
September 2025 New Resources
In September 2026, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.
COMMUNICATIONS LAW
1. Gardner, James A. and Bartholomew, Christine P, Legal Arguments: The
The Supreme Court s Shortcut to Stop Trump – WSJ
Judge Ho specifically references a Tuesday Journal op-ed from former federal district judge and now University of Utah law professor Paul Cassell, who wrote: The Supreme Court held last week that the government needs to provide more notice to
66th Anniversary of the Day the Music Died
Writing this blog from Lubbock, Texas, today is especially significant as the 66st anniversary of the plane crash that killed Buddy Holly (a Lubbock native), Ritchie Valens, The Big Bopper (Jiles Perry Richardson, Jr.), and the plane's pilot.Like most Americans,
Texas Tech Law School Needs a Contracts & Corporate/Business Law Prof
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, TexasSummary InformationThe School of Law at Texas Tech University invites applications for a full-time, 9-month tenure-track Professor of Law position to begin in August of 2025. The position is open to both entry-level
Judge Enjoins Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Finding it Violates Constitution’s Quorum Clause
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Blocked in Texas as UnconstitutionalA federal judge in Texas this week dealt a blow to a landmark piece of legislation protecting pregnant workers, ruling that there was no quorum in the U.S. House when the
Houston attorney David Nelson reflects on his service and the meaning of Veterans Day
Houston attorney David Nelson always knew he had a special friend in Lee Roy Herron. When the two met in the seventh grade in Lubbock, they became entwined in a fateful, yet inspiring tale of just how powerful a friendship
Hiring Announcement: Texas Tech University School of Law
From a recent email message: Texas Tech University School of Law invites applications from exceptional individuals to fill an open faculty position. Requisition 34049BR. The position is open to candidates who would be on the tenure-track or who are tenured
Jerry Kolander receives Justice G. Denton Distinguished Lawyer Award
By Terry Greenberg
When Jerry Kolander grew up in Amarillo, he had a friend named Tommy Denton. They played sports together through junior high and at Tascosa High School. Denton went to Baylor University on a football scholarship and Kolander
Lubbock Veteran’s remains blast off to space
U.S. Air Force Veteran Dr. John “Randy” Darby passed away in 2018. A portion of his cremated remains were placed in a flight capsule aboard a spacecraft where his ashes were sent into space, along with 120 other passengers out…