Lubbock

Lubbock is a city in the United States, in the northwest of Texas. Texas residents call the city Hub City because it is the economic, educational, and therapeutic center for the area known as South Plains. The town is the northwestern part of the state, a region known historically and geographically as the Llano Estacado.

Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport connects Denver, Dallas, Houston, Austin, and Las Vegas, and Interstate 27 connects Lubbock to Amarillo. A network of bus routes complements local public transport.

Schools in Lubbock are operated by several public school districts and independent organizations. Lubbock is home to the sixth-largest university in the state, Texas Tech University, described by American author James A. Michener as "the most beautiful university west of the Mississippi, all the way to Stanford."