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Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University is a public university in Lubbock, Texas. It started in 1923 and now has about 30,000 students.

Sports

Texas Tech's athletics teams are called the Red Raiders, except for the women's basketball team, which is called the Lady Raiders. Texas Tech has 15 varsity teams and they compete in the Big 12 Conference.


Images for kids

  • Texas Tech Adminstration Building 1923

    Administration Building (circa 1925)

  • TTUadmin

    Administration Building

  • TTUcolumns

    Chemistry Building

  • TTarch

    Architecture Building

  • STS-107-launch2

    Texas Tech alumnus Rick Husband was the final commander of Space Shuttle Columbia.

  • TTUSWlibrary

    Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

  • Pfluger

    Pfluger Fountain

  • TTUband

    Goin' Band from Raiderland

  • Ebritton

    Red Raiders in action in 2007

  • JonesATT

    Jones AT&T Stadium west side facade

  • TTUlights

    Carol of Lights

  • Wrstatue

    Will Rogers and Soapsuds

  • Richard Husband, NASA photo portrait in orange suit

    Colonel Rick Husband

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