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🌱 Plainview’s Ian Garza joins this week’s standout athlete nominees

Plainview, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Morning Plainview! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Plainview’s Ian Garza joins this week’s standout athlete nominees
  • Wayland singer earns regional win and a national opportunity
  • Pete Laney joins bipartisan team shaping Texas House transition

Also on today's calendar: Downtown Christmas Progressive Dinner and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and delightful, with a high of 69 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 71, low: 38.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 68 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Vote for the next athletes of the week (myplainview.com) — Plainview’s Ian Garza is up for the Herald’s athlete-of-the-week honor after a strong performance against Abilene, including a fumble recovery that kept a scoring drive alive. Readers can vote through noon Thursday, with nominees also representing Kress, Floydada, Hart, Abernathy and Petersburg.
   

• Wayland's Caden Williams wins Texoma NATS division (kcbd.com) — Wayland Baptist University singer Caden Williams has earned a chance to enter the 2027 National Student Auditions after winning his classical voice division at a regional competition in Canyon. His professor said it may be Wayland’s first division win at Texoma NATS, which draws singers from three states.
   

• Senfronia Thompson taps six former speakers to lead bipartisan House transition (houstonchronicle.com) — Former Texas House Speaker Pete Laney of Plainview is joining five other former speakers on Senfronia Thompson’s bipartisan transition team. Thompson, a Houston Democrat poised to become the next speaker, selected three Democrats and three Republicans as she prepares to lead the chamber.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday November 12
  • CMS Basketball 7th @ 5:00 / 8th @ 6:00 @ Lubbock Roosevelt
    Hale Center H S Hale Center, TX 79041
    5:00 pm
    • Friday November 13
  • JV/V GBB vs Floydada →
    Tulia High School Tulia, TX 79088
    5:00 pm
    • Saturday November 14
  • HS Girls BBall @ Slaton
    Hale Center H S Hale Center, TX 79041
    11:00 am
  • Basketball-Kress/JV/V Girls
    Olton ISD Kress, TX 79052, USA
    11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The next Brazos River Authority bimonthly Board of Directors meeting is today, November 9, 2026, at 9 a.
    m. at the BRA’s Lt. Gen. Phillip J. Ford Central Office, 4600 Cobbs Drive in Waco. You can access a livestream of today’s meeting and learn more… (Nextdoor )
  • Acme Markets posted a job opening for Line Cook (Prep Cook) in Plainview. Apply here.
  • Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Team Member in Plainview. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Plainview here.

🗞 Nearby News

Lubbock

  • Lubbock Economic Development Alliance Unveils Strategic Plan at 2026 Economic Forecast Luncheon (kcbd.com)
  • New Texas Tech law grad recalls journey to Lubbock's McCleskey law firm (lubbockonline.com)
  • United Family launches Thanks for Giving program (everythinglubbock.com)

Ok Plainview! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Plainview

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Plainview

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.