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Council approves Civic Lubbock cultural‑arts grants from FY23‑24 hotel‑occupancy funds after public testimony
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved the Cultural Arts Review Committee and Civic Lubbock Inc. recommendation to allocate hotel‑occupancy tax funds collected in FY23‑24 to a slate of cultural organizations; numerous arts leaders and nonprofit representatives testified in support.
The Lubbock City Council on July 2025 approved a recommendation from the Cultural Arts Review Committee and Civic Lubbock Inc. to allocate hotel‑occupancy tax (HOT) funds collected in fiscal year 2023‑24 to cultural arts grants.
Brooke Witcher, Assistant City Manager, introduced the item and noted Civic Lubbock staff were present to answer questions. Council then heard more than a half‑dozen public speakers — leaders from Ballet Lubbock, LUCA (Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts), the Charles Adams Studio Project (CASP), the Lubbock…
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