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Mugshot of Alvin Flores, who pleaded guilty to the 2022 murder of Severo “Chevy” Losoya in North Lubbock, overlaid on a crime scene photo with police vehicles and yellow tape.

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Lubbock Man Shoots Over a Slap, Gets 30 Years—Justice Served, Barely

In one of those stories that feels both tragic and depressingly familiar, 45-year-old Alvin Flores…

lubbock-sucksOctober 10, 2025

Lubbock ISD building sign with Texas and American flags flying in the background under a blue sky.

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Lubbock ISD’s “New Policy” Turns Out to Be… Completely Made Up

Well, this is awkward. Lubbock ISD’s Board President Ryan Curry sent out a letter telling…

lubbock-sucksOctober 10, 2025

Mugshot of Jeremy Maxfield, former Lubbock High School coach, arrested on charges of sexual assault of a student.

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Lubbock’s “Coach of the Year” in Denial: New Charges, Same Old Story

In the latest round of “Are you kidding me?” news from Lubbock, former Lubbock High…

lubbock-sucksOctober 9, 2025

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows stands in the state Capitol during a legislative session, facing possible censure under the Texas GOP’s new Rule 44.

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Texas GOP to Hold Its Own Purity Olympics — Lubbock’s Burrows Among the “Not Conservative Enough” Contestants

The Texas GOP is gearing up for a Saturday showdown in Austin where party leaders…

lubbock-sucksOctober 8, 2025

Audience gathered inside Cook’s Garage in South Lubbock for a Turning Point USA rally featuring Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, surrounded by vintage neon signs and political banners.

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Ken Paxton Resurrects in South Lubbock: Turning Point Rally Declares Charlie Kirk the New Jesus

Nothing says “civil discourse” quite like gathering a few hundred teenagers and homeschoolers in South…

lubbock-sucksOctober 8, 2025

Yellow sign on a metal gate reading “The Wildflower Trail is CLOSED due to vandalism and ongoing maintenance” at Lubbock Lake Landmark, with dried wildflowers and grass in the background.

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Wheelchair-Accessible Trail Gets the Lubbock Welcome: Tire Tracks and $10,000 in Damage

Because nothing says “community spirit” like destroying a public landmark, someone decided to take their…

lubbock-sucksOctober 8, 2025

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Lubbock ISD Rushes to Assure Everyone the Superintendent’s “Flagged Certificate” Is Totally Fine

Lubbock ISD’s Board of Trustees took time out of their busy schedule of self-congratulation to…

lubbock-sucksOctober 7, 2025

Texas Tech University administration building with “Tech Thrive” banner in foreground on a sunny day in Lubbock, Texas.

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Texas Tech’s “Two-Gender Tango”: Where Academic Freedom Goes to Die of Bureaucratic Vague-ness

In a move that screams “please don’t make us go viral like A&M,” Texas Tech…

lubbock-sucksOctober 7, 2025

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Texas Tech Unveils “Modernized” Double T—Because What They Really Needed Was a New Logo

Texas Tech Athletics just announced a “new era” for the Red Raiders — not with…

lubbock-sucksOctober 7, 2025

Children in a Lubbock daycare classroom playing with colorful magnetic building blocks, highlighting child care shortages across the South Plains.

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South Plains Has 21 “Child Care Deserts” — But Sure, Let’s Keep Cutting Funding

According to a new report from Children at Risk, the South Plains is running out…

lubbock-sucksOctober 7, 2025

Lubbock Man Shoots Over a Slap, Gets 30 Years—Justice Served, Barely

Lubbock ISD’s “New Policy” Turns Out to Be… Completely Made Up

Lubbock’s “Coach of the Year” in Denial: New Charges, Same Old Story

Texas GOP to Hold Its Own Purity Olympics — Lubbock’s Burrows Among the “Not Conservative Enough” Contestants

Ken Paxton Resurrects in South Lubbock: Turning Point Rally Declares Charlie Kirk the New Jesus

Wheelchair-Accessible Trail Gets the Lubbock Welcome: Tire Tracks and $10,000 in Damage

Lubbock ISD Rushes to Assure Everyone the Superintendent’s “Flagged Certificate” Is Totally Fine

Texas Tech’s “Two-Gender Tango”: Where Academic Freedom Goes to Die of Bureaucratic Vague-ness

Texas Tech Unveils “Modernized” Double T—Because What They Really Needed Was a New Logo

South Plains Has 21 “Child Care Deserts” — But Sure, Let’s Keep Cutting Funding

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