Crime
More →The Frankford 500: Four Genius Minds Meet a Light Pole at 114th Street
Nothing says “Saturday night in the Hub City” like thinking you can outpace the law on a street that is basically one long, flat line to nowhere. Around 12:20 a.m., some local visionary decided that “reckless driving” near 82nd and Frankford wasn’t a prestigious enough charge. When an officer tried to pull them over, the [...]Read More... from The Frankford 500: Four Genius Minds Meet a Light Pole at 114th Street
Local Thief Earns “Grand Theft Kayak” Merit Badge After Raiding Girl Scout Storage Unit
Patty Pruitt has spent 15 years teaching local girls how to tie knots and build fires, only to realize she forgot to teach them the most vital Lubbock survival skill: how to defend a storage unit from a guy with a sledgehammer and a vendetta against Dutch ovens. In a classic Hub City “welcome to [...]Read More... from Local Thief Earns “Grand Theft Kayak” Merit Badge After Raiding Girl Scout Storage Unit
Lubbock: Providing High-Quality Firearms to Mexican Cartels One Unlocked F-150 at a Time
Chief Seth Herman has officially released the Lubbock Police Department’s 2025 annual report, and the news is exactly what you’d expect from the Hub City. Apparently, our local youth have traded in 4-H projects and TikTok dances for “prolific” gang violence. According to Herman, juvenile crime is skyrocketing because kids these days just don’t understand [...]Read More... from Lubbock: Providing High-Quality Firearms to Mexican Cartels One Unlocked F-150 at a Time
Politics
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Missing Person Alert: Local Senator Spotted in Iowa Looking for Love (And a 2028 Nomination)
In a shocking development that will surprise absolutely no one in Lubbock who has tried to get a constituent request answered this decade, Senator Ted Cruz has been found alive and well. Unfortunately for us, he wasn’t spotted anywhere near the South Plains or even the Texas border he loves to talk about. Instead, our [...]Read More... from Missing Person Alert: Local Senator Spotted in Iowa Looking for Love (And a 2028 Nomination)
UNT Proves That Education Is Much Cheaper When You Stop Paying Educators
In a move that surely has the bean-counters at Texas Tech salivating with envy, the University of North Texas has decided to fix its massive $45 million budget hole by simply paying its smartest people to go away. UNT just approved buyouts for 40 faculty members, saving a whopping $4.7 million—which, if you’re doing the [...]Read More... from UNT Proves That Education Is Much Cheaper When You Stop Paying Educators
The “Big Beautiful Map” is Here to Stay, Because Who Needs Competitive Elections Anyway?
Well, color me shocked. The U.S. Supreme Court just officially cleared Texas’ newly redrawn congressional map for the 2026 midterms and beyond. After a brief moment of hope where a lower court suggested that maybe, just maybe, drawing lines specifically to sideline minority voters was a bit “discriminatory,” the high court stepped in to remind [...]Read More... from The “Big Beautiful Map” is Here to Stay, Because Who Needs Competitive Elections Anyway?
Guns
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Lubbock: Providing High-Quality Firearms to Mexican Cartels One Unlocked F-150 at a Time
Chief Seth Herman has officially released the Lubbock Police Department’s 2025 annual report, and the news is exactly what you’d expect from the Hub City. Apparently, our local youth have traded in 4-H projects and TikTok dances for “prolific” gang violence. According to Herman, juvenile crime is skyrocketing because kids these days just don’t understand [...]Read More... from Lubbock: Providing High-Quality Firearms to Mexican Cartels One Unlocked F-150 at a Time
Lubbock Hospitality: Where We Feed Your Dog Treats and Then Shoot It
Welcome to Bell Farms, the South Lubbock suburban dream where the HOA fees are high and the trigger fingers are apparently even higher. In the latest installment of “Why We Can’t Have Nice Things,” a black German Shepherd named Oakley decided to take an unauthorized tour of the 2400 block of 144th Street. Because this [...]Read More... from Lubbock Hospitality: Where We Feed Your Dog Treats and Then Shoot It
The “Executive” Lifestyle: Avenue Q’s Finest Hospitality Ends in SWAT Semi-Finals
Lubbock’s Avenue Q remains the undisputed champion of “exactly what you expected to happen.” On Wednesday night, the Texas DPS and a SWAT team decided to check in at the Executive Inn—a name that, much like “Lubbock is a vacation destination,” is doing a lot of heavy lifting. It turns out the “executives” in question [...]Read More... from The “Executive” Lifestyle: Avenue Q’s Finest Hospitality Ends in SWAT Semi-Finals
Public Health
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Texas Medical Board Decides ‘Death’ is Just a Teachable Moment (With a Very Short Quiz)
Welcome to Texas, the only state where “standard of care” has been replaced by “consulting a lawyer while the patient bleeds out.” The Texas Medical Board has finally broken its silence on the deaths of Nevaeh Crain and Porsha Ngumezi, and their solution is exactly what you’d expect from a state that considers a 99-year [...]Read More... from Texas Medical Board Decides ‘Death’ is Just a Teachable Moment (With a Very Short Quiz)
Shallowater: Come for the Small-Town Charm, Stay for the Radioactive Kidney Failure
Our neighbors in Shallowater just got some glowing news from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. It turns out the local tap water has officially surpassed the EPA’s “try not to grow a third arm” limit for combined uranium. While the feds suggest 30 micrograms per liter is the maximum acceptable amount for human survival, [...]Read More... from Shallowater: Come for the Small-Town Charm, Stay for the Radioactive Kidney Failure
East Lubbock Hospitality: Now Featuring Free Dental Exams (From Stray Dogs)
Nothing says “Good morning, Hub City” quite like an 8:00 AM cardio session involving a pack of aggressive dogs. On Thursday morning, an elderly woman in the 2400 block of East 8th Street found out the hard way that in Lubbock, the sidewalks aren’t just for walking—they’re a buffet line for neighborhood hounds whose owners [...]Read More... from East Lubbock Hospitality: Now Featuring Free Dental Exams (From Stray Dogs)
Education
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UNT Proves That Education Is Much Cheaper When You Stop Paying Educators
In a move that surely has the bean-counters at Texas Tech salivating with envy, the University of North Texas has decided to fix its massive $45 million budget hole by simply paying its smartest people to go away. UNT just approved buyouts for 40 faculty members, saving a whopping $4.7 million—which, if you’re doing the [...]Read More... from UNT Proves That Education Is Much Cheaper When You Stop Paying Educators
Raider Power? More Like Raider-Hush: Texas Tech Rebrands as a Very Expensive Trade School
In a move that surprised absolutely no one who has spent more than five minutes in West Texas, the Texas Tech Board of Regents has decided that the “university” part of Texas Tech University was getting a little too trendy. Following the lead of Chancellor Brandon Creighton—the man who literally wrote the state law he’s [...]Read More... from Raider Power? More Like Raider-Hush: Texas Tech Rebrands as a Very Expensive Trade School
From Ponzi to Ph.D.: Texas Tech Buys Convicted Fraudster’s Mansion for Chancellor
Because living in a regular house is apparently beneath the dignity of someone “leading” our beloved institution, the Texas Tech University System just dropped a few million on a new official residence. And in a move that surprises absolutely nobody who has spent more than five minutes in this dust bowl, they bought it from [...]Read More... from From Ponzi to Ph.D.: Texas Tech Buys Convicted Fraudster’s Mansion for Chancellor
Local Government
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Apathy Wins in a Landslide: Lubbock Re-Elects the Status Quo with the Support of Twelve People and a Golden Retriever
The “masses” have spoken, and by “masses,” I mean the approximately 9,533 people who realized there was an election happening between their third and fourth trips to Taco Villa. In a city of over 260,000, Mayor Mark McBrayer coasted to victory with 70.3% of the vote. It turns out that if you promise more police [...]Read More... from Apathy Wins in a Landslide: Lubbock Re-Elects the Status Quo with the Support of Twelve People and a Golden Retriever
Lubbock Early Voting Hits 10-Year Low: Local Democracy Officially Less Popular Than a Dust Storm
Lubbock County just recorded its lowest early voting turnout for a May election since 2014. Over the course of eight grueling days, a whopping 7,800 people managed to drag themselves to the polls. To put that in perspective, we probably have more people waiting in the drive-thru at Chick-fil-A on a Tuesday morning than we [...]Read More... from Lubbock Early Voting Hits 10-Year Low: Local Democracy Officially Less Popular Than a Dust Storm
City Hall Learns to Read: Gary Boren Sues His Way Onto the Ballot
Lubbock is currently embroiled in its favorite pastime: a legal slap-fight over things that should be simple. Gary Boren wanted to run for the District 4 seat, but City Hall tried to kick him to the curb because he’s only lived in the district for two months. Apparently, the City Secretary thinks you need to [...]Read More... from City Hall Learns to Read: Gary Boren Sues His Way Onto the Ballot
Economics
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Breaking: Lubbock Residents Shocked to Find Out Big Trucks Require Actual Money to Move
In a turn of events that surprised absolutely no one with a basic grasp of geopolitics, gas prices in Texas have skyrocketed to a delightful $3.78 a gallon. Apparently, when you close the Strait of Hormuz during a war, the magic juice that makes your oversized dually go “vroom” gets a bit pricier. While the [...]Read More... from Breaking: Lubbock Residents Shocked to Find Out Big Trucks Require Actual Money to Move
The Great Texas Thirst: Corpus is Out of Water, and Lubbock is Just One Dust Storm Away from Joining Them
While we’re all busy complaining about the latest pothole on Slide Road, our neighbors down in the Coastal Bend are currently starring in their own real-life reboot of Mad Max. At least six small towns around Corpus Christi have officially declared disaster status because their reservoirs are hitting a pathetic 8% capacity. Corpus Christi, the [...]Read More... from The Great Texas Thirst: Corpus is Out of Water, and Lubbock is Just One Dust Storm Away from Joining Them
Raider Power? More Like Raider-Hush: Texas Tech Rebrands as a Very Expensive Trade School
In a move that surprised absolutely no one who has spent more than five minutes in West Texas, the Texas Tech Board of Regents has decided that the “university” part of Texas Tech University was getting a little too trendy. Following the lead of Chancellor Brandon Creighton—the man who literally wrote the state law he’s [...]Read More... from Raider Power? More Like Raider-Hush: Texas Tech Rebrands as a Very Expensive Trade School
Police
More →The Frankford 500: Four Genius Minds Meet a Light Pole at 114th Street
Nothing says “Saturday night in the Hub City” like thinking you can outpace the law on a street that is basically one long, flat line to nowhere. Around 12:20 a.m., some local visionary decided that “reckless driving” near 82nd and Frankford wasn’t a prestigious enough charge. When an officer tried to pull them over, the [...]Read More... from The Frankford 500: Four Genius Minds Meet a Light Pole at 114th Street
Lubbock: Providing High-Quality Firearms to Mexican Cartels One Unlocked F-150 at a Time
Chief Seth Herman has officially released the Lubbock Police Department’s 2025 annual report, and the news is exactly what you’d expect from the Hub City. Apparently, our local youth have traded in 4-H projects and TikTok dances for “prolific” gang violence. According to Herman, juvenile crime is skyrocketing because kids these days just don’t understand [...]Read More... from Lubbock: Providing High-Quality Firearms to Mexican Cartels One Unlocked F-150 at a Time
LPD Officially Joins the Border Patrol (Despite Being a Six-Hour Drive from the Border)
SB4 is back from its brief legal nap, and our favorite local lawmakers—State Rep. Carl Tepper and State Senator Charles Perry—couldn’t be happier. The law finally gives Lubbock police the power to arrest people for “illegal entry.” Because if there’s one thing we’re known for here in the Hub City, it’s our bustling international coastline [...]Read More... from LPD Officially Joins the Border Patrol (Despite Being a Six-Hour Drive from the Border)