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Pot of Gold or Pit of Despair? Law Enforcement Gets Punny with “Operation Four-Leaf Felony”
In a city where the most exciting thing that usually happens is a new Raising Cane’s opening or a dust storm turning the sky the color of a rusted Buick, our local law enforcement decided to get festive. On March 26, the Lubbock Police Department teamed up with—deep breath—the FBI, Homeland Security, DPS, the Sheriff’s [...]Read More... from Pot of Gold or Pit of Despair? Law Enforcement Gets Punny with “Operation Four-Leaf Felony”
Clovis: Keeping Lubbock’s Trauma Surgeons Employed Since 1907
Because life in the high plains apparently isn’t bleak enough, our neighbors over in Clovis decided to spice up a Monday morning with a casual mass shooting. On March 22, Clovis PD responded to reports of gunfire only to find six people who had been used for target practice near Grand and Calhoun. Among the [...]Read More... from Clovis: Keeping Lubbock’s Trauma Surgeons Employed Since 1907
The “Shoe Tap” Method: How Lubbock Handles Venmo Disputes and Accidental Homicide
In most parts of the civilized world, if you accidentally send money to the wrong person on a payment app, you send a polite request for a refund and hope they aren’t a total jerk. But this is the Hub City, where we prefer our customer service disputes to involve multiple late-night house calls and [...]Read More... from The “Shoe Tap” Method: How Lubbock Handles Venmo Disputes and Accidental Homicide
Politics
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The Guy Who Set the Barn on Fire Offers a Free Cup of Water to Help Put it Out
Our local tractor-enthusiasts gathered on the White House lawn Friday to hear the Big Boss explain why they’re currently broke. It turns out, when you start a trade war and then get entangled in a literal war in Iran, people who grow things for a living tend to suffer. But don’t worry, the President is [...]Read More... from The Guy Who Set the Barn on Fire Offers a Free Cup of Water to Help Put it Out
Bo French Wants to Deport 100 Million People, Because Clearly the Railroad Commission Wasn’t High-Stakes Enough
Just when you thought the Texas Railroad Commission was a boring-as-dirt agency that handles oil permits and gas flaring, candidate Bo French showed up at CPAC to remind us that it’s actually about global demographic engineering. French, who is currently in a runoff to oversee our pipelines, decided to pivot from “fracking” to “firing everyone” [...]Read More... from Bo French Wants to Deport 100 Million People, Because Clearly the Railroad Commission Wasn’t High-Stakes Enough
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows Proposes Manifest Destiny 2.0: The New Mexico DLC
Lubbock’s favorite son and current House Speaker, Dustin Burrows, has released his “interim charges” for 2027, and it’s exactly the kind of ambitious, slightly unhinged wishlist you’d expect from someone who spent too much time staring at the horizon on I-27. Topping the list is a plan to study the “secession” of New Mexico counties [...]Read More... from Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows Proposes Manifest Destiny 2.0: The New Mexico DLC
Guns
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Pot of Gold or Pit of Despair? Law Enforcement Gets Punny with “Operation Four-Leaf Felony”
In a city where the most exciting thing that usually happens is a new Raising Cane’s opening or a dust storm turning the sky the color of a rusted Buick, our local law enforcement decided to get festive. On March 26, the Lubbock Police Department teamed up with—deep breath—the FBI, Homeland Security, DPS, the Sheriff’s [...]Read More... from Pot of Gold or Pit of Despair? Law Enforcement Gets Punny with “Operation Four-Leaf Felony”
Clovis: Keeping Lubbock’s Trauma Surgeons Employed Since 1907
Because life in the high plains apparently isn’t bleak enough, our neighbors over in Clovis decided to spice up a Monday morning with a casual mass shooting. On March 22, Clovis PD responded to reports of gunfire only to find six people who had been used for target practice near Grand and Calhoun. Among the [...]Read More... from Clovis: Keeping Lubbock’s Trauma Surgeons Employed Since 1907
Lubbock Man Gets Three Years for Playing ‘Hide and Seek’ With Firearms
In a city where the most exciting thing usually happens in a United Supermarkets parking lot, Jaime Flores decided to spice up a Tuesday night by turning 34th and Salem into a low-budget action movie. While a Lubbock County Deputy was just trying to do his job in an unmarked car—probably wondering if the Taco [...]Read More... from Lubbock Man Gets Three Years for Playing ‘Hide and Seek’ With Firearms
Public Health
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Lubbock’s “Cicada” Strategy: If We Don’t Test the Poop, the Virus Doesn’t Exist
The CDC is sounding the alarm on yet another variant, BA.3.2, nicknamed “Cicada.” While the CDC is just trying to make sure we’re aware this thing is making the rounds, Lubbock is handling the news with its trademark “if I can’t see it, it’s not there” energy. Local health officials claim there’s “no record” of [...]Read More... from Lubbock’s “Cicada” Strategy: If We Don’t Test the Poop, the Virus Doesn’t Exist
Texas Tech Physicians and UnitedHealthcare Embark on Multi-Million Dollar Game of Chicken with Your Health
In a move that surprises absolutely no one who has ever tried to navigate the bureaucratic hellscape of West Texas medicine, Texas Tech Physicians (TTP) has decided to dump UnitedHealthcare like a bad habit. Apparently, the two corporate giants have been “negotiating” since early 2025, which is professional speak for “screaming into the void while [...]Read More... from Texas Tech Physicians and UnitedHealthcare Embark on Multi-Million Dollar Game of Chicken with Your Health
Let Them Eat Kale: Texas Solves Poverty by Banning Snickers Bars
Because living in Lubbock wasn’t already enough of a thrill, Governor Abbott and his band of merry nutritionists have decided to turn your local Allsup’s checkout line into a high-stakes chemistry exam. Starting April 1, Senate Bill 379 officially bans the use of SNAP benefits for “sweetened beverages and candy.” That’s right—Texas is “leading the [...]Read More... from Let Them Eat Kale: Texas Solves Poverty by Banning Snickers Bars
Education
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Levelland ISD’s “Employee of the Month” Trades the Classroom for a 60-Year Residency in Federal Prison
Ah, Levelland. The crown jewel of the South Plains, where the horizon is flat, the wind is relentless, and the local school district apparently uses a “vibe check” instead of a rigorous background search. Meet Camilo Reyes Castillo, a former teacher’s aide who just managed to secure a 720-month stay in the big house. That’s [...]Read More... from Levelland ISD’s “Employee of the Month” Trades the Classroom for a 60-Year Residency in Federal Prison
Frenship ISD’s Latest Extracurricular: 5th Grade Teacher Traded the Classroom for a Jail Cell
Well, Lubbock, it’s time for our favorite local pastime: reading a press release from a school district that’s sweating through its polo shirt. Nicholas Alonzo, a 29-year-old who was supposedly trusted to teach fifth graders at Upland Heights Elementary, decided to spend his Spring Break getting cozy with the Lubbock Police Department. He wasn’t there [...]Read More... from Frenship ISD’s Latest Extracurricular: 5th Grade Teacher Traded the Classroom for a Jail Cell
Human Frogger: Quaker Avenue Edition
In today’s episode of “Lubbock Drivers vs. Basic Physics,” a middle schooler from McCool Academy tried the radical experiment of using a designated crosswalk at 31st and Quaker. Unsurprisingly, a local motorist—likely distracted by a stray tumbleweed or the existential dread of being on Quaker Avenue at 8:00 a.m.—decided the crosswalk was more of a [...]Read More... from Human Frogger: Quaker Avenue Edition
Local Government
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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows Proposes Manifest Destiny 2.0: The New Mexico DLC
Lubbock’s favorite son and current House Speaker, Dustin Burrows, has released his “interim charges” for 2027, and it’s exactly the kind of ambitious, slightly unhinged wishlist you’d expect from someone who spent too much time staring at the horizon on I-27. Topping the list is a plan to study the “secession” of New Mexico counties [...]Read More... from Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows Proposes Manifest Destiny 2.0: The New Mexico DLC
Lubbock Solves Decade-Long Child Abuse Epidemic with the Power of Blue T-Shirts
Our County Commissioners took a break from their busy schedules of approving new car washes and tax breaks for suburban sprawl to drop a real bombshell this week: 10,000 Lubbock County children have been confirmed victims of abuse and neglect over the last decade. That is a nice, round, horrifying number that averages out to [...]Read More... from Lubbock Solves Decade-Long Child Abuse Epidemic with the Power of Blue T-Shirts
Lubbock Scrambles to Scrub the Name of a Guy We Barely Liked Anyway
In a rare moment of bipartisan harmony, Lubbock’s political scene is currently a frantic blur of Wite-Out and reimagined Google Maps pins. Local Democratic leaders and community groups are tripping over themselves to rename Cesar E. Chavez Drive and rebrand local festivals after “disturbing allegations” of sexual misconduct surfaced against the late labor icon. Apparently, [...]Read More... from Lubbock Scrambles to Scrub the Name of a Guy We Barely Liked Anyway
Economics
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Congratulations, Lubbock: Your Landlord Just Found a Way to Charge You $14 More for the Same Dust
While everyone in West Texas loves to point and laugh at California’s 14% rent hikes, we’re currently busy getting nickel-and-dimed right here in the Hub City. Our average monthly rent just ticked up from $1,374 to $1,388. Sure, a 1.02% increase sounds like pocket change to a developer, but for the rest of us, that’s [...]Read More... from Congratulations, Lubbock: Your Landlord Just Found a Way to Charge You $14 More for the Same Dust
The Guy Who Set the Barn on Fire Offers a Free Cup of Water to Help Put it Out
Our local tractor-enthusiasts gathered on the White House lawn Friday to hear the Big Boss explain why they’re currently broke. It turns out, when you start a trade war and then get entangled in a literal war in Iran, people who grow things for a living tend to suffer. But don’t worry, the President is [...]Read More... from The Guy Who Set the Barn on Fire Offers a Free Cup of Water to Help Put it Out
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows Proposes Manifest Destiny 2.0: The New Mexico DLC
Lubbock’s favorite son and current House Speaker, Dustin Burrows, has released his “interim charges” for 2027, and it’s exactly the kind of ambitious, slightly unhinged wishlist you’d expect from someone who spent too much time staring at the horizon on I-27. Topping the list is a plan to study the “secession” of New Mexico counties [...]Read More... from Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows Proposes Manifest Destiny 2.0: The New Mexico DLC
Police
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Pot of Gold or Pit of Despair? Law Enforcement Gets Punny with “Operation Four-Leaf Felony”
In a city where the most exciting thing that usually happens is a new Raising Cane’s opening or a dust storm turning the sky the color of a rusted Buick, our local law enforcement decided to get festive. On March 26, the Lubbock Police Department teamed up with—deep breath—the FBI, Homeland Security, DPS, the Sheriff’s [...]Read More... from Pot of Gold or Pit of Despair? Law Enforcement Gets Punny with “Operation Four-Leaf Felony”
Lubbock’s Finest Turn 19th and University into a High-Stakes Game of Bumper Cars
It’s Friday night in the Hub City, and while most of us were busy avoiding the construction on Loop 289 or questioning our life choices at a Broadway bar, one Texas DPS trooper decided to turn the intersection of 19th and University into a live-action remake of Speed. Because nothing screams “protect and serve” quite [...]Read More... from Lubbock’s Finest Turn 19th and University into a High-Stakes Game of Bumper Cars
Who Let the Dogs Out? The Lubbock Police Department, Apparently
Back in April 2025, while the rest of us were worrying about the rising price of Allsup’s burritos or whether the wind would finally blow us into New Mexico, the Lubbock Police Department was busy losing its most expensive equipment. A highly trained K-9 officer decided his handler’s backyard in the 108th Street area was [...]Read More... from Who Let the Dogs Out? The Lubbock Police Department, Apparently