Crime
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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
Politics
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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
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
Guns
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Lubbock Logic: Where Getting Shot is Just a “Moderate” Inconvenience
In today’s episode of East Side Dodgeball, Lubbock’s finest first responders were treated to a classic West Texas surprise. Lubbock Fire Rescue rolled up to the 2100 block of East 31st Street around 2:00 PM for what they thought was a routine medical call, only to find a guy with a fresh, unrequested ventilation hole [...]Read More... from Lubbock Logic: Where Getting Shot is Just a “Moderate” Inconvenience
Lubbock Woman Pioneers New ‘Grapple and Glid’ Self-Defense Technique
In today’s episode of Lubbock: The City Where Love is Definitely a Contact Sport, we have the heartwarming tale of 52-year-old Aleshia Banks. According to police reports, what started as a standard bedroom argument quickly escalated into a full-blown Olympic wrestling match. Why just use your words when you can use your hands, feet, and [...]Read More... from Lubbock Woman Pioneers New ‘Grapple and Glid’ Self-Defense Technique
Headline: Local “John Wick” With a BB Gun Discovers That Real Life Isn’t a Steven Seagal Movie
Meet 36-year-old Seth Moore, Lubbock’s latest self-appointed vigilante and a man who clearly has a very loose definition of the word “firepower.” Back in December, Moore decided to play action hero in the 5000 block of 100th Street, rocking an ensemble that included a red jacket, black vest, and white glasses—because nothing says “stealthy investigation” [...]Read More... from Headline: Local “John Wick” With a BB Gun Discovers That Real Life Isn’t a Steven Seagal Movie
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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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
Texas Tech Proves Once Again That Accuracy is Optional if You Have Enough Lawyers
In the latest installment of “Who’s Counting? Certainly Not Us,” a federal judge has officially tossed a whistleblower lawsuit from former Texas Tech data guru Dr. Nicolas Valcik. Valcik, who served as the university’s Managing Director for the Office of Institutional Research (a fancy title for The Guy Who Makes the Spreadsheets Look Good), claimed [...]Read More... from Texas Tech Proves Once Again That Accuracy is Optional if You Have Enough Lawyers
Data Centers are Coming to Dickens County to Eat All the Electricity and Hope You Don’t Notice
Dickens County—best known for being the place you drive through as fast as possible to get somewhere better—is about to host a $3.5 billion data center expansion. Galaxy (not the phone, the electricity vampire) got the green light to use 1.6 gigawatts of power. To put that in perspective, that’s enough to power 320,000 homes, [...]Read More... from Data Centers are Coming to Dickens County to Eat All the Electricity and Hope You Don’t Notice
Police
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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
Welcome to the World! Now Here’s Your Speeding Ticket and a View of the Slide Road Overpass
In a city where the most exciting thing to happen on a Friday morning is usually a fender-bender at a Chick-fil-A drive-thru, one local couple decided to spice things up by turning the Marsha Sharp Freeway into a makeshift maternity ward. At 8:44 a.m., Lubbock Police thought they had a high-speed pursuit on their hands. [...]Read More... from Welcome to the World! Now Here’s Your Speeding Ticket and a View of the Slide Road Overpass
Early Bird Special: Local Speedster Turns Utility Pole into Abstract Art at 3 A.M.
Lubbock’s 3:00 a.m. nightlife is usually limited to the drive-thru line at Raising Cane’s or people questioning their life choices at a 7-Eleven. But early Monday morning, Berardo Pauda Jr. III—who apparently carries enough Roman numerals to be a minor European royal—decided to spice things up by turning Avenue L into his own personal drag [...]Read More... from Early Bird Special: Local Speedster Turns Utility Pole into Abstract Art at 3 A.M.