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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…

March 25, 2026
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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…

March 25, 2026
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Lubbock Man Mistakes Local Alley for High-Stakes Demolition Derby

In a city where the most exciting Friday night activity is usually watching the dust…

March 25, 2026
Lubbock Police SUVs parked on a residential street with one-story houses and clear blue skies during a shooting investigation.
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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…

March 25, 2026
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Lubbock’s “Catch and Release” Program Now Includes Child Predators

Lubbock really is the “Hub City”—the hub of making sure the most dangerous people in…

March 25, 2026
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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…

March 25, 2026
Aleshia Banks mugshot featuring a distressed expression following her arrest for aggravated assault in Lubbock.
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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…

March 25, 2026
A rendering of the proposed Lubbock County Expo Center and "Moody Arena," complete with the official LCEC logo in the corner, illustrating the latest design in a project already notorious for wasted funds.
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The Lubbock Expo Center: A $7.5 Million Hole in the Dirt That We’re Still Digging

Congratulations, Lubbock. While other cities are out here building functional infrastructure or attracting industries that…

March 24, 2026
The official seal of Lubbock County, Texas, superimposed over a blurry courthouse—perfectly capturing the hazy, indistinct focus our local leaders bring to actual systemic problems.
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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…

March 24, 2026