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Texas Tech Achieves National Top 5 Status in ‘Most Likely to be Ignored by Their Own Bosses’

Well, break out the Dr. Thunder and some overpriced tapas, because Texas Tech is finally…

February 24, 2026
Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett in a green outfit stands smiling next to 15-year-old Brooklyn, who is wearing a navy suit, during a campaign stop in Lubbock.
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Local Teen Discovers the Magical Power of Emails (And Definitely Not the Fact That Crockett’s Campaign Fund is Running on Fumes)

In a heartwarming tale of small-town wide-eyed innocence, 15-year-old Brooklyn of Lubbock is convinced that…

February 24, 2026
A wide shot of a glowing orange wildfire burning along the horizon at dusk, viewed from a barren field in the foreground where a small herd of cattle grazes near a dimly lit residential area.
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Congrats, West Texas: We Finally Realized Infrastructure Actually Matters

Two years after the Smokehouse Creek Fire turned a million acres into a charcoal briquette,…

February 24, 2026
A bright red emergency directional sign for the Lynn County Healthcare System stands in front of a flat, barren West Texas landscape under a clear blue sky.
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Drive 60 Miles or Die Trying: The West Texas Rural Healthcare Hunger Games

Well, pack your bags and grab a roadside burrito, because if you live in Floyd…

February 24, 2026
Two mothers, Preslea Thompson and Lexy Castro, sit on a green velvet sofa during a somber interview discussing New Home ISD's decision to relocate their children's special education classroom.
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New Home ISD Rebrands “Inclusion” as a 60-Mile Daily Commute to Somewhere Else

New Home ISD has officially decided that its Special Education students are more like cargo…

February 23, 2026
A close-up of a bright orange seat belt latched into a modern car seat, highlighting the safety features often debated by Lubbock drivers who miss the "freedom" of 1984.
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Lubbock Logic: Why Dying for ‘Freedom’ is the Ultimate 806 Power Move

In a move that will surely shock the three people in this city who actually…

February 23, 2026
A wide, high-angle view of the Lubbock Feeders feedyard. The image shows dozens of cattle in fenced-in pens in the foreground, with large grain elevators and industrial agricultural buildings in the background under a clear sky.
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Smell That? It’s the Scent of Economic Despair (and Significantly Less Manure)

In a blow to anyone who considers “industrial cow bathroom” a top-tier olfactory experience, Lubbock…

February 23, 2026
A mugshot of Texas Tech University marketing professor Daniel Taylor, looking remarkably like a man who just realized his "Pink Flamingo" supply chain didn't include a contingency plan for the DEA.
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Rawls College of Business Adds “Fentanyl Distribution” to the Curriculum

Leave it to Lubbock to turn Breaking Bad into a boring faculty meeting. While most…

February 20, 2026
A Lubbock Police patrol car sits parked in front of Lubbock High School during a lockdown evacuation. Students and staff are seen walking toward a waiting yellow school bus while officers monitor the campus perimeter.
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The LISD Friday Special: Bomb Threats, Ghost Gunmen, and the 2,000-Student Parking Lot Party

Happy Friday, Lubbock! While you were likely daydreaming about which Mexican food establishment would host…

February 20, 2026