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Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaking into a microphone at a press conference table alongside other officials.
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Ted Cruz and Greg Abbott Team Up to Micromanage the Only Two Things Texas Cares About: Football and Affordable Cover-ups

Just when you thought life in Lubbock couldn’t get any more thrilling than watching tumbleweeds…

May 29, 2026
Donald Trump walking alongside Ken Paxton and another official on a tarmac, illustrating the tight alignment of the Texas Republican leadership.
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Texas GOP Achieves 100% Pure Sycophancy Just as Voters Realize Trump Didn’t Fix Their Grocery Bills

Welcome to Texas, where the only thing inflating faster than the price of a gallon…

May 29, 2026
A man in a black shirt gestures toward white Schneider Electric server enclosures while giving a presentation to a group of onlookers inside a data center corridor.
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Welcome to the Future: Downtown Lubbock Now Has an AI Data Center That Powers Like a McDonald’s and Exists in a Land-Lease Twilight Zone

Big news, tech bros! We are officially a “tier-two or tier-three” underserved community, which means…

May 29, 2026
Side-by-side black and white photos of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton waving to a crowd and state Representative James Talarico speaking at a campaign podium.
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Texas GOP Swiftly Deletes Its Memory Because Principles Don’t Win Senate Seats

Ken Paxton absolutely demolished establishment favorite John Cornyn by nearly 30 percentage points in the…

May 28, 2026
Mugshot of Mark Landreth, a 32-year-old man with dark hair, glasses, and a thick beard, posing against a gray law enforcement height chart.
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Lubbock Justice Moves at the Speed of Dial-Up: Snapchat Sleaze Bag Gets 12 Years

Welcome back to another depressing episode of Lubbock Men Doing Terrible Things. Today’s contestant is…

May 28, 2026
Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and law enforcement officers standing next to a red SUV with an open trunk and a gray pickup truck on the side of Idalou Highway after a police pursuit.
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It Takes a Village: Three Agencies and a Whole Hour to Stop One Guy on Clovis Road

Wednesday morning rush hour in Lubbock is already a soul-crushing experience, but 38-year-old Jerry Marquez…

May 28, 2026
FOX 34 Lubbock news anchor James Eppler smiling in a suit and tie in front of a news studio backdrop.
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FOX 34 Anchor Uncovers the Real Threat to National Security: K-Pop Themed Oreos

Leave it to Lubbock to finally make national headlines again, and of course, it’s because…

May 28, 2026
Booking mugshot of Casey Nickelson, a 39-year-old man with brown hair and a beard, standing in front of a white background with black horizontal lines.
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Indiana Avenue Commute Turns Into a High-Stakes Demolition Derby Because Merging is Hard

Ah, Indiana Avenue at 5:30 p.m.—a dystopian hellscape of loop traffic spillover and drivers who…

May 27, 2026
A close-up of a disappointed Senator John Cornyn looking onward at a press conference following his primary runoff defeat.
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Runoff Reality Check: Lubbock Welcomes Our New Overlords Chosen By Seven Whole Voters

Well, another primary runoff election is in the books, and to the surprise of absolutely…

May 27, 2026