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Empty Clapp Pool in Lubbock, Texas, under yellow umbrella during summer closure.

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The Future of Swimming Pools in Lubbock: Spoiler Alert, Don’t Hold Your Breath

Remember when summers in Lubbock meant cannonballs, chlorine hair, and actually having a city pool…

lubbock-sucksJuly 31, 2025

Aerial view of an off-grid home in Texas featuring rooftop solar panels, a wind turbine, and a rainwater collection tank as part of the HUMS (Home Utility Management System) sustainable energy and water initiative.

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Texas Tech Wants You to Be Your Own Power Plant (Because the Grid Can’t Be Trusted)

Texas Tech scientists are working on something called the Home Utility Management System, or HUMS.…

lubbock-sucksJuly 30, 2025

Neon massage sign in window, representing a Lubbock massage parlor recently shut down and permanently banned by TDLR due to human trafficking investigation.

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TDLR Finally Shuts Down “Foot Spas” Everyone Already Knew Weren’t About Feet

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation just handed down the death penalty—business edition—to a…

lubbock-sucksJuly 29, 2025

Rendering of the future Lubbock Psychiatric Center, a modern mental health hospital funded by Texas HHSC, scheduled for completion in 2027.

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Abbott Drops $121 Million on Lubbock’s New Loony Bin (Coming 2027)

Governor Greg Abbott is patting himself on the back again, this time for greenlighting $121…

lubbock-sucksJuly 29, 2025

Seal of the City of Lubbock Police Department displayed on a wooden wall, featuring the state of Texas with a star marking Lubbock’s location.

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North Lubbock Man Fatally Shot After Entering Wrong House at 2 A.M.

Police say 30-year-old Jesse Tello was shot dead early Monday after “unlawfully” entering a home…

lubbock-sucksJuly 28, 2025

Mugshot of Gustavo Jimenez, arrested in Lubbock for alleged indecency with a child and held on a $150,000 bond.

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Lubbock Man Jailed on $150K Bond for Child Indecency Charge

Forty-two-year-old Gustavo Jimenez is sitting in the Lubbock County Detention Center after being arrested on…

lubbock-sucksJuly 24, 2025

Red measles rash on the neck of a person in Lubbock County during West Texas outbreak.

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Lubbock Celebrates Two Months Without Measles—Apparently Shots Actually Work

After months of being the national punchline for the biggest measles outbreak in decades, Lubbock…

lubbock-sucksJuly 24, 2025

Cotton farmer Walt Hagood stands beside his truck in a dry Texas field, advocating for cotton over synthetic fibers amid rising fast fashion concerns.

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Texas Cotton vs. TikTok: Farmers Beg You to Stop Wearing Plastic Pants

Once upon a time, cotton was king in Texas. Now, thanks to Shein hauls and…

lubbock-sucksJuly 24, 2025

Mugshot of Tony Skipper, a 55-year-old Lubbock man arrested for aggravated sexual assault of a child.

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Court records: Lubbock man accused of inappropriate sexual acts involving child

Fifty-five-year-old Tony Skipper was arrested on Monday on charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault of a…

lubbock-sucksJuly 23, 2025

Crowd enjoying a live music performance under string lights at the First Friday Art Trail in Lubbock, Texas.

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Lubbock City Council Decides Art Isn’t the Devil—At Least This Year

After last year’s moral panic where city council yanked arts funding over “inappropriate material” (translation:…

lubbock-sucksJuly 22, 2025

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The Future of Swimming Pools in Lubbock: Spoiler Alert, Don’t Hold Your Breath

Texas Tech Wants You to Be Your Own Power Plant (Because the Grid Can’t Be Trusted)

TDLR Finally Shuts Down “Foot Spas” Everyone Already Knew Weren’t About Feet

Abbott Drops $121 Million on Lubbock’s New Loony Bin (Coming 2027)

North Lubbock Man Fatally Shot After Entering Wrong House at 2 A.M.

Lubbock Man Jailed on $150K Bond for Child Indecency Charge

Lubbock Celebrates Two Months Without Measles—Apparently Shots Actually Work

Texas Cotton vs. TikTok: Farmers Beg You to Stop Wearing Plastic Pants

Court records: Lubbock man accused of inappropriate sexual acts involving child

Lubbock City Council Decides Art Isn’t the Devil—At Least This Year

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