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We’re #1! Texas Leads the Nation in Utility Shutoffs Because Who Needs Electricity in a Desert Anyway?

Crack open a warm, un-refrigerated beer, Lubbock, because Texas has officially taken the crown. According…

May 5, 2026
Mugshot of David Bowman with face tattoos, framed by a blurry background of the Lubbock County Detention Center entrance.
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Lubbock’s Best Designated Driver Hits a Pedestrian, Drives Home, and Bails Out

Leave it to the Hub City to turn a rare moment of actual responsibility into…

May 5, 2026
Several police SUVs with glowing red tail lights park along a dark North Lubbock residential street at night, illuminated by a single overhead street lamp.
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North Avenue J Proves Once Again That Nothing Good Happens After Midnight in Lubbock

It’s 2:30 on a Monday morning. In normal cities, people are fast asleep, dreading the…

May 5, 2026
Mark McBrayer, the Mayor of Lubbock, smiling with the radiant confidence of a man who knows most of his constituents forgot it was Election Day. He is wearing a patterned blazer and a tiny American flag pin, standing in front of some blurry trees that are likely the only green things left in town after the latest dust storm.
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Apathy Wins in a Landslide: Lubbock Re-Elects the Status Quo with the Support of Twelve People and a Golden Retriever

The “masses” have spoken, and by “masses,” I mean the approximately 9,533 people who realized…

May 3, 2026
Senator Ted Cruz wearing a blue plaid blazer, smiling warmly with his hand over his heart while standing on a stage.
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Missing Person Alert: Local Senator Spotted in Iowa Looking for Love (And a 2028 Nomination)

In a shocking development that will surprise absolutely no one in Lubbock who has tried…

May 3, 2026
Lubbock Police Department badge illuminated against flashing blue and red patrol lights at night.
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The Frankford 500: Four Genius Minds Meet a Light Pole at 114th Street

Nothing says “Saturday night in the Hub City” like thinking you can outpace the law…

May 3, 2026
A close-up of a Girl Scout vest heavily decorated with colorful merit patches for camping, wildlife, and cookie volunteering.
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Local Thief Earns “Grand Theft Kayak” Merit Badge After Raiding Girl Scout Storage Unit

Patty Pruitt has spent 15 years teaching local girls how to tie knots and build…

May 3, 2026
The University of North Texas sign, currently serving as a "Going Out of Business" banner for higher education.
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UNT Proves That Education Is Much Cheaper When You Stop Paying Educators

In a move that surely has the bean-counters at Texas Tech salivating with envy, the…

May 3, 2026
A black pickup truck flipped on its driver's side on a grassy embankment at night, positioned directly behind a Speed Limit 20 sign near the Texas Tech campus.
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The Speed Limit is 20, but the Ambition was Infinite

It’s 1:30 a.m. in the Hub City, a time usually reserved for questionable Taco Bell…

May 1, 2026