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A silhouette of a rusty oil pumpjack operating in a dry, flat West Texas field under a dim sky.
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Permian Basin ‘Entrepreneurs’ Discover That Stolen Oil Still Comes With Free Federal Room and Board

In a city where the most exciting news is usually a new car wash opening…

April 23, 2026
George Strait performing on stage in a cowboy hat and blue plaid shirt, waving to a crowd of 60,000 people who likely skipped their car payments to afford the $3,100 ticket price.
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George Strait is Coming to Save Our Sinking Economy (And Drink Every Last Coors Light in the County)

Lubbock is currently in the middle of a collective nervous breakdown because King George is…

April 22, 2026
A black Texas Department of Public Safety SUV with "State Trooper" and "Texas Highway Patrol" decals parked in Lubbock.
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Tuesday Night Fever: Local Legend Tries (and Fails) to Outrun the State’s Finest

Nothing says “Tuesday in the Hub City” like a casual high-speed chase through the scenic…

April 22, 2026
Lubbock County Elections Administrator Roxzine Stinson standing in an office with a "VOTE" sign in the background.
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Democracy Held Hostage by a Dust Cloth: Lubbock Voting Machines “Bumfuzzled” by Basic Maintenance

Only in the Hub City could the simple act of tidying up lead to a…

April 22, 2026
A group of frustrated voters standing outside a library polling location with signs pointing in opposite directions for Democrats and Republicans.
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Dallas GOP Sues for the Right to Stand in the Wrong Line (Coming Soon to Lubbock?)

In a move that proves some people actually miss the feeling of being rejected at…

April 22, 2026
A man in a tan shirt and tactical pants stands in a desolate, dry West Texas landscape looking over a muddy creek bed under a cloudy sky.
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Ted Cruz Saves West Texas From the Imminent Threat of Having Too Much Nature

Our favorite part-time resident and full-time soundbite machine, Ted Cruz, is back to save us…

April 22, 2026
A Texas State Trooper walking back to his patrol vehicle on a dusty Lubbock roadside under a big West Texas sky.
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The King is Coming, so the Cavalry is Here to Make Sure You Don’t Die Before the Encore

Because apparently, Lubbock drivers are so collectively incapable of navigating a paved road without causing…

April 21, 2026
A sprawling view of heavy machinery and gravel piles at the North Avenue K plant, where the only thing more soul-crushing than the industrial accident is the actual scenery.
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Concrete Jungle Dreams: Machine Wins Round One on North Ave K

While most of us were still nursing our third cup of bitter gas station coffee…

April 21, 2026
Two men in caps standing in front of a massive, high-tech control console inside a Texas cotton gin with large Lunmus machinery processing white cotton fibers.
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Socialism for Me, But Not for Thee: Lubbock Farmers Beg for Cotton Handouts

In a move that will surely surprise absolutely no one who understands how “free markets”…

April 21, 2026