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A brightly lit convenience store shelf packed with colorful candy bars and sodas that are now off-limits for SNAP recipients.
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Let Them Eat Kale: Texas Solves Poverty by Banning Snickers Bars

Because living in Lubbock wasn’t already enough of a thrill, Governor Abbott and his band…

March 18, 2026
Two massive white poly fertilizer tanks sitting on a blue trailer, currently serving as a mobile monument to the skyrocketing cost of farming in Lubbock while waiting to be filled with liquid assets that the owner can no longer afford.
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Local Farmers Shocked to Discover ‘America First’ Doesn’t Apply to the Global Manure Market

In a twist that absolutely no one could have seen coming—unless you possess the basic…

March 17, 2026
A 3D digital rendering of several COVID-19 virus particles with red protein spikes floating in a dark, particle-filled void—strikingly similar to the average air quality in Lubbock during a late-March dust storm.
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Lubbock: Finally a “Blue” Stronghold (But Only on the COVID Maps)

Well, look at us. While the rest of the South Plains looks like a ghost…

March 16, 2026
Lubbock Police Department badge illuminated against flashing blue and red patrol lights at night.
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Early Bird Special: Local Speedster Turns Utility Pole into Abstract Art at 3 A.M.

Lubbock’s 3:00 a.m. nightlife is usually limited to the drive-thru line at Raising Cane’s or…

March 16, 2026
Mugshot of Alex Flores, 28, looking surprisingly smug for a man whose Lincoln Navigator and matching ammunition just landed him a $200,000 stay at the Lubbock County Detention Center.
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Lubbock Road Rage: Because Nothing Says “I’m Right” Like a Bullet in the Trunk

Lubbock has always been a place where “friendly conversation” is a gamble, but Alex Flores,…

March 16, 2026
A booking photo of Victor Yannis Jr. from April 2022, featuring a man with a shaved head and a neutral expression, positioned against the classic Lubbock County jail backdrop.
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Grand Theft Nursing Home: Local Genius Trades Tech Parking Lot for 70 Months of Federal Hospitality

Well, folks, it only took four years, but justice in the Hub City has finally…

March 14, 2026
A large outdoor mural on a yellow wall in East Lubbock spells out "LBBK" with historical images like Buddy Holly and the Caviel Museum inside the letters, situated next to a barren asphalt lot.
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Lubbock Discovers “The East Side” Exists, Continues to Do Absolutely Nothing About It

In a shocking revelation that surprised no one who has ever looked at a city…

March 13, 2026
A mugshot of Joseph Gonzalez, former Shallowater band director, sporting a hairstyle that suggests he tried to conduct a lightning storm with his baton. He is pictured against the blurry backdrop of the Lubbock County Detention Center, where hair gel is presumably the least of his worries.
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Shallowater Band Director Proves “Remind” App Is Great for Networking—And Felonies

Well, folks, pack up the tubas and cancel the halftime show, because Shallowater ISD has…

March 13, 2026
Governor Greg Abbott holds up the signed voucher legislation with a triumphant grin while surrounded by a group of children being used as human shields for a bureaucratic nightmare.
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The “School Choice” Trap: Texas Invents a New Way to Screw Over Kids with Disabilities

Leave it to the geniuses in Austin to design a “freedom-based” school voucher program that’s…

March 12, 2026