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A diverse group of elementary students in a Texas classroom interacting at tables while a teacher in a black shirt leans over to assist a student with instructional materials.

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Jesus, Take the Red Pen: Texas Education Agency Finds 4,200 ‘Oopsies’ in Bible-Heavy Curriculum

Well, folks, it turns out that when you’re busy trying to turn Texas elementary schools…

lubbock-sucksJanuary 31, 2026

A grid of 19 mugshots featuring individuals arrested during a month-long multi-agency human trafficking operation in Lubbock, Texas. The individuals include Daniel Forgione, Son Hoang Tran, Diego Arrendondo, Francisco Romero, Ray Herrera, Samuel Wing, Gabor Plosz, Oluwaseye Oyetade, Angel Contreras-Fuentes, Justin Mathis, William Terrell, Veronica Chavez, Griselda Chavira, Jason Rachels, Wesley Walker, Jeffrey McClanahan, Tsamarte Ryan, Jamil Willis, Fu Gao, and Biwu Liu.

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Hub City Hospitality: Where the ‘Service Industry’ Takes on a Whole New Meaning

Well, pack it up, everyone. National Human Trafficking Awareness Month is officially over, and the…

lubbock-sucksJanuary 30, 2026

Mugshot of Christian Castro, 30, following his 12-year federal prison sentence for methamphetamine distribution in Lubbock, Texas.

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Lubbock’s Favorite Informant/Entrepreneur Snags 12 Years of Government-Funded Housing

Lubbock’s own Christian Castro—a man who treats the local judicial system like a frequent flyer…

lubbock-sucksJanuary 30, 2026

A booking photo of 70-year-old Raymundo Almaraz, wearing a black garment against a grey background with horizontal lines.

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TruFit, True Terror, and the ‘Pastor’ Who Forgot the Commandment About Restraint

Well, Lubbock, it’s 2026 and we finally have an update on the nightmare that happened…

lubbock-sucksJanuary 30, 2026

Mugshot-style image of Johnny Bermea Jr., who pleaded guilty in connection with the deadly Easter Sunday shooting in Lubbock, Texas, with emergency vehicles in the background.

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Easter Egg Hunt, Gunfight Edition: Two Dead, Kids Nearby, and the Shooter Gets Deferred Adjudication

In the latest installment of Only in Lubbock, a deadly Easter Sunday shootout that left…

lubbock-sucksJanuary 30, 2026

Mugshots of two individuals arrested in a Lubbock prostitution investigation, shown side by side against a booking backdrop.

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Hot & Juicy, Cold Cash: Lubbock Discovers “Seafood” Was Apparently a Side Hustle

Lubbock police have arrested Biwu Liu—owner of Hot & Juicy Seafood—and Fu Gao on charges…

lubbock-sucksJanuary 29, 2026

Lubbock ISD building sign with Texas and American flags flying in the background under a blue sky.

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LISD Invents a Spreadsheet to Decide Which Schools Live, While the State Sharpens the Axe

Lubbock ISD has unveiled its shiny new District Optimization Framework, a very official-sounding checklist to…

lubbock-sucksJanuary 27, 2026

A large flock of white geese flying together across a cloudy sky, illustrating migratory birds linked to recent avian flu concerns in Lubbock.

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Geese Are Falling From the Sky, but Don’t Worry—The City Posted on Facebook Two Weeks Ago

Apparently, Lubbock has entered its Bird Flu, But Make It Vague era. While sick geese…

lubbock-sucksJanuary 26, 2026

Mugshot of Lubbock man Ynez Spencer sentenced to 50 years in prison for arson and domestic assault related to a 2022 attack near 106th Street and Elgin.

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Local “Actor” Gets 50 Years for Arson, Assault, and Setting a Woman on Fire—Method Acting Gone Horrifically Wrong

In a story that is grim even by Lubbock standards, Ynez Spencer was sentenced this…

lubbock-sucksJanuary 22, 2026

High-voltage power lines and transmission tower against a cloudy sky, symbolizing rising electricity costs in Lubbock, Texas.

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ERCOT Says “Relax,” Lubbock Remembers 2021 and Side-Eyes the Thermostat

A big cold snap is rolling into West Texas this weekend, and state officials are…

lubbock-sucksJanuary 22, 2026

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Jesus, Take the Red Pen: Texas Education Agency Finds 4,200 ‘Oopsies’ in Bible-Heavy Curriculum

Hub City Hospitality: Where the ‘Service Industry’ Takes on a Whole New Meaning

Lubbock’s Favorite Informant/Entrepreneur Snags 12 Years of Government-Funded Housing

TruFit, True Terror, and the ‘Pastor’ Who Forgot the Commandment About Restraint

Easter Egg Hunt, Gunfight Edition: Two Dead, Kids Nearby, and the Shooter Gets Deferred Adjudication

Hot & Juicy, Cold Cash: Lubbock Discovers “Seafood” Was Apparently a Side Hustle

LISD Invents a Spreadsheet to Decide Which Schools Live, While the State Sharpens the Axe

Geese Are Falling From the Sky, but Don’t Worry—The City Posted on Facebook Two Weeks Ago

Local “Actor” Gets 50 Years for Arson, Assault, and Setting a Woman on Fire—Method Acting Gone Horrifically Wrong

ERCOT Says “Relax,” Lubbock Remembers 2021 and Side-Eyes the Thermostat

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