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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
Mugshot of Jeremiah Daniel Rossette edited over a blurred background of red and blue police cruiser lights.
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Local GTA Enthusiast Trades 120 MPH Thrills for 15 Years of Federal Boredom

Welcome to Lubbock, where the wind blows at 50 mph and our criminals drive at…

April 21, 2026
A promotional headshot of a bald Toby Neugebauer in a blue suit, looking smugly into the camera while his multi-billion dollar AI project collapses behind him.
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Matador Down: Toby Neugebauer Bails on Trump’s AI Pipe Dream Before the AC Even Turns On

West Texas has always been the land of big hats and no cattle, but Fermi…

April 20, 2026
A man walks past a 'Vote Here' sign at Lauro Cavazos Middle School in Lubbock, blissfully unaware that the Department of Homeland Security is currently obsessed with his paperwork.
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Democracy Dies Between the Deli and the Dairy Aisle: Lubbock’s Voting Machines Quit Life

Just when you thought the most stressful part of a trip to United was dodging…

April 20, 2026
An aerial view of the expansive Texas Tech Leisure Pool featuring a lazy river, water slide, and lap pools under a bright Lubbock sun.
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Tech Leisure Pool Stays Dry: A Masterclass in Paying for Things You Can’t Use

Just when you thought you might actually escape the West Texas heat without developing a…

April 20, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton holding a microphone and looking intensely into the middle distance while presumably contemplating his next lawsuit.
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Ken Paxton Attacks the Real Enemy of Democracy: Your Unused Visa Gift Cards

Our favorite legal eagle and part-time hobbyist Attorney General, Ken Paxton, is back at it…

April 20, 2026