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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
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