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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 Moves Up from Local Creep to Federal Felon

Just when you thought Shallowater’s reputation for “family values” couldn’t get any more tarnished, Joseph…

April 9, 2026
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, sporting a tan blazer that screams "I definitely own a ranch I never visit," uses aggressive double finger guns to emphasize exactly how many seats he thinks the GOP is about to lose while speaking at the 2026 TPPF summit.
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Panic in Austin: Dan Patrick Realizes Screaming About Vouchers Won’t Save the GOP from Itself

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick—a man who usually spends his days finding new and creative ways…

April 8, 2026
An aerial view of a massive, dusty construction site in the Texas desert where a sprawling yellow foundation is being laid for a data center that will eventually house more servers than the state has stable power lines.
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Texas Flushes $3.2 Billion Down the Data Center Toilet While We Pray Our AC Stays On

In a move that surprises absolutely no one who has ever dealt with Texas “economic…

April 8, 2026
A Lubbock Police Department SUV sits in the foreground with its lights flashing at a nighttime accident scene, while a fleet of emergency vehicles gathers in the background to investigate yet another pedestrian who clearly forgot that surviving a walk in this town requires a neon jumpsuit and a prayer.
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LPD Reminds You That Getting Hit by a Car Is Actually a “You” Problem

Lubbock has officially hit a new milestone in “efficiency” this week, managing to clock two…

April 8, 2026
The Cactus Islamic Center located at 203 North Dr in Cactus, Texas, featuring a modest green building with a gold dome and crescent moon, which serves as a home for part of the less than 2% of the population currently being targeted by "fear mongering" rhetoric and used as a "political football" by state officials.
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Texas Politicians Brave Enough to Fight a Scary 2% of the Population

Our fearless leaders in Austin have finally identified the greatest threat to the Lone Star…

April 8, 2026
Jordyn Dabelstein looking far too cool in a cowboy hat—a local nursing student whose future was cut short by a 3/4-ton truck and a police department that's suddenly forgotten how to issue a press release.
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The Hub City’s Favorite Game: Jurisdictional Hot Potato (feat. A 3/4-Ton Truck)

Welcome to Lubbock, where the only thing flatter than the landscape is the police department’s…

April 8, 2026
A mugshot of Judah Hew, sporting a "just chased by a mob down Baylor Street" hairstyle and the vacant stare of a man who actually thought the "I thought she was my girlfriend" defense would work after crawling under a public bathroom stall at Amigos.
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Cleanup in the Bathroom: Local Man Thinks Amigos Stalls are a Dating App

Because Tuesday afternoons in Lubbock aren’t depressing enough, 29-year-old Judah Hew decided to spice up…

April 8, 2026
Alec Isaiah Banda’s mugshot, showcasing a masterclass in glassy-eyed indifference after allegedly treating a Lubbock intersection like a game of Grand Theft Auto.
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Lubbock’s Finest Finds the ‘Funny’ Side of a Compound Fracture

In the latest installment of Why We Can’t Have Nice Things in the 806, we…

April 8, 2026
Lubbock Police Department badge illuminated against flashing blue and red patrol lights at night.
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Ave Q: Where a Flat Tire is the Least of Your Problems

Only in the Hub City can you pull into a tire shop to fix a…

April 8, 2026