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Hub City ‘Family Values’ Update: 690 Reasons Why We’re Failing at Childhood

Welcome to April in the “Giant Side of Texas,” where the dust isn’t the only…

April 2, 2026
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Texas Reinvents the “Wheel” (By Making Sure 1.7 Million People Can’t Turn One)

Well, pull up a lawn chair and grab a Dr Pepper, because Austin has decided…

April 2, 2026
Donald Trump stands on a stage at the NRB convention, framed by Christian media logos and a sea of glowing smartphones, looking exactly like the guy your Lubbock aunt wants to hear a sermon from instead of actually reading the Gospels.
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Judge Rejects Churches’ Quest to Become Tax-Free PACs; Pastors Forced to Stick to Regular Sinning

In a shocking blow to everyone who thinks the Bible is just a very long,…

April 2, 2026
Mugshot of David Minor, featuring a goatee and the vacant gaze of someone who thinks a loaded gun is a valid parenting tool, set against the backdrop of the Lubbock County jail's finest stripes.
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West Texas Family Values: Local Man Convicted for the Most ‘Lubbock’ Parenting Style Imaginable

A Lubbock jury finally took a break from debating which Mexican food joint has the…

April 1, 2026
A crashed Lubbock Police motorcycle lying horizontally on the asphalt of 4th Street, perfectly positioned in front of a McDonald's to highlight the exact moment bravery met a "Do Not Pursue" order.
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LPD Motorcycle Officers Turn ‘No’ Into ‘Go,’ Successfully Total Bikes After Ignoring Orders

Our latest local hero, 22-year-old Charles Sykes, decided the West Loop was his personal Autobahn…

April 1, 2026
The official seal of Lubbock County, Texas, superimposed over a blurry courthouse—perfectly capturing the hazy, indistinct focus our local leaders bring to actual systemic problems.
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Oops, We’re Rich: Lubbock County Accidental Surplus Ignites War of Words

In a stunning display of “only in Lubbock” incompetence, our local government is currently embroiled…

March 31, 2026
A tiny model house and a set of keys on a wooden table, perfectly capturing the size of the apartment you’re now paying $1,388 a month for in Lubbock.
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Congratulations, Lubbock: Your Landlord Just Found a Way to Charge You $14 More for the Same Dust

While everyone in West Texas loves to point and laugh at California’s 14% rent hikes,…

March 31, 2026
A grid of six mugshots featuring the men arrested during Lubbock's "Operation Four-Leaf Felony," capturing a stunning array of regret, questionable grooming habits, and the realization that their St. Patrick’s Day luck has officially run out.
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Pot of Gold or Pit of Despair? Law Enforcement Gets Punny with “Operation Four-Leaf Felony”

In a city where the most exciting thing that usually happens is a new Raising…

March 31, 2026
Two mugshots of Enrique Juarez Padilla and Kaleb Josue Moreno Ponce looking remarkably unbothered for teenagers currently valued at a combined two grand by the Curry County Crime Stoppers.
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Clovis: Keeping Lubbock’s Trauma Surgeons Employed Since 1907

Because life in the high plains apparently isn’t bleak enough, our neighbors over in Clovis…

March 31, 2026