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Tyson Shuts Down Beef Plant, Ranchers Blame Drought, Trump Blames Everyone, and Nebraska Just Blames Tyson
Tyson Foods is closing its massive beef plant in Lexington, Nebraska, a facility that employs about 3,200 people—aka one-third of the town and probably half…
Texas Tech Crime Wave: Bikes Gone, Scooters Gone, Students Drunk, and a 2017 Hazing Case Wanders In Like It Just Woke Up
Texas Tech Police had another banner week, which in Lubbock terms means: bikes disappeared at…
Man Commits Horrific Crime, But Don’t Worry—Lubbock Nabbed Him for the Real Offense: Driving on a Suspended License
Another day, another example of Lubbock’s signature blend of horror and incompetence. According to police,…
Lubbock Outlaws Chill Vibes, Local Business Owner Shocked to Learn Texas Still Hates Fun
Jennifer Garza, who runs CBD American Shaman in Lubbock, just found out that Congress and…
United Supermarkets Cuts 126 Jobs—Because Even Your Grocer Isn’t Safe in This Economy
United Supermarkets filed a WARN notice saying it’ll be chopping 126 jobs at its Lubbock…
Lubbock Woman Gets Probation After Groin-Shot Showdown—Because of Course She Does
In a story that sounds like it was ripped straight from a late-night true-crime reenactment,…
Texas Saves the Fetus, Loses the Mom: Another “Pro-Life” Triumph
Another day, another Texas woman dead because lawmakers decided they know more about pregnancy than…
China Buys Soybeans Again, and West Texas Farmers Pretend the Trade War They Voted For Didn’t Happen
After getting squeezed by a trade war that their own voting bloc helped create, West…
Wolfforth Solves Absolutely Nothing, Declares Victory Anyway
The Wolfforth City Council—apparently bored or freshly inspired by whatever Mark Lee Dickson sermon they…
A Year Later, Lubbock Still Can’t Explain How “No Threat” Became a Body Bag
It’s been nearly a year since 20-year-old Texas Tech student Erskin Charles Jenkins was shot…