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A low-angle shot of the U.S. Supreme Court building featuring the "Equal Justice Under Law" inscription with a blurred statue in the foreground.
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Texas AG Candidates Compete to See Who Can Send Us Back to 1950 the Fastest

Our potential future Attorneys General, Chip Roy and Mayes Middleton, recently held a “Who Can…

April 13, 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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Uncle Sam Wants Your Signature: Feds Descend on Lubbock Because Paperwork Is Scary

Guess what, Lubbock? We’re finally popular! The Department of Homeland Security is sliding into our…

April 11, 2026
A four-panel composite image featuring the 2026 Lubbock mayoral candidates: incumbent Mark McBrayer , Peggy Bohmfalk , Stephen Sanders, and G. Todd Winans, all wearing their best "I promise I won't raise your taxes (but I totally will)" smiles.
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Pick Your Poison: The 2026 Race to Sink the Hub City

Welcome back to another episode of “Who Wants to Rule This Dust Bowl?” as the…

April 10, 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 Information Blackout: Texas Tech Police Master the Art of Saying Absolutely Nothing

Welcome to Lubbock, where the only thing moving slower than the traffic on Indiana Avenue…

April 10, 2026
A photo of an empty white curved bookshelf in the middle of a school library, symbolizing the books being removed from the Texas mandatory reading list.
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Texas SBOE Solves Literacy Crisis by Deleting Frederick Douglass and Doubling Down on Sunday School

In a move that surprised absolutely no one who has spent more than five minutes…

April 10, 2026
Mugshot of Justin Aleman superimposed over a blurred image of a Lubbock Police vehicle at a crime scene in Mackenzie Park.
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Family Values: Justin Aleman Gets the ‘Lubbock Discount’ on a Double Homicide

Ah, Mackenzie Park. The crown jewel of Lubbock where you can enjoy a picnic, watch…

April 9, 2026
Texas Tech President Lawrence Schovanec sporting his finest "please don't take our football money" expression while wearing a tie that probably cost more than a graduate student’s monthly stipend.
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Schovanec Finds a New Hobby: Professional Boot Licking for the ‘Save College Sports’ Circus

While the rest of the college sports world is busy rolling its eyes at President…

April 9, 2026
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