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Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett in a green outfit stands smiling next to 15-year-old Brooklyn, who is wearing a navy suit, during a campaign stop in Lubbock.
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Local Teen Discovers the Magical Power of Emails (And Definitely Not the Fact That Crockett’s Campaign Fund is Running on Fumes)

In a heartwarming tale of small-town wide-eyed innocence, 15-year-old Brooklyn of Lubbock is convinced that…

February 24, 2026
A wide shot of a glowing orange wildfire burning along the horizon at dusk, viewed from a barren field in the foreground where a small herd of cattle grazes near a dimly lit residential area.
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Congrats, West Texas: We Finally Realized Infrastructure Actually Matters

Two years after the Smokehouse Creek Fire turned a million acres into a charcoal briquette,…

February 24, 2026
A bright red emergency directional sign for the Lynn County Healthcare System stands in front of a flat, barren West Texas landscape under a clear blue sky.
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Drive 60 Miles or Die Trying: The West Texas Rural Healthcare Hunger Games

Well, pack your bags and grab a roadside burrito, because if you live in Floyd…

February 24, 2026
Two mothers, Preslea Thompson and Lexy Castro, sit on a green velvet sofa during a somber interview discussing New Home ISD's decision to relocate their children's special education classroom.
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New Home ISD Rebrands “Inclusion” as a 60-Mile Daily Commute to Somewhere Else

New Home ISD has officially decided that its Special Education students are more like cargo…

February 23, 2026
A close-up of a bright orange seat belt latched into a modern car seat, highlighting the safety features often debated by Lubbock drivers who miss the "freedom" of 1984.
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Lubbock Logic: Why Dying for ‘Freedom’ is the Ultimate 806 Power Move

In a move that will surely shock the three people in this city who actually…

February 23, 2026
A wide, high-angle view of the Lubbock Feeders feedyard. The image shows dozens of cattle in fenced-in pens in the foreground, with large grain elevators and industrial agricultural buildings in the background under a clear sky.
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Smell That? It’s the Scent of Economic Despair (and Significantly Less Manure)

In a blow to anyone who considers “industrial cow bathroom” a top-tier olfactory experience, Lubbock…

February 23, 2026
A mugshot of Texas Tech University marketing professor Daniel Taylor, looking remarkably like a man who just realized his "Pink Flamingo" supply chain didn't include a contingency plan for the DEA.
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Rawls College of Business Adds “Fentanyl Distribution” to the Curriculum

Leave it to Lubbock to turn Breaking Bad into a boring faculty meeting. While most…

February 20, 2026
A Lubbock Police patrol car sits parked in front of Lubbock High School during a lockdown evacuation. Students and staff are seen walking toward a waiting yellow school bus while officers monitor the campus perimeter.
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The LISD Friday Special: Bomb Threats, Ghost Gunmen, and the 2,000-Student Parking Lot Party

Happy Friday, Lubbock! While you were likely daydreaming about which Mexican food establishment would host…

February 20, 2026
A headshot of Lubbock County Clerk candidate Jim Baxa, wearing a black blazer over a red polo shirt. He is sporting a smile that says, "I definitely know more about constitutional law than the Supreme Court," while staring directly into the camera with the confidence of a man who hasn't checked his spam folder for federal rulings since 2015.
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Lubbock Clerk Candidate Discovers “The Law” is Just a Suggestion if You’re Mad Enough

Ah, election season in the Hub City. That magical time of year when the wind…

February 20, 2026