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Lubbock ISD building sign with Texas and American flags flying in the background under a blue sky.

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Lubbock ISD Rushes to Assure Everyone the Superintendent’s “Flagged Certificate” Is Totally Fine

Lubbock ISD’s Board of Trustees took time out of their busy schedule of self-congratulation to…

lubbock-sucksOctober 7, 2025

Texas Tech University administration building with “Tech Thrive” banner in foreground on a sunny day in Lubbock, Texas.

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Texas Tech’s “Two-Gender Tango”: Where Academic Freedom Goes to Die of Bureaucratic Vague-ness

In a move that screams “please don’t make us go viral like A&M,” Texas Tech…

lubbock-sucksOctober 7, 2025

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Texas Tech Unveils “Modernized” Double T—Because What They Really Needed Was a New Logo

Texas Tech Athletics just announced a “new era” for the Red Raiders — not with…

lubbock-sucksOctober 7, 2025

Children in a Lubbock daycare classroom playing with colorful magnetic building blocks, highlighting child care shortages across the South Plains.

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South Plains Has 21 “Child Care Deserts” — But Sure, Let’s Keep Cutting Funding

According to a new report from Children at Risk, the South Plains is running out…

lubbock-sucksOctober 7, 2025

Lubbock Police Department Mounted Patrol horses standing beside their white police trailer labeled “Police Patrol Horses” in a parking lot.

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Lubbock’s Newest Drug Dog Is a Horse — and Apparently, It Works

In yet another “only in Lubbock” moment, a man was arrested after believing an LPD…

lubbock-sucksOctober 7, 2025

Mugshot of Milton Melgar-Cruz after arrest in Lubbock for aggravated assault and firing a gun at group including a victim holding a baby.

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Lubbock Man Decides the Best Time for Target Practice Is When Someone’s Holding a Baby

Another weekend in Lubbock, another “what the hell” headline. Police say 21-year-old Milton Melgar-Cruz spent…

lubbock-sucksOctober 7, 2025

Two Lubbock Police SUVs parked outside the Executive Inn as officers speak with people near the boarded-up building under a bright green sign.

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The Executive Inn Checks Out: Crime Wins, Guests Lose, and the City Pretends It’s Not Involved

The Executive Inn—Lubbock’s favorite one-stop shop for overdoses, robberies, and SWAT visits—is finally calling it…

lubbock-sucksOctober 6, 2025

Mugshots of Megan Nicole Beaudry and Holly Kay Smith, arrested in Slaton for child endangerment, animal cruelty, and trespassing.

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Welcome to Slaton: Where Even the Squatters Have Squatters

Police raided a house in Slaton this week and found what can only be described…

lubbock-sucksOctober 3, 2025

3D illustration of the measles virus, showing its detailed structure with surface proteins.

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West Texas Measles Outbreak: Congratulations, We’re Partying Like It’s 1991

Turns out, when you stop vaccinating kids because Facebook memes told you so, the 1800s…

lubbock-sucksOctober 3, 2025

A dog sitting behind bars inside a kennel at the Lubbock Animal Shelter.

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Lubbock’s Dog Days: Still Getting Bit, Still Waiting on Animal Services to Catch

Almost a year ago, Councilman David Glasheen gave Lubbock Animal Services (LAS) a public chewing-out,…

lubbock-sucksOctober 2, 2025

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Lubbock ISD Rushes to Assure Everyone the Superintendent’s “Flagged Certificate” Is Totally Fine

Texas Tech’s “Two-Gender Tango”: Where Academic Freedom Goes to Die of Bureaucratic Vague-ness

Texas Tech Unveils “Modernized” Double T—Because What They Really Needed Was a New Logo

South Plains Has 21 “Child Care Deserts” — But Sure, Let’s Keep Cutting Funding

Lubbock’s Newest Drug Dog Is a Horse — and Apparently, It Works

Lubbock Man Decides the Best Time for Target Practice Is When Someone’s Holding a Baby

The Executive Inn Checks Out: Crime Wins, Guests Lose, and the City Pretends It’s Not Involved

Welcome to Slaton: Where Even the Squatters Have Squatters

West Texas Measles Outbreak: Congratulations, We’re Partying Like It’s 1991

Lubbock’s Dog Days: Still Getting Bit, Still Waiting on Animal Services to Catch

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