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A group of corporate executives and local officials wearing white hard hats use ceremonial shovels during the groundbreaking event for the Aligned Data Centers Project Caprock campus in Abernathy, Texas, with large yellow excavators and an American flag visible in the background.
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Project Caprock is Bringing AI to Abernathy, Because What Our Power Grid Needed Was More Homework

Just what the South Plains needed: more digital infrastructure to power the global supply of…

July 2, 2026
A vinyl promotional banner for TNT Fireworks celebrating the 250th anniversary of America.
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Happy 250th, America: Lubbock Authorities Desperately Beg Residents Not to Burn the City Down This Saturday

It’s America’s 250th birthday, the Fourth of July falls on a Saturday, and local officials…

July 2, 2026
State Senator Charles Perry speaking at a microphone during a Lubbock ISD school board trustee meeting.
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Charles Perry Terrified That Lubbock Students Might Accidentally Read a Book

Our heroic State Senator Charles Perry recently graced a Lubbock ISD board meeting to save…

July 1, 2026
A highway bridge crossing the Red River at the Texas and Oklahoma border with traffic flowing past a green sign reading Red River.
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Big Brother Meets the Sooner State: TxDOT and Oklahoma Team Up to Track Your Drive

In a stunning display of cross-border cooperation that absolutely nobody asked for, the Texas Department…

July 1, 2026
Mugshot of 48-year-old Robert Stevens against a gray background with black horizontal bars.
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Slaton Man Proves That When Your Dogs Attack a Kid, the Best Move is to Argue with the Cops

Because life in the greater Lubbock metroplex isn’t thrilling enough without neighborhood terrors, we look…

June 30, 2026
Mugshot of 38-year-old Cesar Ledezma, arrested by Lubbock police in connection to a shooting at an Avenue Q club.
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Shocking News: Someone Got Shot on Avenue Q at 2 AM, Suspect Conveniently Already in Jail

Ah, Avenue Q. Lubbock’s premier destination for pothole navigation, used car lots, and apparently, dodging…

June 30, 2026
Graphic showing Federal Judge Wesley James Hendrix, the U.S. Department of Labor seal, and the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce logo over a blurred text background reading Final Judgment.
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Victory! Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Saves America From the Absolute Horror of Paying Truck Drivers Fair Wages

A federal judge right here in the Hub City has officially saved the nation from…

June 30, 2026
A crowded Jones AT&T Stadium with fans raising their hands in the "Guns Up" sign while the Texas Tech marching band performs on the field during a sunny day game.
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Paramount+ to Showcase Texas Tech’s ‘Relentless Pursuit of Excellence’ (And Impressive Gambling Scandals)

Lubbock is finally getting the Hollywood treatment it so richly deserves. Paramount+ announced they’ve greenlit…

June 30, 2026
Mugshot of former New Deal preacher Brian Townsend in front of a blurred Lubbock County Detention Center backdrop.
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New Deal, Same Old Hypocrisy: Former Local Preacher Trades the Pulpit for a Mugshot

Welcome back to another depressing episode of “Rules for Thee but Not for Me,” West…

June 29, 2026