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An aerial view of the South Lubbock skyline during a severe dust storm on February 17, 2026, showing a thick, brown layer of blowing dust obscuring the horizon and reducing visibility to approximately one mile.
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Groundbreaking Discovery: Dust is Bad for You, Actually

In a stunning turn of events that surely shocked exactly zero people who have ever…

February 25, 2026
A wooden sign with bold black letters reading “MEASLES TESTING” and a red spray-painted arrow pointing right, positioned outside a medical facility with the Texas flag in the background.
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Victory Lap Canceled: Measles Decides Lubbock is Too Cozy to Leave

Well, that was a fun three weeks of pretending we lived in the 21st century,…

February 24, 2026
Texas Tech Chancellor Brandon Creighton, wearing a blue blazer and light blue checkered shirt, speaks at a podium during a Turning Point USA event. A white backdrop with the Turning Point USA logo is visible behind him.
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Chancellor Creighton Discovers the Best Way to Lead Lubbock is From 300 Miles Away

In a move that surprises absolutely no one who has ever spent a Tuesday in…

February 24, 2026
Texas Tech University seal with red flowers, fountains, and campus buildings in the background.
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Texas Tech Achieves National Top 5 Status in ‘Most Likely to be Ignored by Their Own Bosses’

Well, break out the Dr. Thunder and some overpriced tapas, because Texas Tech is finally…

February 24, 2026
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