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New housing development in Lubbock as city council eliminates impact fees, sparking debate over funding for road construction.
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The Brick Trailer Park: An Autopsy of the Hub City’s Soul

If you have ever driven down Slide Road at 5:15 PM, dodging a lifted Ford…

February 9, 2026
An aerial view of Camp East Montana at Fort Bliss, showing a massive complex of long, white industrial tents surrounded by dirt and security fencing. This "hastily built" 5,000-bed facility in El Paso is currently housing over 3,000 detainees amidst reports of medical neglect, tuberculosis outbreaks, and sewage issues.
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Only a Few Hours From Lubbock: The Tent-City Concentration Camps You’re Paying For

If you thought the “Hub City” was isolated, take a five-hour drive down to El…

February 9, 2026
The exterior of the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Lubbock, Texas, showing its brick facade and logo above the entrance.
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Alamo Drafthouse Joins the Growing List of Places You Can’t Go Anymore

In a move that surprised absolutely no one who has tracked the “Lubbock Curse” of…

February 9, 2026
A group of approximately 25 community members, including representatives from the NAACP and the Lubbock Coalition of Black Democrats, stand together in a wood-paneled room for a press conference supporting student DeTayevion Lang.
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Lubbock-Cooper Senior Learns the Hard Way That “Complexity” is Code for “We’re On Lunch Break”

Lubbock-Cooper High School senior DeTayevion “Taye” Lang—a 17-year-old Black student with a straight-A average—is currently…

February 9, 2026
A collage of four images showing severe maintenance issues in a Texas Tech building, including thick white mold growing on wooden structures, water-damaged ceiling tiles with brown staining, and a ventilation grate heavily clogged with dark dust and grime.
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Breathe Deep, Raiders: Tech’s Vents Are Growing a Science Experiment You Didn’t Sign Up For

Texas Tech has finally found a way to make its aging infrastructure interactive. According to…

February 9, 2026
A collage of five mugshots featuring the defendants of a Lubbock drug-trafficking ring, including Adam Baber, Jessica Clauson, Sean Burns, Charles Srnek, and Kiyle Jackson, against grey and white jail backgrounds.
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Setting Sail on the “Yachts” of Lubbock: Drug Ring Gets a 20-Year Vacancy

Welcome to the Hub City, where the only thing flatter than the horizon is the…

February 6, 2026
Austin Hughes, owner of Thunder Sun Homes, smiling in a suit while standing against a brick wall in Lubbock, Texas.
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Landlord Forgets to Pay the Bill, City Tries to Freeze Residents for ‘Legal Reasons’

In a shocking twist that surprised absolutely no one familiar with North Lubbock real estate,…

February 5, 2026
A mugshot of Charles Deeundray Green, who was arrested in Lubbock, Texas, on February 2, 2026, for multiple charges including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He is wearing gold-rimmed glasses and a dark shirt.
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Lubbock’s Most Persistent Ex-Boyfriend Earns a $35k ‘Get Out of Jail Promptly’ Card

In a city where the most exciting thing to do is usually watching a tumbleweed…

February 5, 2026
A close-up view of several tan-colored oil pumpjacks operating at a well site in Midland, Texas, against a clear blue sky.
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Federal Judge Tells Texas to Stop Throwing a Temper Tantrum Over Fossil Fuels

In a shocking twist that surprised absolutely no one with a law degree, a federal…

February 5, 2026