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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
An aerial view shows the sprawling Camp East Montana detention center, a massive complex of white tents and temporary structures sitting in the middle of the El Paso desert, separated from the rest of civilization by a lot of dirt and a $1.2 billion contract.
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Texas ICE Facilities Achieve New Record in ‘Customer Exit Strategies’

In a stunning display of “everything’s bigger in Texas,” our state’s ICE detention facilities have…

February 20, 2026
Crowd of Texas Tech fans in red filling the stands at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, Texas, during a home football game.
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AT&T Finally Realizes Nobody Has Actually Said Their Name Since 2006

In a move that surprises absolutely no one who has ever tried to get a…

February 20, 2026
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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Dust, Fire, and Zero Water: Lubbock Completes the ‘Old Testament’ Bingo Card

In case you haven’t stepped outside and immediately had your retinas sandblasted, the U.S. Drought…

February 20, 2026
A person in a baseball cap stands at a yellow voting booth in the background, while a white sign in the foreground features an American flag and the word "VOTE" in blue text.
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Texas GOP Proposes Genius Plan to Make Sure Even Fewer People Vote for Them

In a move that surprises absolutely no one who has spent more than five minutes…

February 20, 2026
A mugshot of Leandro Rodriquez Jr., 44, of Plainview, Texas, following his 50-year federal prison sentence for the sexual exploitation of a child.
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Local Man Discovers You Can’t Just “Happily Marry” a 10-Year-Old

Look, we all know the Lubbock area is about 20 years behind the rest of…

February 20, 2026