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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
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