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Texas Air, Now With Fewer Rules and More Vibes
In the first year of Donald Trump’s second term, the Environmental Protection Agency decided regulations…
We Beat Measles (Briefly): Lubbock Declares Victory, Virus Keeps Its Bags Packed
A year after measles tore through Texas—starting right here in West Texas—the Lubbock Health Department…
Protective Orders, Revisited: Lubbock Tries the “Pretty Please” Method Again
Remember Robert Arnold—the guy who allegedly brutalized the same woman, posted bond, and then allegedly…
Ice, Ice, Sprinkler: How Lubbock Turns a Cold Snap into a Contact Sport
Lubbock officials are begging—again—for residents to stop running sprinklers during freezing weather, because spraying water…
Drill, Baby, Drill—Until the Bill Comes Due
Texas spent the last few years riding high on $70-plus oil, stuffing state and local…
Texas Tries to Re-Teach Civics by Taping the Ten Commandments to a Classroom Wall
Texas is back in court, this time arguing that public schools should be required to…
MLK Day, Confederate Heroes Day, and a 74-Page Campaign Flier Disguised as Law
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day — which, in Texas, also happens to be Confederate…
ICE Is Busy in Texas – Lubbock Pretends Not to Notice
While Lubbock’s local news continues its proud tradition of strategic silence, the rest of Texas…
Lubbock Discovers It Loves Trucks, Nation Pretends This Is “New Data”
A new study analyzing more than 9 million used car sales has bravely confirmed what…