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Nighttime oil and gas drilling site in West Texas with active flaring illuminating rigs and industrial equipment under a dark sky.
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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…

January 22, 2026
Data visualization of the 2025 Texas measles outbreak showing rising case numbers and affected counties, with Gaines County heavily impacted.
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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…

January 21, 2026
Mugshot of Robert Arnold, a Lubbock man accused of kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault, taken at the Lubbock County Detention Center.
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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…

January 21, 2026
Icy intersection at 82nd Street and Quaker Avenue in Lubbock after a multi-vehicle crash caused by frozen water runoff on Tuesday morning.
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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…

January 21, 2026
Donald Trump in a blue suit and red tie speaking onstage with a microphone during a televised event.
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Drill, Baby, Drill—Until the Bill Comes Due

Texas spent the last few years riding high on $70-plus oil, stuffing state and local…

January 20, 2026
Granite Ten Commandments monument at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, with scaffolding around the dome and a bright blue sky overhead.
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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…

January 20, 2026
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaking at a press conference ahead of his appearance at a Turning Point USA event in Lubbock.
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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…

January 20, 2026
Masked ICE agents and local police stand near a white enforcement vehicle during a public immigration operation in a Texas city.
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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…

January 19, 2026
Three Ford F-150 pickup trucks lined up at a Lubbock dealership, illustrating the city’s overwhelming love for full-size trucks.
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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…

January 19, 2026