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Margaret Hale, a clinical professor from the University of Houston, speaking at a podium to testify before members of the Texas State Board of Education.
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Texas Board of Education Proves Once Again That Reality Is Merely A Suggestion

The Texas State Board of Education just gave preliminary approval to a brand-new curriculum guaranteed…

June 23, 2026
Former Fermi CEO Toby Neugebauer gesturing aggressively while speaking at a podium during a Fermi presentation.
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Tech-Bro Meltdowns and Nuclear AI: Inside the Billion-Dollar Playground on Tech Land

Welcome to West Texas, where we might not have a reliable municipal power grid, but…

June 20, 2026
A large crowd of children and adults dancing together on a outdoor checkered dance floor under white event tents during a Juneteenth celebration.
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Lubbock Tackles the Complex Legacy of Juneteenth the Only Way It Knows How: With an Ice Cream Eating Contest

Juneteenth is upon us once again, commemorating June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger…

June 19, 2026
A backlit Shallowater ISD sign featuring a black and red running mustang logo mounted on a grey cinderblock wall.
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Desperate for Cash, Shallowater ISD Will Let Outside Kids Transfer In—Assuming They Pass the “Shallowater Way” Vibe Check

Well, well, well. Look who comes crawling back to the open market. For the first…

June 19, 2026
Texas Tech Board of Regents Chairman Cody Campbell speaking in a split-screen news interview about quarterback Brendan Sorsby.
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Lubbock’s Finest Hour: Paying a Quarterback Not to Play Football and Calling it “Integrity”

Our beloved Texas Tech Board of Regents Chairman, Cody Campbell, recently sat down for a…

June 19, 2026
SDA Secretary Brooke Rollins speaking at a podium with a USDA logo during a press conference about the New World screwworm outbreak, flanked by men in cowboy hats.
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Flesh-Eating Maggots and Horny Flies: Just Another Tuesday in Lubbock

Oh, fantastic. Just what West Texas needed to round out its charm portfolio: flesh-eating maggots.…

June 19, 2026
Interior of a retrofitted rural telehealth clinic inside a shipping container, featuring a blue exam table, a rolling computer cart, and a framed Come and Take It flag on the wall.
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Thinking Outside the Box: TTUHSC Solves Texas Healthcare Crisis by Shoving Patients into Shipping Containers

Our very own Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, in a brilliant joint venture with…

June 18, 2026
Mugshot of Pedro Marcos Hinojosa centered between a blurry graphic of red and blue police cruiser lights.
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Brownfield Fugitive Discovers Lubbock Homeless Shelters Make Terrible Witness Protection Programs

Ah, West Texas. Come for the blinding dust storms, stay for the absolute dregs of…

June 17, 2026
A blue corrugated metal building featuring a large hand-painted red sign that reads "El Fronteriso" with a red pole and satellite dish in the foreground under a clear sky.
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Lubbock County Solves All Crime By Shutting Down Half Of Its Neon-Lit Menaces

Lubbock County Commissioners have finally tackled our absolute number one public safety threat: bored locals…

June 17, 2026