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Texas Saves the Fetus, Loses the Mom: Another “Pro-Life” Triumph
Another day, another Texas woman dead because lawmakers decided they know more about pregnancy than…
China Buys Soybeans Again, and West Texas Farmers Pretend the Trade War They Voted For Didn’t Happen
After getting squeezed by a trade war that their own voting bloc helped create, West…
Wolfforth Solves Absolutely Nothing, Declares Victory Anyway
The Wolfforth City Council—apparently bored or freshly inspired by whatever Mark Lee Dickson sermon they…
A Year Later, Lubbock Still Can’t Explain How “No Threat” Became a Body Bag
It’s been nearly a year since 20-year-old Texas Tech student Erskin Charles Jenkins was shot…
LPD Shocked to Learn Hit-and-Run Drivers Still Don’t Stick Around
Lubbock police released a graphic video of a Nov. 1 hit-and-run on 82nd Street, where…
Lubbock Finally Remembers Native People Exist, Plans Powwow Like It’s 1491
In a rare moment of cultural self-awareness, Lubbock has discovered that Native people are, in…
Seven Years, Two Murder Victims, and One Very Patient Jail: Xavier Garcia Finally Pleads Guilty
It only took seven and a half years, two murdered victims, countless hearings, multiple gag…
Lubbock Says Child Abuse Isn’t Worse Here—We’re Just Really Good at Finding It
Lubbock’s arrest reports keep filling up with child sexual abuse cases, but according to Detective…
Lubbock Man Tries to Be an Uber Driver, Forgets the Part Where Uber Isn’t Kidnapping
Early Saturday morning, a 20-year-old named Jesse Gonzales apparently decided to open his own ride-sharing…