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Rainbow Pride flag waving against a blue sky, symbolizing support for Lubbock's LGBTQ+ community and the 2024 Pride Month proclamation campaign led by OUTwest Lubbock

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Lubbock Pride: 13 Years of Festivals, Still Waiting on a Proclamation

OUTwest Lubbock is tired of being ghosted by City Hall, so they’ve launched a letter-writing…

lubbock-sucksJune 13, 2025

3D illustration of the measles virus, showing its detailed structure with surface proteins.

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Measles outbreak: 744 cases reported across the South Plains

In the latest measles outbreak update, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said…

lubbock-sucksJune 10, 2025

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Measles outbreak: 742 cases reported across the South Plains

In the latest measles outbreak update, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) said…

lubbock-sucksJune 6, 2025

Young man smiling while sitting on a dorm bed with Texas Tech University bedding, holding a red and black pennant that reads “Erskin” and “Texas Tech.”

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County Plays Hide-and-Seek With Records After Deputy Kills Lubbock Student

Lubbock County has decided transparency is overrated. After 20-year-old Erskin Jenkins was shot and killed…

lubbock-sucksJune 3, 2025

Chart and map showing 729 confirmed measles cases by Texas county as of May 27, with Gaines County accounting for 408 cases (56% of total), followed by Terry (60), El Paso (57), and Lubbock (53); color-coded map highlights outbreak severity per county. Source: Texas Department of State Health Services.

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Congrats, Lubbock — We’ve Got Measles Now

Lubbock can now proudly add “measles hotspot” to the résumé. The Texas Department of State…

lubbock-sucksMay 27, 2025

Emergency closure notice from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation posted on a Lubbock massage parlor, citing a six-month shutdown due to public health and safety concerns amid a human trafficking investigation; handwritten sign beside it explains the closure is linked to suspected illegal behavior and announces a court appearance scheduled for May 28.

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South Lubbock “Massage Parlor” Shut Down for… Exactly What You Think

The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) announced this week that a south Lubbock…

lubbock-sucksMay 27, 2025

A child holds hands with a gloved healthcare worker after receiving a vaccination, indicated by a bandage on their thigh, during a measles outbreak in Texas amid rising vaccine exemptions and legislative changes affecting school immunization requirements.

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Texas: Where Measles Is Back, and Lawmakers Say “Make It Easier!”

Texas is in the middle of its worst measles outbreak in over 20 years—more than…

lubbock-sucksMay 27, 2025

Street signs marking the intersection of 108th Street and Evanston Avenue in Lubbock, Texas, where a Lubbock Police Department K-9 attacked two individuals in April 2025, leading to injuries, a suspension, and the reassignment of the involved officer.

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LPD Suspends Officer After His K-9 Decides Walkers Are the Enemy

Back in April, a Lubbock Police K-9 went rogue and mauled two innocent people out…

lubbock-sucksMay 23, 2025

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Lubbock Measles Exposure Sites

From The City of Lubbock Health Department and EverythingLubbock.com Update 5/23/2025 The City of Lubbock…

lubbock-sucksMay 23, 2025

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Lubbock Proudly Mediocre: Ranks 169th in Best Places to Live List

In its annual report on the Best Places to Live in the U.S., U.S. News…

lubbock-sucksMay 22, 2025

Lubbock Pride: 13 Years of Festivals, Still Waiting on a Proclamation

Measles outbreak: 744 cases reported across the South Plains

Measles outbreak: 742 cases reported across the South Plains

County Plays Hide-and-Seek With Records After Deputy Kills Lubbock Student

Congrats, Lubbock — We’ve Got Measles Now

South Lubbock “Massage Parlor” Shut Down for… Exactly What You Think

Texas: Where Measles Is Back, and Lawmakers Say “Make It Easier!”

LPD Suspends Officer After His K-9 Decides Walkers Are the Enemy

Lubbock Measles Exposure Sites

Lubbock Proudly Mediocre: Ranks 169th in Best Places to Live List

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