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    Exterior of the Nelda Thompson Community Services Building, home to Lubbock Area United Way, on a sunny day.
    Bootstraps Are Expensive: Lubbock Nonprofits Struggle While Lawmakers Play Budget Games News

    Bootstraps Are Expensive: Lubbock Nonprofits Struggle While Lawmakers Play Budget Games

    The Lubbock Area United Way has been around for nearly 80 years, but lately its…
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    lubbock-sucksAugust 8, 2025
    Close-up of an adult and child’s hands showing red spots and rashes consistent with symptoms of Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD), reported at Lubbock daycares.
    Daycares in Lubbock Swap Finger Paint for Hand, Foot, and Mouth News

    Daycares in Lubbock Swap Finger Paint for Hand, Foot, and Mouth

    Lubbock Public Health announced that several local daycares are now serving up Hand, Foot, and…
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    lubbock-sucksAugust 5, 2025
    Mugshot of Kaleb Saldana, a 28-year-old Lubbock man arrested for assault, unlawful restraint, and other charges related to an incident at the Alpha Motel.
    Alpha Motel: Where the Drama’s Free, but Bail Costs $92,500 News

    Alpha Motel: Where the Drama’s Free, but Bail Costs $92,500

    Kaleb Saldana, 28, decided to turn a stay at the Alpha Motel into his own…
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    lubbock-sucksAugust 4, 2025
    Empty Clapp Pool in Lubbock, Texas, under yellow umbrella during summer closure.
    The Future of Swimming Pools in Lubbock: Spoiler Alert, Don’t Hold Your Breath News

    The Future of Swimming Pools in Lubbock: Spoiler Alert, Don’t Hold Your Breath

    Remember when summers in Lubbock meant cannonballs, chlorine hair, and actually having a city pool…
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    lubbock-sucksJuly 31, 2025
    Aerial view of an off-grid home in Texas featuring rooftop solar panels, a wind turbine, and a rainwater collection tank as part of the HUMS (Home Utility Management System) sustainable energy and water initiative.
    Texas Tech Wants You to Be Your Own Power Plant (Because the Grid Can’t Be Trusted) News

    Texas Tech Wants You to Be Your Own Power Plant (Because the Grid Can’t Be Trusted)

    Texas Tech scientists are working on something called the Home Utility Management System, or HUMS.…
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    lubbock-sucksJuly 30, 2025
    Neon massage sign in window, representing a Lubbock massage parlor recently shut down and permanently banned by TDLR due to human trafficking investigation.
    TDLR Finally Shuts Down “Foot Spas” Everyone Already Knew Weren’t About Feet News

    TDLR Finally Shuts Down “Foot Spas” Everyone Already Knew Weren’t About Feet

    The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation just handed down the death penalty—business edition—to a…
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    lubbock-sucksJuly 29, 2025
    Rendering of the future Lubbock Psychiatric Center, a modern mental health hospital funded by Texas HHSC, scheduled for completion in 2027.
    Abbott Drops $121 Million on Lubbock’s New Loony Bin (Coming 2027) News

    Abbott Drops $121 Million on Lubbock’s New Loony Bin (Coming 2027)

    Governor Greg Abbott is patting himself on the back again, this time for greenlighting $121…
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    lubbock-sucksJuly 29, 2025
    Seal of the City of Lubbock Police Department displayed on a wooden wall, featuring the state of Texas with a star marking Lubbock’s location.
    North Lubbock Man Fatally Shot After Entering Wrong House at 2 A.M. News

    North Lubbock Man Fatally Shot After Entering Wrong House at 2 A.M.

    Police say 30-year-old Jesse Tello was shot dead early Monday after “unlawfully” entering a home…
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    lubbock-sucksJuly 28, 2025
    Mugshot of Gustavo Jimenez, arrested in Lubbock for alleged indecency with a child and held on a $150,000 bond.
    Lubbock Man Jailed on $150K Bond for Child Indecency Charge News

    Lubbock Man Jailed on $150K Bond for Child Indecency Charge

    Forty-two-year-old Gustavo Jimenez is sitting in the Lubbock County Detention Center after being arrested on…
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    lubbock-sucksJuly 24, 2025
    Red measles rash on the neck of a person in Lubbock County during West Texas outbreak.
    Lubbock Celebrates Two Months Without Measles—Apparently Shots Actually Work News

    Lubbock Celebrates Two Months Without Measles—Apparently Shots Actually Work

    After months of being the national punchline for the biggest measles outbreak in decades, Lubbock…
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    lubbock-sucksJuly 24, 2025
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