Economics
Lubbock Construction: Because the Dust and Potholes Weren’t Enough to Kill You
Welcome to Southwest Lubbock, the land of “Coming Soon” signs and overpriced subdivisions where the wind blows harder than the local economy. On Thursday morning,…
Congratulations, Lubbock: Your Landlord Just Found a Way to Charge You $14 More for the Same Dust
While everyone in West Texas loves to point and laugh at California’s 14% rent hikes,…
The Guy Who Set the Barn on Fire Offers a Free Cup of Water to Help Put it Out
Our local tractor-enthusiasts gathered on the White House lawn Friday to hear the Big Boss…
Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows Proposes Manifest Destiny 2.0: The New Mexico DLC
Lubbock’s favorite son and current House Speaker, Dustin Burrows, has released his “interim charges” for…
Texas Tech Proves Once Again That Accuracy is Optional if You Have Enough Lawyers
In the latest installment of “Who’s Counting? Certainly Not Us,” a federal judge has officially…
Data Centers are Coming to Dickens County to Eat All the Electricity and Hope You Don’t Notice
Dickens County—best known for being the place you drive through as fast as possible to…
The Lubbock Expo Center: A $7.5 Million Hole in the Dirt That We’re Still Digging
Congratulations, Lubbock. While other cities are out here building functional infrastructure or attracting industries that…
Texas Tech Physicians and UnitedHealthcare Embark on Multi-Million Dollar Game of Chicken with Your Health
In a move that surprises absolutely no one who has ever tried to navigate the…
Lubbock Loses a Legend Who Actually Cared, Leaving the Rest of Us to Deal with Walgreens Hold Music
In a shocking turn of events for a city that usually makes headlines for things…
Praise the Lord and Pass the Tax Breaks: Lubbock Bribes Chick-fil-A with $3.5 Million for a Nugget Bunker
Lubbock has finally achieved its final form. We aren’t just a city that happily spends…