Economics
Flesh-Eating Screwworms Be Damned: Texas Demands Its Mexican Cattle Back!
Just when you thought living on the High Plains couldn’t get any more glamorous, the federal government has decided to resume importing cattle from Mexico…
Lubbock City Council Realizes Math Is Hard, Delays Civic Center Vote Until 2027
In a shocking turn of events that surprised absolutely nobody, our visionary leaders on the…
Welcome to Galaxy Stadium: Texas Tech Pawns Football Tradition to a Water-Guzzling Crypto Mine
It’s the end of an era, folks. RIP Jones AT&T Stadium. Welcome to “Galaxy Stadium,”…
State Leaders Demand 3% Budget Cut Because Apparently a $24 Billion Surplus Just Isn’t Enough
Our very own local golden boy, House Speaker Dustin Burrows, has teamed up with Governor…
Canada To Texas Livestock: “Yeah, That’s A Hard No, Eh?” Thanks To Our New Flesh-Eating Parasite Friends
Great news, Texas! We’ve officially become the sketchy neighbor that nobody wants to invite over.…
Math is Hard: Lubbock City Council Shocked to Learn Police Cars and Asphalt Cost Money
Welcome to another thrilling episode of “How is This City Still Functioning?” The Lubbock City…
Silicon Prairie or Signs of the Apocalypse? Lubbock Freaks Out Over AI Data Centers
Our visionary city leaders are desperate to turn the Hub City into a tech mecca,…
Thanks For Saving Us From A Raise, Ken: How Paxton’s 100-Lawsuit Binge Kept Texas Proud and Poorer
Remember in 2024 when the federal government threatened to force employers to pay overtime to…
Groundbreaking Innovation: Lubbock Approves Even More Chicken Fingers and Oil Changes for Q2 2026
The second-quarter commercial permit filings for 2026 are officially in, and to absolutely no one’s…
Project Caprock is Bringing AI to Abernathy, Because What Our Power Grid Needed Was More Homework
Just what the South Plains needed: more digital infrastructure to power the global supply of…