Economics
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 Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to demand a…
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…
Victory! Lubbock Chamber of Commerce Saves America From the Absolute Horror of Paying Truck Drivers Fair Wages
A federal judge right here in the Hub City has officially saved the nation from…
Great News, Lubbock: Flesh-Eating Maggots Are Devouring Texas Cattle, and the Feds Are Fresh Out of Horny Flies
The New World screwworm is officially in Texas, giving West Texas ranchers a horrifying new…
Data Centers Are Coming to Suck Lubbock Dry, But Hey, At Least We Get a Town Hall Meeting!
Well, look who wants to move to the Hub City and drink all our water.…