Economics
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 surprise, the Hub City is doubling down on its favorite…
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.…
Tech-Bro Meltdowns and Nuclear AI: Inside the Billion-Dollar Playground on Tech Land
Welcome to West Texas, where we might not have a reliable municipal power grid, but…
Flesh-Eating Maggots and Horny Flies: Just Another Tuesday in Lubbock
Oh, fantastic. Just what West Texas needed to round out its charm portfolio: flesh-eating maggots.…
Lubbock County Solves All Crime By Shutting Down Half Of Its Neon-Lit Menaces
Lubbock County Commissioners have finally tackled our absolute number one public safety threat: bored locals…
Great News, West Texas: Flesh-Eating Maggots Are Here to Ruin Your BBQ
Just when you thought living in West Texas couldn’t get any more dystopian—what with the…
Flesh-Eating Screwworms Have Arrived in West Texas, But Don’t Worry, Experts Say We Have Fly Swatters
Just when you thought living on the South Plains couldn’t get any more glamorous, the…