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Former Fermi CEO Toby Neugebauer gesturing aggressively while speaking at a podium during a Fermi presentation.
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Texas Tech’s Multi-Million Dollar AI Pipe Dream Is Currently an Absolute Tech-Bro Cage Match

Because regular old West Texas wind and dust weren’t exciting enough, the Texas Tech University…

May 20, 2026
Senator John Cornyn speaking at a John Cornyn for Senate campaign podium in Lubbock, flanked by supporters in button-down shirts against a blue backdrop.
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Awkward: John Cornyn Comes to Lubbock for a Photo-Op, Leaves with a Dagger in His Back

U.S. Senator John Cornyn rolled into West Texas on Tuesday for what should have been…

May 20, 2026
Close-up of a person filling up a white truck with a black gas pump nozzle at a fuel station.
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Global Oil Crisis Threatens Lubbock Budget, City Fights Back with Revolutionary “Buy Gas When We Need It” Strategy

Well, folks, the geopolitical dominoes are falling, and right at the end of the line…

May 20, 2026
A view from inside a Chevy truck driving past a massive field of wind turbines under an overcast West Texas sky.
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Don Quixote Wins: Feds Freeze West Texas Wind Projects to Protect Our Precious Radar (and Oil)

The U.S. Department of Defense has apparently decided that the greatest threat to American national…

May 18, 2026
Mugshot of Jordan Merchant following his arrest by Lubbock police.
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Lubbock Justice: Blast Through a Red Light, Kill a Family, and Get Five Years of ‘Pretty Please Don’t Do It Again’

Welcome back to Hub City, where the speed limits are purely vibe-based, stoplights are decorative,…

May 15, 2026
Texas Governor Greg Abbott wearing a blue plaid suit and a bright orange tie, looking intensely serious.
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The Texas Miracle: We’re Trading Our Last Cup of Water for a ChatGPT Server Farm

It turns out the “Texas Miracle” Governor Abbott keeps preaching about is actually just a…

May 8, 2026
A close-up shot of a Sensus digital electric smart meter attached to a home in Texas.
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We’re #1! Texas Leads the Nation in Utility Shutoffs Because Who Needs Electricity in a Desert Anyway?

Crack open a warm, un-refrigerated beer, Lubbock, because Texas has officially taken the crown. According…

May 5, 2026
A young man stares blankly into the middle distance while fueling his car, contemplating if walking ten miles in the Lubbock wind is actually a viable lifestyle choice.
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Breaking: Lubbock Residents Shocked to Find Out Big Trucks Require Actual Money to Move

In a turn of events that surprised absolutely no one with a basic grasp of…

April 30, 2026
Corpus Christi City Hall on March 17, 2026, basking in the sun while the city's reservoirs sit at a pathetic 8% capacity.
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The Great Texas Thirst: Corpus is Out of Water, and Lubbock is Just One Dust Storm Away from Joining Them

While we’re all busy complaining about the latest pothole on Slide Road, our neighbors down…

April 29, 2026