Economics
Raider Power? More Like Raider-Hush: Texas Tech Rebrands as a Very Expensive Trade School
In a move that surprised absolutely no one who has spent more than five minutes…
Permian Basin ‘Entrepreneurs’ Discover That Stolen Oil Still Comes With Free Federal Room and Board
In a city where the most exciting news is usually a new car wash opening…
George Strait is Coming to Save Our Sinking Economy (And Drink Every Last Coors Light in the County)
Lubbock is currently in the middle of a collective nervous breakdown because King George is…
Ted Cruz Saves West Texas From the Imminent Threat of Having Too Much Nature
Our favorite part-time resident and full-time soundbite machine, Ted Cruz, is back to save us…
Concrete Jungle Dreams: Machine Wins Round One on North Ave K
While most of us were still nursing our third cup of bitter gas station coffee…
Socialism for Me, But Not for Thee: Lubbock Farmers Beg for Cotton Handouts
In a move that will surely surprise absolutely no one who understands how “free markets”…
Matador Down: Toby Neugebauer Bails on Trump’s AI Pipe Dream Before the AC Even Turns On
West Texas has always been the land of big hats and no cattle, but Fermi…
ERCOT Predicts We’ll Need 400% More Power by 2032, Then Immediately Admits They’re Basically Just Guessing
In a move that surprises absolutely no one who has ever tried to turn on…
Texas Graciously Grants You a Three-Day Discount on Not Dying During the Next Dust-Induced Apocalypse
Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock—filling in for whoever usually handles our impending doom—wants you to know…