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Former Fermi CEO Toby Neugebauer gesturing aggressively while speaking at a podium during a Fermi presentation.
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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…

June 20, 2026
SDA Secretary Brooke Rollins speaking at a podium with a USDA logo during a press conference about the New World screwworm outbreak, flanked by men in cowboy hats.
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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.…

June 19, 2026
A blue corrugated metal building featuring a large hand-painted red sign that reads "El Fronteriso" with a red pole and satellite dish in the foreground under a clear sky.
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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…

June 17, 2026
A Texas Panhandle rancher wearing a cowboy hat stands in a wide, grassy pasture looking at a small herd of black cattle under a cloudy sky.
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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…

June 16, 2026
Three small, adorable puppies sitting closely together on a concrete floor while being gently petted by two people, highlighting pets at risk during the Texas screwworm outbreak.
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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…

June 12, 2026
Governor Greg Abbott speaking intensely into a microphone at a campaign event, surrounded by onlookers.
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Shocking Twist: Abbott Discovers ‘Regulation’ Isn’t a Dirty Word Now That AI Data Centers Are Set to Melt the Grid

Well, feather my nest and call me a prairie dog, because the unthinkable has happened.…

June 10, 2026
A photograph of a line of mixed-breed cattle and numerous pigeons gathered and feeding together at a metal trough in a working feedlot. A weathered white sign with red text 'B4' is prominent in the foreground.
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Flesh-Eating Maggots Outsmart Texas Bureaucracy in Record Time

It takes a special kind of comedic timing to look completely foolish on a federal…

June 9, 2026
A view of Highway 84 East in rural West Texas, featuring a Phillips 66 gas station, local commercial signs for Dollar General and AutoZone, and an Ag Texas billboard under a vast sky.
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Driven to Destitution: We’re Swimming in Permian Basin Oil, So Why is Filling Up the Tank Costing Us a Kidney?

Welcome to West Texas, where a casual 90-mile daily commute is considered a “beautiful drive”…

June 6, 2026
A quiet view down Fifth Street in Alpine, Texas, showcasing the historic Granada Theatre sign, brick storefronts, and a few parked cars under a bright, clear blue sky.
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State Government Genius: Punishing Small Towns for Being Too Broke to Prove They’re Broke

Leave it to our brilliant lawmakers in Austin to cook up a bureaucratic paradox straight…

June 5, 2026