Economics
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…
Behold the Glory: TxDOT Finally Finishes Four Whole Miles of Loop 88
Break out the sparkling cider and the commemorative gold-plated shovels, because Lubbock has officially achieved…
Trump Kills $7M Grant Because Apparently Learning to Farm is “Too Woke” Now
Meet Diana Padilla, a woman from Harlingen who had the audacity to think that teaching…
Expansionist Delusions: Lubbock Lawmakers Want to Manifest Destiny into New Mexico’s Dust
Because apparently, 268,000 square miles of tumbleweeds and orange traffic cones isn’t enough to satisfy…