Economics
Texas Tech Proves Once Again That Accuracy is Optional if You Have Enough Lawyers
In the latest installment of “Who’s Counting? Certainly Not Us,” a federal judge has officially…
Data Centers are Coming to Dickens County to Eat All the Electricity and Hope You Don’t Notice
Dickens County—best known for being the place you drive through as fast as possible to…
The Lubbock Expo Center: A $7.5 Million Hole in the Dirt That We’re Still Digging
Congratulations, Lubbock. While other cities are out here building functional infrastructure or attracting industries that…
Texas Tech Physicians and UnitedHealthcare Embark on Multi-Million Dollar Game of Chicken with Your Health
In a move that surprises absolutely no one who has ever tried to navigate the…
Lubbock Loses a Legend Who Actually Cared, Leaving the Rest of Us to Deal with Walgreens Hold Music
In a shocking turn of events for a city that usually makes headlines for things…
Praise the Lord and Pass the Tax Breaks: Lubbock Bribes Chick-fil-A with $3.5 Million for a Nugget Bunker
Lubbock has finally achieved its final form. We aren’t just a city that happily spends…
Silicon Prairie or Just a Really Expensive Space Heater? Dickens County Gets a $3.5 Billion ‘Upgrade’
Oh, joy. While the rest of us are wondering if the Lubbock wind is going…
Local Farmers Shocked to Discover ‘America First’ Doesn’t Apply to the Global Manure Market
In a twist that absolutely no one could have seen coming—unless you possess the basic…
Lubbock Discovers “The East Side” Exists, Continues to Do Absolutely Nothing About It
In a shocking revelation that surprised no one who has ever looked at a city…