Public Health
The Brick Trailer Park: An Autopsy of the Hub City’s Soul
If you have ever driven down Slide Road at 5:15 PM, dodging a lifted Ford F-250 that is currently occupying two lanes while emitting a…
Only a Few Hours From Lubbock: The Tent-City Concentration Camps You’re Paying For
If you thought the “Hub City” was isolated, take a five-hour drive down to El…
Breathe Deep, Raiders: Tech’s Vents Are Growing a Science Experiment You Didn’t Sign Up For
Texas Tech has finally found a way to make its aging infrastructure interactive. According to…
The Water Treatment Plant: Now Serving Goose Gravy?
In a move that’s definitely not a scene from a low-budget horror movie, the City…
Tech Health Sciences Center Discovers “Open Inquiry” Is Bad for the Brand (And the Budget)
In a shocking display of spine-strength usually reserved for overcooked spaghetti, the Texas Tech University…
Geese Are Falling From the Sky, but Don’t Worry—The City Posted on Facebook Two Weeks Ago
Apparently, Lubbock has entered its Bird Flu, But Make It Vague era. While sick geese…
We Beat Measles (Briefly): Lubbock Declares Victory, Virus Keeps Its Bags Packed
A year after measles tore through Texas—starting right here in West Texas—the Lubbock Health Department…
Central Lubbock Declares War on Birds, Immediately Loses Ground
A Central Lubbock business owner has discovered that her biggest obstacle to running a salon…
Lubbock Discovers New Hobby: Touching Diseased Geese Anyway
If you’ve noticed an alarming number of birds around Lubbock acting like they just lost…
Level Up Like King, Catch the Bird Flu Like a Goose: Lubbock’s Public Health Priorities at Work
While Canadian geese are apparently auditioning for Contagion: South Plains Edition in our parks, the…