Public Health
Lubbock Discovers New Hobby: Touching Diseased Geese Anyway
If you’ve noticed an alarming number of birds around Lubbock acting like they just lost a fight with gravity—and then losing the fight with life—that’s…
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…
VA Discovers Maps Exist, Immediately Ignores Them
Thousands of West Texas veterans may soon find that “aging in place” now comes with…
Flu Season Is Back, And Lubbock Is Shocked That Crowded Rooms Spread Germs
It’s winter in Lubbock, which means three things: the air hurts your face, everyone’s “just…
Anthrax Is Back, Y’all: Briscoe County Rings in 2026 With a Quarantine and a Dead Steer
Just when you thought the Panhandle couldn’t get more festive, regulators confirmed anthrax in a…
Cod Liver Oil vs. Reality: How West Texas Helped Bring Measles Back Like It’s 1958
In case you missed it, West Texas just starred in the nation’s largest measles outbreak…
Brownfield Explains Bird Flu Like Grownups, While Lubbock Still Pretends Geese Are a Vibe
Over in Brownfield—yes, that Brownfield—the city noticed something unusual: sick geese. Instead of shrugging and…
Birds Are Literally Dying in Lubbock Parks, but Don’t Worry—The City’s Busy Posting About Whooping Cough
While residents are flooding Facebook with reports of geese twitching, spinning, and dying en masse…
Lubbock Discovers Vaccines Again—This Time for Dogs
Lubbock Animal Services says it’s seeing a noticeable rise in upper respiratory symptoms in dogs…
City to Lubbock: Maybe Don’t Pick Up the Diseased Birds, Y’all
Well, after four visibly flu-ridden geese waddled into town earlier this week like extras from…