Local Government
Game, Set, Match: Lubbock Pauses Tennis Lessons After Shocking Discovery That Free Court Time Doesn’t Balance the Budget
The City of Lubbock has officially pressed pause on all private lessons at the Burgess-Rushing Tennis Center. Why? Because during a rare and terrifying display…
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…
Lubbock Appraisal District Discovers Ultimate Life Hack: Just Ignore the Evidence and Give Everyone a Discount
Local tax protest guru Gary Adrian, founder of Ace of Texas, is absolutely throwing a…
Runoff Reality Check: Lubbock Welcomes Our New Overlords Chosen By Seven Whole Voters
Well, another primary runoff election is in the books, and to the surprise of absolutely…
Go Pick Your Favorite Multi-Millionaire at the Sutherlands Lighting Section: The 2026 Runoffs Are Here!
It’s Tuesday, May 26, and the 2026 Joint Primary Runoffs are officially here to drag…
Great News, Commuters: Broadway Is Getting Torn Up For Two Years (And It’s Already Over Budget!)
Lubbock has finally decided to solve our city’s most pressing crisis: having a street with…
Lubbock’s Finest Introduce Hot New Trend: Creative Birth Certificate Forgery
Leave it to the Hub City to turn a basic custody dispute into a high-stakes,…
TxDOT Finally Remembers That Concrete Lawn Ornament South of Town is Supposed to Be a Bridge
Welcome back to the graveyard of progress, Lubbock. After three years of staring at concrete…
Lubbock’s Own Dustin Burrows Leads the Brave Fight to Keep Texas Summer Camps Incommunicado and Hazardous
Remember last year’s catastrophic July 4 floods? The ones where 137 Texans tragically drowned, including…
Apathy Wins in a Landslide: Lubbock Re-Elects the Status Quo with the Support of Twelve People and a Golden Retriever
The “masses” have spoken, and by “masses,” I mean the approximately 9,533 people who realized…