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New housing development in Lubbock as city council eliminates impact fees, sparking debate over funding for road construction.

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Lubbock City Council Zeroes Out Impact Fees, Developers Cheer While Critics Call It a Budget Blunder

On Tuesday, the Lubbock City Council voted to slash all impact fees to zero, a…

lubbock-sucksAugust 15, 2025

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Lubbock’s Internet Goes Down, City Acts Like It’s the Apocalypse

The City of Lubbock had to reassure everyone this week that, yes, life will go…

lubbock-sucksAugust 13, 2025

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City of Lubbock Hits Ctrl+Alt+Panic Over “Potential Security Concern”

The City of Lubbock had a little meltdown this week when its website decided to…

lubbock-sucksAugust 12, 2025

Exterior of the Nelda Thompson Community Services Building, home to Lubbock Area United Way, on a sunny day.

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Bootstraps Are Expensive: Lubbock Nonprofits Struggle While Lawmakers Play Budget Games

The Lubbock Area United Way has been around for nearly 80 years, but lately its…

lubbock-sucksAugust 8, 2025

Empty Clapp Pool in Lubbock, Texas, under yellow umbrella during summer closure.

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The Future of Swimming Pools in Lubbock: Spoiler Alert, Don’t Hold Your Breath

Remember when summers in Lubbock meant cannonballs, chlorine hair, and actually having a city pool…

lubbock-sucksJuly 31, 2025

Crowd enjoying a live music performance under string lights at the First Friday Art Trail in Lubbock, Texas.

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Lubbock City Council Decides Art Isn’t the Devil—At Least This Year

After last year’s moral panic where city council yanked arts funding over “inappropriate material” (translation:…

lubbock-sucksJuly 22, 2025

Lubbock City Council meets to discuss budget shortfall and hiring freeze in response to declining sales tax revenue.

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Lubbock Puts the Freeze on Hiring, But Don’t Worry—That Fountain Can Wait

Turns out Lubbock’s big spender habit has run into a little snag: sales tax revenue…

lubbock-sucksJuly 8, 2025

Screenshot of a website interface labeled "Online Public Records," highlighting issues with public access to Lubbock County court documents since 2021.

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Lubbock County’s Open Records Portal: Offline Since 2021, But Don’t Worry—Everyone Swears It’s Not Their Fault

Lubbock County has been out of compliance with Texas public records law for nearly four…

lubbock-sucksJune 25, 2025

Lubbock Board of Health meeting discussing potential federal budget cuts to local public health services in June 2025.

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CDC Cuts Threaten Lubbock Health Department—Because Who Needs Vaccines Anyway?

At Friday’s Board of Health meeting, Lubbock’s public health director Katherine Wells dropped the cheery…

lubbock-sucksJune 20, 2025

Rainbow Pride flag waving against a blue sky, symbolizing support for Lubbock's LGBTQ+ community and the 2024 Pride Month proclamation campaign led by OUTwest Lubbock

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Lubbock Pride: 13 Years of Festivals, Still Waiting on a Proclamation

OUTwest Lubbock is tired of being ghosted by City Hall, so they’ve launched a letter-writing…

lubbock-sucksJune 13, 2025

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Lubbock City Council Zeroes Out Impact Fees, Developers Cheer While Critics Call It a Budget Blunder

Lubbock’s Internet Goes Down, City Acts Like It’s the Apocalypse

City of Lubbock Hits Ctrl+Alt+Panic Over “Potential Security Concern”

Bootstraps Are Expensive: Lubbock Nonprofits Struggle While Lawmakers Play Budget Games

The Future of Swimming Pools in Lubbock: Spoiler Alert, Don’t Hold Your Breath

Lubbock City Council Decides Art Isn’t the Devil—At Least This Year

Lubbock Puts the Freeze on Hiring, But Don’t Worry—That Fountain Can Wait

Lubbock County’s Open Records Portal: Offline Since 2021, But Don’t Worry—Everyone Swears It’s Not Their Fault

CDC Cuts Threaten Lubbock Health Department—Because Who Needs Vaccines Anyway?

Lubbock Pride: 13 Years of Festivals, Still Waiting on a Proclamation

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