Local Government
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…
Lubbock Early Voting Hits 10-Year Low: Local Democracy Officially Less Popular Than a Dust Storm
Lubbock County just recorded its lowest early voting turnout for a May election since 2014.…
City Hall Learns to Read: Gary Boren Sues His Way Onto the Ballot
Lubbock is currently embroiled in its favorite pastime: a legal slap-fight over things that should…
Ernest Butler Park: Lubbock’s Premier Destination for Tetanus and Loneliness
If you’ve ever wanted your child to experience the existential dread of being the only…
Texas Water Board Asks for ‘Public Input’ on Our Impending $174 Billion Dust Bowl 2.0
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) just dropped the draft for its 2027 State Water…