Small-Town Gunfire, Big-Town Silence: Slaton Wakes Up to a Nightmare
Late Sunday night, just before 11 p.m., police were called to the 300 block of…
lubbock-sucksJanuary 12, 2026
Lubbock Outsources Compassion, Imports Kindness From New York
In a story that manages to be both heartwarming and deeply, painfully West Texas, 13-year-old…
lubbock-sucksDecember 11, 2025
Market Street Shooter Blames COVID, Gets Probation Instead of Prison
Robert Joseph Baker, 39, shot and killed a stranger outside the Market Street at 19th…
lubbock-sucksSeptember 22, 2025
Sid Miller Discovers Farmers Have Feelings Too
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller—usually better known for Facebook rants and rodeo politics—actually raised a…
lubbock-sucksSeptember 15, 2025
Abbott Drops $121 Million on Lubbock’s New Loony Bin (Coming 2027)
Governor Greg Abbott is patting himself on the back again, this time for greenlighting $121…
lubbock-sucksJuly 29, 2025
Lubbock Proudly Mediocre: Ranks 169th in Best Places to Live List
In its annual report on the Best Places to Live in the U.S., U.S. News…
lubbock-sucksMay 22, 2025
City Council to Decide if Lubbock Should Pretend to Care About Public Health
Lubbock Public Health spent nearly a year gathering input from 2,100 residents, producing a hefty…
lubbock-sucksJanuary 8, 2025
Texas Tech Researchers Take on West Texas’ “Mental Health Wasteland” — Armed With PR and Duct Tape
Turns out, Texas ranks near the bottom for child and adolescent mental health resources. In…
lubbock-sucksOctober 22, 2024
Lubbock Leads Texas in Teen Suicide Attempts—Because of Course We Do
According to a new analysis, Lubbock has the highest rate of youth suicide attempts in…
lubbock-sucksFebruary 16, 2023