Politics
Nothing Says ‘Pure Integrity’ Like a $275K Campaign Check and a Threatening Letter from Ken Paxton
Ah, summer in Lubbock—where the dust storms clear up just in time for another world-class exhibition of high-stakes college sports hypocrisy. Former quarterback Brendan Sorsby—who…
The Texas Miracle: Ken Paxton Campaigns on the ‘Unborn’ While Rural Texans Try Not to Give Birth on Highway 84
Texas Attorney General, walking scandal magnet, and now U.S. Senate hopeful Ken Paxton is out…
Thanks For Saving Us From A Raise, Ken: How Paxton’s 100-Lawsuit Binge Kept Texas Proud and Poorer
Remember in 2024 when the federal government threatened to force employers to pay overtime to…
Welcome to Texas Tech, Where “Systemic” is a Dirty Word and Reality is Optional
Texas Tech’s brand-new Chancellor, Brandon Creighton, has apparently decided that college students are far too…
Charles Perry Terrified That Lubbock Students Might Accidentally Read a Book
Our heroic State Senator Charles Perry recently graced a Lubbock ISD board meeting to save…
Great News, Lubbock: Flesh-Eating Maggots Are Devouring Texas Cattle, and the Feds Are Fresh Out of Horny Flies
The New World screwworm is officially in Texas, giving West Texas ranchers a horrifying new…
Great News, West Texas: Flesh-Eating Maggots Are Here to Ruin Your BBQ
Just when you thought living in West Texas couldn’t get any more dystopian—what with the…
Texas GOP Achieves Ultimate ‘Unity’ By Telling Muslim Conservatives to Get Out of the Country
The 2026 Texas State Republican Convention just wrapped up in Houston under the inspiring, totally-not-ironic…
Pissing Away Unity: Texas GOP Welcomes a Urinating Elephant and Boos Lubbock’s Own Dustin Burrows
Governor Greg Abbott wrapped up his convention speech in Houston by promising to “demolish” the…
Texas Tech and Ken Paxton Team Up to Prove Football is More Important Than Minor Things Like ‘The Law’
Only in Lubbock could a quarterback transfer in, get caught illegally wiring $90,000 out-of-state to…