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A portrait of a young Timothy Cole smiling while wearing a black tuxedo and bow tie.
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Lubbock PD’s Guide to Crime Fighting: Ignore the Chain-Smoking Serial Rapist, Arrest the Innocent Asthmatic

Back in 1985, a serial rapist was terrorizing the Texas Tech campus. According to survivors,…

May 25, 2026
Lubbock Police Department badge illuminated against flashing blue and red patrol lights at night.
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LPD Chief on SB4: We’re Not Doing Anything Different, We’re Just More Confused Now

Texas has officially decided that every local cop should moonlight as a junior Border Patrol…

May 12, 2026
Texas lawmakers sitting at their desks in the House chamber, presumably wondering which neighborhood they can split in half next.
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Texas GOP Claims Victory for “Equality” (By Making Sure Your Vote Matters Even Less)

The Supreme Court finally gave the Texas GOP the permission slip they’ve been begging for.…

April 30, 2026
Two Lubbock Police Department SUVs with lights flashing, parked on a street near a residential neighborhood.
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LPD Officially Joins the Border Patrol (Despite Being a Six-Hour Drive from the Border)

SB4 is back from its brief legal nap, and our favorite local lawmakers—State Rep. Carl…

April 30, 2026
A desolate playground at Ernest Butler Park featuring a single lonely swing hanging from a metal arch over a field of woodchips.
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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…

April 24, 2026
Diana Padilla standing in her farm office in Harlingen, Texas, surrounded by educational posters about Moringa and agriculture.
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Trump Kills $7M Grant Because Apparently Learning to Farm is “Too Woke” Now

Meet Diana Padilla, a woman from Harlingen who had the audacity to think that teaching…

April 16, 2026
Third-year law student Ellen Fisher speaking at a microphone during a press conference regarding her federal lawsuit against Texas Tech.
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Texas Tech Law: Where “Vibes” Are Illegal and Racial Slurs Are Just “Irrelevant” Background Noise

Welcome to the Texas Tech School of Law, where we’re training the next generation of…

April 13, 2026
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Texas AG Candidates Compete to See Who Can Send Us Back to 1950 the Fastest

Our potential future Attorneys General, Chip Roy and Mayes Middleton, recently held a “Who Can…

April 13, 2026
The Cactus Islamic Center located at 203 North Dr in Cactus, Texas, featuring a modest green building with a gold dome and crescent moon, which serves as a home for part of the less than 2% of the population currently being targeted by "fear mongering" rhetoric and used as a "political football" by state officials.
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Texas Politicians Brave Enough to Fight a Scary 2% of the Population

Our fearless leaders in Austin have finally identified the greatest threat to the Lone Star…

April 8, 2026