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A large crowd of children and adults dancing together on a outdoor checkered dance floor under white event tents during a Juneteenth celebration.
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Lubbock Tackles the Complex Legacy of Juneteenth the Only Way It Knows How: With an Ice Cream Eating Contest

Juneteenth is upon us once again, commemorating June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger…

June 19, 2026
A group of men in suits and western wear sitting and standing in an empty convention hall, bowing their heads in prayer or distress around a crying man.
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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…

June 16, 2026
A large crowd of delegates sitting in rows of chairs inside a massive convention hall during the Texas Republican State Convention.
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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…

June 15, 2026
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