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A woman stands on a stage with her arms raised during a worship service at a modern megachurch, illuminated by deep blue stage lighting against a starry digital backdrop, with the silhouettes of a congregation in the foreground.
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Big Brother is Watching You Worship: Israel is Geofencing Lubbock Megachurches for Ad Clout

According to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) disclosures filed by a California firm called Show…

May 20, 2026
A classroom wall displaying a Ten Commandments poster and the Bill of Rights side-by-side above computer monitors.
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Paxton Plays Hallway Monitor: LISD Investigated for Not Being “Churchy” Enough

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a man who knows a thing or two about being…

May 8, 2026
A photo of an empty white curved bookshelf in the middle of a school library, symbolizing the books being removed from the Texas mandatory reading list.
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Texas SBOE Solves Literacy Crisis by Deleting Frederick Douglass and Doubling Down on Sunday School

In a move that surprised absolutely no one who has spent more than five minutes…

April 10, 2026
Donald Trump stands on a stage at the NRB convention, framed by Christian media logos and a sea of glowing smartphones, looking exactly like the guy your Lubbock aunt wants to hear a sermon from instead of actually reading the Gospels.
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Judge Rejects Churches’ Quest to Become Tax-Free PACs; Pastors Forced to Stick to Regular Sinning

In a shocking blow to everyone who thinks the Bible is just a very long,…

April 2, 2026
Former youth pastor Luke Cunningham appears in Lubbock courthouse facing federal child sex trafficking investigation.
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From Pews to Prison Hits: Lubbock’s Most “Holy” Predator Tried to Crowdsource a Murder

Just when you thought the story of Luke Cunningham—our local youth-pastor-turned-convict—couldn’t get any more “West…

March 30, 2026
New housing development in Lubbock as city council eliminates impact fees, sparking debate over funding for road construction.
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The Brick Trailer Park: An Autopsy of the Hub City’s Soul

If you have ever driven down Slide Road at 5:15 PM, dodging a lifted Ford…

February 9, 2026
A diverse group of elementary students in a Texas classroom interacting at tables while a teacher in a black shirt leans over to assist a student with instructional materials.
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Jesus, Take the Red Pen: Texas Education Agency Finds 4,200 ‘Oopsies’ in Bible-Heavy Curriculum

Well, folks, it turns out that when you’re busy trying to turn Texas elementary schools…

January 31, 2026
A booking photo of 70-year-old Raymundo Almaraz, wearing a black garment against a grey background with horizontal lines.
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TruFit, True Terror, and the ‘Pastor’ Who Forgot the Commandment About Restraint

Well, Lubbock, it’s 2026 and we finally have an update on the nightmare that happened…

January 30, 2026
Granite Ten Commandments monument at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, with scaffolding around the dome and a bright blue sky overhead.
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Texas Tries to Re-Teach Civics by Taping the Ten Commandments to a Classroom Wall

Texas is back in court, this time arguing that public schools should be required to…

January 20, 2026