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Lubbock’s Latest Home Renovation Trend: 63 Custom Bullet Holes and a Side of Meth
If you’ve ever felt like your quiet evening at home was missing that certain je ne sais quoi, Nathan Herrera and his buddy are here to help. On March 1, the duo decided to treat the 1300 block of 65th Drive to a live-action remake of a Michael Bay film, minus the budget and the [...]Read More... from Lubbock’s Latest Home Renovation Trend: 63 Custom Bullet Holes and a Side of Meth
Lubbock Man Learns the Hard Way That “Expired Tags” Are the Gateway Drug to Federal Prison
In today’s episode of Lubbock’s Brightest Stars, 31-year-old Christopher Roy Prieto has been handed a two-year vacation in federal prison. Why? Because he decided that standard semi-automatic handguns were just too “low-energy” for the 806 and decided to spice them up with some illegal machine gun conversion switches. How did the feds catch this local [...]Read More... from Lubbock Man Learns the Hard Way That “Expired Tags” Are the Gateway Drug to Federal Prison
Lubbock’s Most Productive Small Business Owner Just Got a 30-Year Sabbatical
While the rest of us are struggling to find a decent job in this town that doesn’t involve wearing a name tag or begging for tenure at Tech, Jeremiah “Chris” Arguijo was out here living the American Dream. According to federal prosecutors, Chris wasn’t just “dabbling” in the local economy; he was moving a staggering [...]Read More... from Lubbock’s Most Productive Small Business Owner Just Got a 30-Year Sabbatical
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The “Lubbock Special” Goes National: Billionaire Advisor Proves You Don’t Need a 806 Area Code to Master the Art of Self-Dealing
We’ve always known that Lubbock has a world-class reputation for “good ol’ boy” networking. Whether it’s a City Council member voting on a contract that just happens to benefit their family’s portfolio or a developer getting a “random” zoning break, we’ve mastered the art of the wink-and-nod. Take former Mayor Dan Pope, who famously had [...]Read More... from The “Lubbock Special” Goes National: Billionaire Advisor Proves You Don’t Need a 806 Area Code to Master the Art of Self-Dealing
Tech Regents Spend Five Hours Playing ‘I Spy’ With Real Estate Instead of Doing Their Jobs
Lubbock’s favorite higher-ed circus, the Texas Tech University System, just held its big Board of Regents meeting in Dallas—conveniently 350 miles away from the students and faculty actually dealing with the fallout of Chancellor Brandon Creighton’s “war on feelings”. While everyone expected the board to finally clarify which books haven’t been banned yet, the regents [...]Read More... from Tech Regents Spend Five Hours Playing ‘I Spy’ With Real Estate Instead of Doing Their Jobs
El Paso’s $1.2 Billion Death Trap is the New ‘Gold Standard’ for Texas Hospitality
Listen, I know we usually spend our time complaining about the soul-crushing dust storms and the fact that Lubbock’s only cultural landmark is a Buddy Holly statue that looks like it’s perpetually judging your life choices. But let’s take a look at our neighbors in El Paso, where the federal government has spent $1.2 billion [...]Read More... from El Paso’s $1.2 Billion Death Trap is the New ‘Gold Standard’ for Texas Hospitality
Guns
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Lubbock’s Latest Home Renovation Trend: 63 Custom Bullet Holes and a Side of Meth
If you’ve ever felt like your quiet evening at home was missing that certain je ne sais quoi, Nathan Herrera and his buddy are here to help. On March 1, the duo decided to treat the 1300 block of 65th Drive to a live-action remake of a Michael Bay film, minus the budget and the [...]Read More... from Lubbock’s Latest Home Renovation Trend: 63 Custom Bullet Holes and a Side of Meth
Lubbock Man Learns the Hard Way That “Expired Tags” Are the Gateway Drug to Federal Prison
In today’s episode of Lubbock’s Brightest Stars, 31-year-old Christopher Roy Prieto has been handed a two-year vacation in federal prison. Why? Because he decided that standard semi-automatic handguns were just too “low-energy” for the 806 and decided to spice them up with some illegal machine gun conversion switches. How did the feds catch this local [...]Read More... from Lubbock Man Learns the Hard Way That “Expired Tags” Are the Gateway Drug to Federal Prison
University Avenue: Where “Child Exchange” is Just a Suggestion for a Felony
Because nothing says “healthy co-parenting” like a cocked pistol on University Avenue, 25-year-old Kaitlin Garcia has officially been indicted for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon. Apparently, a December child exchange in the 7300 block turned into a deleted scene from Sicario, proving once again that in Lubbock, “family time” is just another word for [...]Read More... from University Avenue: Where “Child Exchange” is Just a Suggestion for a Felony
Public Health
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The “Zombie Movie” Prequel Nobody Asked For: Lubbock’s Floating Goose Buffet
According to local rock station FMX, Lubbock has spent the last few months auditioning for the lead role in a low-budget horror flick. Thousands of geese have been dropping dead across the Hub City, creating a scenic landscape of rotting feathers and “uncomfortable conversations.” While city crews have been busy playing a high-stakes game of [...]Read More... from The “Zombie Movie” Prequel Nobody Asked For: Lubbock’s Floating Goose Buffet
Lubbock Public Health to City: “Don’t Worry, It’s Just a Little Measles”
Good news, everyone! Lubbock’s Public Health department officially has “no concern” about community spread following a confirmed case of the measles. Apparently, we’ve reached a level of local zen where a highly contagious, once-eradicated virus is just another Tuesday in the Hub City. The lucky winner of this year’s first “Traveler’s Toxin” award was an [...]Read More... from Lubbock Public Health to City: “Don’t Worry, It’s Just a Little Measles”
Groundbreaking Discovery: Dust is Bad for You, Actually
In a stunning turn of events that surely shocked exactly zero people who have ever stepped foot outside in the 806, a local doctor is officially advising Lubbockites that breathing in a face-full of dirt is—get this—suboptimal for your health. After the most recent haboob turned our afternoon sky into a scene from Interstellar, Dr. [...]Read More... from Groundbreaking Discovery: Dust is Bad for You, Actually
Education
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Ghost Towns & Empty Desks: Texas Public Schools are Trending Downward (But Hey, More Room for Parking?)
So, the latest data from the nerds over at Texas 2036 is in, and it turns out Texas public schools are currently about as popular as a July afternoon without air conditioning. For only the second time in recent history, statewide enrollment has dipped below 5.5 million students. We’re looking at a 1.4% drop—the biggest [...]Read More... from Ghost Towns & Empty Desks: Texas Public Schools are Trending Downward (But Hey, More Room for Parking?)
Texas Discovers That Rich Kids Also Enjoy Free Money
Well, color me shocked. The latest data for Texas’ shiny new “Education Freedom Accounts” is in, and it turns out that “freedom” mostly means the freedom for people already paying for private school to stick the rest of us with the bill. Of the 160,000 families who’ve applied for these vouchers so far, a staggering [...]Read More... from Texas Discovers That Rich Kids Also Enjoy Free Money
Tech Swaps “Woke” for Robots: Chancellor Creighton Spends $25M to Turn Lubbock into an “AI Factory”
Hold onto your hats, Lubbock. Our very own Chancellor Brandon Creighton—the man who spent his legislative career heroically “saving” us from the existential threat of DEI—has found a new shiny object to distract us from the fact that we still can’t figure out how to pave 34th Street. He’s dropping $25 million of Texas Tech’s [...]Read More... from Tech Swaps “Woke” for Robots: Chancellor Creighton Spends $25M to Turn Lubbock into an “AI Factory”
Local Government
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Happy 30th Anniversary to Downtown Lubbock’s “Coming Soon” Sign
Wes over at FMX finally hit the nail on the head: Downtown Lubbock is the “fetch” of West Texas urban planning. It’s never going to happen, but the city won’t stop trying to make it happen. We’ve been hearing the word “revitalization” since 1997—back when Titanic was in theaters and people still thought the Macarena [...]Read More... from Happy 30th Anniversary to Downtown Lubbock’s “Coming Soon” Sign
The “Lubbock Special” Goes National: Billionaire Advisor Proves You Don’t Need a 806 Area Code to Master the Art of Self-Dealing
We’ve always known that Lubbock has a world-class reputation for “good ol’ boy” networking. Whether it’s a City Council member voting on a contract that just happens to benefit their family’s portfolio or a developer getting a “random” zoning break, we’ve mastered the art of the wink-and-nod. Take former Mayor Dan Pope, who famously had [...]Read More... from The “Lubbock Special” Goes National: Billionaire Advisor Proves You Don’t Need a 806 Area Code to Master the Art of Self-Dealing
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 F-250 that is currently occupying two lanes while emitting a cloud of unburnt diesel particulate that would make a Victorian chimney sweep cough, you have experienced the essence of Lubbock, Texas. We like to pretend we are a “metropolitan” area. [...]Read More... from The Brick Trailer Park: An Autopsy of the Hub City’s Soul
Economics
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Texas Discovers That Rich Kids Also Enjoy Free Money
Well, color me shocked. The latest data for Texas’ shiny new “Education Freedom Accounts” is in, and it turns out that “freedom” mostly means the freedom for people already paying for private school to stick the rest of us with the bill. Of the 160,000 families who’ve applied for these vouchers so far, a staggering [...]Read More... from Texas Discovers That Rich Kids Also Enjoy Free Money
Lubbock Shocked to Learn ‘Global Economy’ Isn’t Just a Fancy Name for the South Plains Mall
In a turn of events that has left local lifted-truck enthusiasts weeping into their Monster energy drinks, gas prices in Lubbock have officially decided to stop being “West Texas cheap.” According to AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded has performed a vertical leap from $2.33 to $3.07 in just 30 days. [...]Read More... from Lubbock Shocked to Learn ‘Global Economy’ Isn’t Just a Fancy Name for the South Plains Mall
Happy 30th Anniversary to Downtown Lubbock’s “Coming Soon” Sign
Wes over at FMX finally hit the nail on the head: Downtown Lubbock is the “fetch” of West Texas urban planning. It’s never going to happen, but the city won’t stop trying to make it happen. We’ve been hearing the word “revitalization” since 1997—back when Titanic was in theaters and people still thought the Macarena [...]Read More... from Happy 30th Anniversary to Downtown Lubbock’s “Coming Soon” Sign
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The Lubbock Commute: A Delightful Mix of Top Gun Fantasies and Total Invisibility
Leave it to the Hub City to turn a simple Sunday afternoon drive into a high-stakes episode of COPS: Sky Police. Our local heroes at the LPD teamed up with DPS to launch a “proactive operation,” which is law-enforcement speak for “we used our helicopter to watch you people behave like idiots from a safe [...]Read More... from The Lubbock Commute: A Delightful Mix of Top Gun Fantasies and Total Invisibility
Lubbock’s Weekend Demolition Derby: Because Who Needs Stop Signs or Physics Anyway?
Welcome back to another edition of Lubbock Sucks, the only place that tracks our city’s transition from “Hub City” to “High-Speed Collision Capital of the South Plains.” This past weekend, Lubbock drivers decided that staying between the lines was far too mainstream, opting instead for a city-wide game of bumper cars with actual human lives. [...]Read More... from Lubbock’s Weekend Demolition Derby: Because Who Needs Stop Signs or Physics Anyway?
El Paso’s $1.2 Billion Death Trap is the New ‘Gold Standard’ for Texas Hospitality
Listen, I know we usually spend our time complaining about the soul-crushing dust storms and the fact that Lubbock’s only cultural landmark is a Buddy Holly statue that looks like it’s perpetually judging your life choices. But let’s take a look at our neighbors in El Paso, where the federal government has spent $1.2 billion [...]Read More... from El Paso’s $1.2 Billion Death Trap is the New ‘Gold Standard’ for Texas Hospitality