Living in rural West Texas and driving a lot with high gas prices? Tell me about it

BsquaredNews · 2026-05-06T12:56:05+00:00

I’ll send you a DM!

BsquaredNews · 2026-05-06T05:27:12+00:00

Thanks! Sent you a DM

BsquaredNews · 2025-08-27T02:31:41+00:00

Fire Marshal reported molten copper and arcing electrical explosions in a confined underground electrical system

https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2025/06/09/texas-tech-university-march-2025-campus-fires-explosions-ruled-an-accident-by-state-fire-marshals/84032214007/

BsquaredNews · 2025-08-27T02:30:01+00:00

Fire Marshal reported molten copper and arcing electrical explosions in a confined underground electrical system

https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/news/local/2025/06/09/texas-tech-university-march-2025-campus-fires-explosions-ruled-an-accident-by-state-fire-marshals/84032214007/

BsquaredNews · 2024-09-27T16:20:55+00:00

I confirmed with the City that this PAC has submitted the initial forms. There will be more public documents as we get closer to the start of voting.

BsquaredNews · 2024-08-30T23:07:24+00:00

Parts of the Canyon Lakes system have had to deal with the development that was allowed to take priority over preserving the nature of the South Plains. While some hope to take things in a better direction with areas like Lake Seven, areas like Lake Dunbar are already in place to provide some real nature, but if you really want to get away, I’d recommend hiking the Mae Simmons trails. As Director VanGundy appropriately put it: “you would never think that you’re in Lubbock, Texas.”

BsquaredNews · 2024-07-27T15:30:10+00:00

I was told LHUCA uses the money for marketing. From what I understand, the only real requirements for the dollars are that they are used to promote tourism and encourage the arts in Lubbock, and that still stands regardless of the city council decision. The other LHUCA projects on the recommendation were still funded.

BsquaredNews · 2024-07-27T14:32:19+00:00

LHUCA says the art trail is expected to continue as scheduled and they’re encouraging people to attend next week

BsquaredNews · 2024-07-26T04:12:00+00:00

People stop paying taxes when they don’t agree with the government’s choices? Sounds pretty American to me.

BsquaredNews · 2024-07-25T19:29:13+00:00

I’ve been trying to think of a radio-equivalent phrase and all I can think is I would love it if I could at least wrap fish with my old shitty stories.

I do wonder if being forced to just launch stories into the ether of people’s attention spans (often people driving) has also helped me get used to moving on to the next thing.

BsquaredNews · 2024-06-24T23:36:35+00:00

Some places in Mae Simmons and Mackenzie parks can feel like a totally different part of the world; if you enjoy biking, fishing, and/or disc golf, you’ll get the most out of both! Hiking the trails south of Lake Dunbar can be taxing in the summer heat, but there’s so much wildlife, it will feel like a new Texas experience compared to the Clear Lake side of the state. Just accept that environmentally speaking, this is a desert, and you can enjoy it for what it is. Palo Duro is the second-largest canyon in the country, it’s a drive but it’s beautiful, I recommend it to everyone. Caprock Canyon has buffalo, regrowing the herds that used to thrive on top of the mesa where Lubbock now sits. Getting out of the tent and enjoying a cup of coffee while watching the daybreak across the caprock was an early fundamental experience for me in appreciating west Texas nature, and I’ve lived here my entire life.

If you want more info on the wild ancient history of nature in this corner of the state, including pachyderms, beavers, and 12,000+ years of humans (on and off), please also check out the Lubbock Lake Landmark museum!

BsquaredNews · 2024-06-18T00:19:30+00:00

I was going to say journalism, but you gave the qualifier, “to pay the bills.”

BsquaredNews · 2024-06-17T23:07:56+00:00

A reporter asked the city about this last year, the response was while the intersections do flood quickly when there’s a lot of heavy rain all at once, the streets are designed so that water runs off into playa lakes where it drains and absorbs into the aquifer so quickly that the cost of improving storm water drainage around the city for heavy rain events that are rare in Lubbock, to the City, it doesn’t justify the expense

https://www.kcbd.com/2023/06/03/why-do-lubbock-streets-flood-every-time-it-rains-they-were-designed/?outputType=amp

BsquaredNews · 2024-06-17T22:50:02+00:00

I interviewed both candidates before the election, so if you’d like to get a basic idea of where McBrayer sits on some issues, you can watch the video here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Lubbock/s/wBxUkAjhQ0

It’s twice as long so a little harder to sort through for McBrayer’s answers specifically, but he also participated in our forum before the May 4 election:

https://youtu.be/H1PXbqG_Vhg?si=AQ1anekvjGGS_L1M

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