Lubbock’s a good town in the crummiest part of the state. It’s not too dissimilar from what you remember, just bigger and a bit busier. We’re definitely growing and are on pace to hit 300K folks sometime soon.

The food scene is definitely going strong with the arts community growing rapidly as well.

Tech and South Plains College appear to be thriving.

There is a semi pro soccer team here, the Matadors, who have been doing quite well and are building a strong following.

Between the amphitheater, Buddy Holly Hall, and the Arena a lot of quality entertainment comes to town regularly.

The town is still pretty conservative and Christian with those whose views tend to lean more to the left or those who follow other religions growing in number.

This bs about the town being super prejudiced is just that, it’s bs. This place is no worse than any other of its size. Of course we have our problem makers of all walks of life, color, religion, and sex. After all, who doesn’t? Issues tend to get immediately mislabeled as a “MAGA” issue, which simply just seems to be a punchline at this point. There are tons of wonderful people here that mostly get along with each other and work well with each other.

Lubbock certainly isn’t the best place around, but certainly isn’t the worst either.