Lubbock, Texas
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Climate - 12/4/2012

Lubbock ha stood year around weather. Over 100 in summers, below 30 in winter. Truly a place to see all 4 seasons. Wind 90 % of time. Dust and allergies on the high side.[more...]

Lubbock - 4/22/2012

Lubbock is a wonderful place to live and have a family. The city has made many improvements in public and private developments and is continuing to grow. [more...]

If God was going to insert an enemma - 3/30/2011

This is where he would put it. I've traveled all about the US & have spent extensive time in small towns to our biggest cities, and panhandle west texas is amongst the worst places to even look at much less live in. Where to start. Trash in this city is as grass is to a golf course (except for here). 30-60 mile an hour winds daily. Landscape reminescent of damnation alley, and a stench that makes raw sewage smell good. As for the people. Ummm........Well. they have to live here, so I guess I can understand. Also, for a city of about 1/4 million people, there is absolutely NOTHING to do here, and everything is of the lowest possible quality with the exception of 2 grocery stores. I've been here for only 3 months and i'm leaving in 2 days for my job, and i actually feel like i'm being released from prison or something after 20 years. Like my boss said, who had to endure west tx, "the best view of west, tx is in your rear view mirror"[more...]

re: If you're a right-winger, you'll love Lubbock - 6/6/2010

Why do you have such an obvious hatred for people who live Christian values? It seems it is easy to call people closed minded when you yourself are so quick to hate them and insult their values. I will not deny that Lubbock is a very conservative city...that is true, but I don't think this fact is deserving of your animosity. Your account of Lubbock is erroneous at best. First, there is a downtown revitalization program that is trying to pump life back into what was once the heart of the city. Obviously, it is moving slowly, because it costs a lot of money, but it is making progress. There is a growing arts district, centered around the Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, near the Mahon Library and the civic center. The First Friday Art Trail brings thousands of people downtown each month, with dozens of venues (studios, restaurants, bars, and wineries--yes, there are two wineries and a brewery in the downtown of this bible-thumping city). The Depot District is open for entertainment every night (and there are even gay clubs there that have not yet been bombed or burned down by the EVIL Christians). Texas Tech's College of Architecture is building a downtown studio for its Community Design program, which will be heavily involved in making downtown a place people will want to spend time. We've seen several restaurants open up for business downtown as well. The Pioneer Hotel is being renovated as upscale condos and apartments. As for your Wal-Mart comment...I don't even know what you mean. How is it "top priority"? I know more needs to be done about recycling...I do my part. I compost/recycle as much as I can, but in order for a municipal recycling program to operate without hemorrhaging funds, the population must be at least 1,000,000. Lubbock is only 1/4 of the way there. Many of us try to do our part, though. There are thousands of people in Lubbock who are not church-goers (among them, atheists, agnostics, Buddhists, Jews, etc.), and believe it or not, they can actually leave their houses without being lynched in the streets! Even more remarkably, they're not shunned by society, as you have accused. As for the LGBT issues, the way your friend's family handled her outing is their business, and does not represent the city as a whole. I also have a friend who was disowned by his family when he came out of the closet...and he came from San Diego! Wow, Christians even live in California!!! There are several homosexuals who are prominent members of the Lubbock community, and I'm proud to say some are my friends. Some are tenured faculty at Texas Tech, many are doctors, lawyers, police, etc. The new Marsha Sharp Freeway, which runs from the southwest side of town to downtown, is named after a former coach of the Texas Tech Lady Raider basketball team...a local legend, and yes, you guessed it, an open lesbian. Now, with all that said, Lubbock is far from being the greatest city in the world. Sometimes its conservative nature is frustrating even for a conservative like me. There are many things I'd do differently if I had the capacity to do so. But, ever since I first moved here in 1994 to attend Texas Tech, I've grown fond of the friendly people. I've lived here since, with the exception of 6 months in England, 1 year in Las Vegas, and 1 year in Dallas, and though there are many people in the city who are narrow minded (I encountered just as many of the same types in those other cities), I've never seen experienced anything to the extent you've reported. I'll leave you by saying that I hope, on your next family visit to Lubbock, that you're in no way harmed by all of the evil, bible-thumping, Taliban-style, cultist, gay-bashing, conservative, monster Christians here.[more...]

If you're a right-winger, you'll love Lubbock. - 11/30/2009

I was raised in southwest Lubbock and escaped to CA when I was 21. Living in Lubbock for me as a liberal minded individual--was hell. The city as a whole is EXTREMELY religious, extremely close minded and it's been ranked as one of the most conservative cities in the nation. If you do not go to church you WILL be shunned and you WILL be looked at with intense suspicion, especially if you're not a native to the city or state. The downtown core of the city is lifeless and vacant. There have been no attempts to revitalize it or even entice business there, it is generally just left abandoned with the exception of a few offices. Wal-Mart is top priority in this city. City recycling services is pretty much non-existent ... recycling is a foreign concept to many Lubbock residents. Do not move to Lubbock if you are openly gay as already noted, Lubbock is one of the most conservative cities in the nation and the Evangelical/Born Again/Right-wing population does not take well to LGBT issues. When I was a senior in high school my friend's parents found out that she was a lesbian and she was forced to move into a group home. The local newspaper is extremely biased and is nothing but a shoe in for the Republican Party. A perfect example of the theocratic Taliban style nature of this town is the man who was arrested for selling dildos (illegal in TX, generally not enforced - except for Lubbock). He's now considered to be a public sex offender. Now, the pros to Lubbock: None... unless you're a right-wing bible thumping Evangelical. If you are such a person, you will be very happy in my hometown. If you're anything but right-wing, avoid this place like the plague. Every city has liberals and conservatives, religious folks and non religious folks, but some cities are more tilted to one side than the other. Lubbock is a conservative Texan city to the core. Anyone not associated with the right-wing cultish lifestyle is not accepted in Lubbock, and the majority of Lubbock residents aren't afraid to tell you that. I didn't want to put up with it, so like many others in my situation, I left and don't ever plan on going back except for visiting family members. All of the above also applies to Midland/Odessa and to a lesser extent, Amarillo. [more...]

Lubbock Texas - 9/4/2009

Lubbock Texas sits on the lower pandhandle, in west texas. Boast on of the largest medical district between Dallas and Phoenix. Mid size city of a quarter of million people with a 1 percent growth per year. Good school district and several parks throughout the city with a new sports complex in a fast development part of the city.[more...]

Lubbock, TX - 7/26/2009

Lubbock is not so bad. It is a nice place to raise a family. It's not too big, but not too small. The population is right around 200,000. Texas Tech University is here so there is some sports that you could go see. The winters are mild, but the summers get very hot. This year we have had pretty good rainfall though. The main problem I have with Lubbock is that there is not that much to do. There's not much culture. I lived in Colorado before. See, in Colorado, the summers aren't so hot, so you can go hiking, biking, camping, pretty much whatever you want to do outdoors. In Lubbock it's just too hot to be outside during the summer. Dallas is too far away to just get away for the weekend. Also, since this is Texas, you would think that everyone is so nice and friendly, but they're not. I'm not sure why. When I went to Santa Barbara for a week of vacation everyone out there was so much nicer than people here. It's hard to make friends when you're an adult woman with a family. Trying to find ideas of somewhere to move with my family. Somewhere with nice weather and things to do outdoors, good schools, and low crime.[more...]

What is life like and how are the schools in Lubbo - 2/13/2009

Thinking of moving to Lubbock, TX. Any comments?[more...]

Lubbock if you don't like friendly people don't co - 10/1/2008

Lubbock is a lot of things to many people. If you like friendly people then you'll love Lubbock. If you like sunshine then bring some sunblock. If you think you'd like 70degree days in january or -2 degrees days in the same month then Lubbock's for you. Summertime hot days and cool nights Lubbock enjoys them both. If you hate long commutes to work Lubbock would be right up your alley, If you want real Mexican food one day and Oriental the next, followed by Italian and then German cooking the next then Lubbock would be your paradise. If you like diversity of views yes Lubbock is your kind of towns, from conservative republicans to liberal tree hugging college kids Lubbock has it. If big cities scare you but little towns bore you then come on down there's a place for you in Lubbock Tx!!![more...]

Life In Lubbock, TX - 5/21/2008

Lubbock is a city with a temperate climate, lovely tree lined streets, many plia lakes, great variety of all nationalities of restaurants, 2 major universities (one public, one private), many sports events, 3 theatre venues, many movies theatres, much shopping available, Lubbock Symphony takes a back seat to none. Lubbock's real population is fairly evenly split, 50% caucasian, 30% hispanic, 20% black. The student population in both the universities is multi-national. There are an unbelievable number of beautiful churches of every kind of faith. The majority of houses in Lubbock are made of brick as brick is made here. Unemployment is low. People are very friendly here.[more...]

Lubbock Review - 1/30/2008

When reading this keep in mind that I have grown up in Sydney, Australia, a coastal city of 3-4 million people. So a foreign country with a different culture and a different attitude and frame of mind. I spent 3 months in Lubbock and have been there on a couple plus occasions for two weeks or so at a time. So bear that all in mind when considering my comments below. The People - The locals are very friendly! Whilst visiting I learnt that my manners were not quite up to par, having grown up in the hustle and bustle of a big city, but despite my short comings the locals were very friendly and managed to overlook my brusque manners. Not the most cosmopolitan of places with lots of white and latinos and some blacks. But it is a rural town so you cannot expect too much I think. Having said that; there are foreign born people of all persuasions thanks to the large Texas Tech campus which attracts people from all corners of the globe. So whoever you are I am sure you will find someone with a similar outlook or cultural background if that is what you seek. The Economy - The main employers seem to be Texas Tech, the hospital(s), some banks and the surrounding oil/gas and cotton industry. Otherwise you probably shouldn't expect much in terms of well paying jobs. Housing - It is CHEAP! Coming from Sydney I was shocked to see beautiful houses in gated blocks for $100K or just over. Again though I am not American and I can only compare this to what I know. Housing is affordable though even by American standards. Anybody in a decent paying job will live well here. Health - Texas Tech has a large hospital that I am told services the outlying communities also. There is also a second hospital on the other side of the campus, whose name I forget. Crime - Police are active and visible EVERYWHERE. I would always see them particularly around Campus. I had no trouble what so ever but I figure the crime mentioned on this website must happen in the worst parts of town. But even then I cycled all over Lubbock and nobody was anything but polite to me. Climate - Probably the worst thing about Lubbock. Again, I remind you that I live in a coastal city with a warm and temperate climate and thus I have been spoiled rotten. But Lubbock is windy. On a particularly windy day you have to lean forward to walk into it. Also it is either hot or cold. Nothing in between. It is very dry and the only green parts of town are the parks and the Texas Tech campus. When it hasn't rained in a while the wind will whip up some stinging dirt. When it rains it pours and the streets flood due to the lack of storm water drains. This can make driving hazardous with water being shot up at least 3 feet or more by the massive SUV's. I am not a fan of the weather in Lubbock. Education - It has Texas Tech which is a good university but I have no knowledge of the standard of the primary and secondary schools. Transportation - There is a greyhound bus stop in town and boy is it ghetto. Having said that I caught some inter city buses whilst there and I was left alone. There are some bus routes, particularly for Texas Tech students which are very convenient but otherwise you should expect to driver everywhere. This is Texas after all! I did enjoy cycling around town and people were good about me getting in there way on even the busiest of roads. Traffic is non existent and I love that! Coming from a traffic congested city I really appreciate the lack of traffic. Cost of Living - Cheap! I was tipping very generously because I was always shocked by how cheap the restaurant bill was, how great the food and service were. If you like Mexican food you have to go to Casa Ole and of course the steak houses are very good too. Religion - I have never seen so many Churches in such a relatively small town. Whatever your Christian faith, Lubbock has you covered. Outside of Christianity though I really do not know what your options are. I do find it a little disturbing that blacks have their own churches and whites their own (baptists in particular) churches too. But who I am to comment. Politics - Definitely a conservative town. All the 'Bush/Cheney' bumper stickers were amusing as here in Australia nobody cares enough about politics to put bumper stickers on their car trumpeting their allegiances. But if that bothers you then you are the narrow minded one. Take it for what it is and nothing more. My final comment is that I did detect a somewhat palpable feeling of discomfort whenever a 'rough' looking white person would be around latinos (and blacks to a lesser degree). The latinos seemed to almost actively defer to the white person as if to avoid any trouble starting. This is completely foreign to me and disturbing to say the least. Having said that most white people do not take that attitude of superiority over the other ethnicities. The university means that there will always be educated and relatively open minded people here. I didn't have any trouble in this respect but I am a white person so I cannot say what sort of reception a black or latino would get. [more...]

If you like narrow-minded, racist hypocrites- move - 1/28/2007

I am from Lubbock and until I moved away I didn't realize how screwed up the place is. If you are looking for cookie-cutter preacher's wives with big blonde hair and gawdy jewelry, you'll love the place. There are way too many bible-beaters and I don't think there's one damn democrat in the place! There are about 50 billion restaurants and oh yeah, movies and that's about it. That's why everyone in high school ends up drinking, doing drugs, and getting knocked up. If you're not the cheerleader or the quarterback you might as well be nothing.Its openly racist and NOT a cultural mecca by any means! The only thing I miss is the friendliness- but even that got on my nerves when I was there.[more...]

May Move To Lubbock - 11/5/2006

I am a single female considering moving to Lubbock, in the near future and would appreciate information regarding, weather, economy, job market, rent, social activities, surrounding areas, crime etc. I have family in New Mexico and would like to be closer to them. Any information would be appreciated. Thank you.[more...]

Entry level Interior designer - 3/27/2006

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Compare cost of living to another city - 3/26/2006

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Diet Technitian - 3/26/2006

A low cost of living in Lubbock is good [more...]

Lubbock - 3/16/2006

Lubbock is a great place to live, it is under construction right now there are a lot new changes taking place to where it can be better. I think that if you can't make it in Lubbock than you can't make it any where.[more...]

LBK - 10/4/2005

LBk is cool has a lot of movie places has one big mall and its cool so go to lbk[more...]