I remember as a freshman in college staying in Lubbock overnight while driving across Texas and learning what a "dry county" is. That didn't stop us from having a few brews - we just had to cross the county line to buy them first. I thought at the time that was a dumb way to live, but whatever. Regardless, it pleases me to learn that among other things up for election this May is a local referendum in Lubbock that would allow the sale of alcohol in stores. I can respect the argument against, though I disagree with it, and in the case of the guy who says that allowing alcohol sales in Lubbock would be a reduction in freedom because then the state would be the controlling authority and not the county, I don't understand it. I'm still rooting for the pro-beer forces to win, because that's just the kind of guy I am. Good luck, y'all.