Independence Day

This celebration is the longest running west of the Mississippi.

If you aren’t a dog owner, then you likely don’t understand why this is extra obnoxious. Having a dog during firework season is like having a ball of anxiety attached to you that either shakes so hard your teeth chatter, yells so loud you can’t hear yourself think, or breaks your fence and runs away.

Independence Day is coming up, so when can Texans start buying fireworks?

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How many of these were in your collection?

Keep scrolling to see what grocery stores, convenience stores, entertainment and other businesses will be open in Lubbock for this year's 4th of July.

Some Lubbock residents have no respect regarding when it is acceptable to shoot fireworks.