{"id":429687,"date":"2026-09-08T15:46:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:46:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429687\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T15:46:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:46:29","slug":"lubbocks-guide-to-getting-the-hell-out-of-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/429687\/","title":{"rendered":"Lubbock’s Guide to Getting the Hell Out of the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know about you guys, but lately, I’ve been spending far too much time on social media. I’ve reached the point where nothing sounds better than hopping on a plane and visiting another continent.<\/p>\n

Maybe you don’t need an actual vacation. Maybe you just need to be able to pull out your very own passport, bat your eyes, and whisper, “Soon…”<\/p>\n

If you’re as ready as I am to temporarily abandon this entire circus and go stare at cathedrals in another country, here’s where to go to get yourself a passport in Lubbock, Texas.<\/p>\n

\"flatlayPhoto by Amanda Bartel<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>flatlay photography of camera, laptop, and passportLubbock County District Clerk<\/p>\n

The Lubbock County District Clerk’s Office at 904 Broadway <\/a>accepts passport applications by appointment. There is a $35 acceptance fee, so make sure you bring your wallet. There is also a US Department of State passport fee.<\/p>\n

Texas Tech<\/p>\n

You don’t have to be a student at Texas Tech to use their passport acceptance office at the International Cultural Center at 601 Indiana Ave<\/a>. Texas Tech’s Office of International Affairs will provide you with passport application services. They accept the DS-11 application, and they also offer passport photos for only $15.<\/p>\n

Walk onto the Texas Tech campus with the right paperwork, and you’re one step closer to fleeing the country.<\/p>\n

Woohoo!<\/p>\n

\"TwoPhoto by mana5280<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>Two miniature figures with luggage carts on a passport page with travel stampsBefore You Go<\/p>\n

If it’s your very first time getting a passport, you’re generally looking at an in-person application. The U.S. Department of State says new passport applications are accepted at authorized passport acceptance facilities, which include post offices, libraries, court clerks, and other local government offices.<\/p>\n

If you’re eligible to renew, you may want to save some time and do it online or by mail instead.<\/p>\n

Before you head out the door that you check the U.S. Department of State’s passport information<\/a> to get all of your documents, fees, and applications in order before being told to “come back with the right stuff.”<\/p>\n

\"APhoto by Global Residence Index<\/a> on Unsplash<\/a>A United States passport resting open on a colorful world mapNow, You’re Ready To Go!<\/p>\n

Get your passport. Book your flight. Get the heck out of here and enjoy a place where nobody knows your name. Turn off Facebook.<\/p>\n

And, for the love of all things holy, don’t open a single comment section while you’re sitting around in the airport. You’ve seen enough.<\/p>\n

Enjoy your getaway!<\/p>\n

And if close-to-home is more your style, I’ve got suggestions for you in the gallery below…<\/p>\n

6 Great Day Trips For Solo Travelers That Aren’t Too Far From Lubbock<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n

10 Small Texas Towns You Should Definitely Visit This Summer<\/p>\n

Skip the big city and enjoy one of these small towns.<\/p>\n

Gallery Credit: Chrissy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"I don’t know about you guys, but lately, I’ve been spending far too much time on social media.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429688,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-429687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429687"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429687\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429688"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}