Before back-to-school season and before Texas Tech football, there’s another sign that summer is beginning to wind down in Lubbock.
It’s that sharp, smoky smell floating through the air that tells you Hatch Chile Fest has arrived.
I honestly don’t know how far the Hatch chile celebration stretches. Does it make it into Oklahoma or even farther? Is it celebrated everywhere in Texas, or is it mostly a West Texas and New Mexico tradition?…