Elections Administrator Troy Havard says Lubbock County election results were delayed by a machine malfunction at one early voting location, required ballot rescans and a shortage of poll workers on Tuesday.
Governor Greg Abbott visited his supporters at a private event Friday, asking them to make sure to head to the polls before midterm election day arrives.
President Donald Trump and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico held separate rallies in Lubbock on Tuesday, both hoping to drive voters to the polls for this contentious midterm election.
President Trump spoke for 101 minutes at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center on Tuesday night, to fire up Lubbock Republicans and endorse Texas candidates.
Watch the full interview with Rable in the player above or you can view the interview as well as other candidate interviews on the free KCBD streaming app.
Democratic Party leaders and grassroots operatives have come to Lubbock over the past couple of days to support challengers running for seats down the midterm ballot.
Homebuilder Tim Green is facing off against former city councilman Gary Boren, after winning 47% of the vote back in June. Boren got 38%, leading to a runoff.
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico of Texas has toured the state's southern border with Mexico to try to win support from Hispanic voters. These border areas, once Democratic strongholds, shifted toward Republican President Donald Trump in the 2024 election.
Several Democratic candidates on the November ballot held their South Plains swing tour on Saturday, meeting with voters in Lubbock's Depot District as part of a three-day tour aimed at energizing Democrats across the region.
Lubbock County stakeholders are exploring whether a formal mental health diversion program could keep qualifying offenders out of jail and into treatment, according to officials and advocates who spoke with KCBD’s Investigates Team.
Tim Green led the field with 1,228 votes, for 47%. Gary Boren finished second with 1,006 votes, for 38%. Bill Curnow earned 184 votes, for 7%, and Stephanie Ferran earned 121 votes, for 5%.
Green is a homebuilder and former Lubbock firefighter and says he’ll use his business expertise to raise outside revenue for the city to build for the future.
Lin Zhou, vice president for Information Technology, Chief Information Officer and executive director of AI & Quantum Computing at Texas Tech University, has been appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to the Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee.
