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News

A Texas mom is advocating for additional mental health resources after her son was found...

KCBD Investigates: Texas mother buries teenage son, advocates for additional mental health resources in state facilities

Updated: Jun. 8, 2023 at 10:03 PM CDT
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By Shaley Sanders
A mother is sharing the story of her teenage son's death in hopes state facilities add mental health resources.

Politics

House lawmakers discuss gas stove bills

House Republicans turn up the heat on two bills to block a nationwide gas stove ban

Updated: Jun. 6, 2023 at 12:26 PM CDT
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By Jamie Bittner
On Tuesday, the House of Representatives started to debate two bills that would block any attempt to regulate the kitchen appliance.

Politics

Senators urge the President to use his constitutional powers if no deal is reached

President pressured to invoke 14th amendment to raise the debt ceiling if deal isn’t reached

Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 10:49 AM CDT
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By Jamie Bittner
Negotiations between the President & top GOP leaders have progressed but have not yet produced a deal.

Politics

Sen. Ed Markey stands with activists who want to expand the Supreme Court

Bill to expand U.S. Supreme Court reintroduced in Congress

Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 5:18 PM CDT
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By Jamie Bittner
Senator Markey, Rep. Cori Bush call for expansion of the U.S. Supreme Court to 13 justices.

Political

Lubbock County voters cast ballots in municipal, school elections

Updated: May. 6, 2023 at 10:25 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
Lubbock County voters were at the ballot box on Saturday, casting votes in various municipal and school elections.

Texas

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred speaking during a House subcommittee meeting in February. The Dallas...

Dallas Democrat Colin Allred announces 2024 challenge to Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz

Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 8:30 AM CDT
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By PATRICK SVITEK
Allred was first elected to Congress in 2018 and quickly became a rising Democratic star. Cruz is Texas’ junior senator and unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.

Politics

Lawmakers say the legislation would save parents significant money

Bill promises to lower childcare costs for families, increase pay for workers

Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 7:20 PM CDT
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By Jamie Bittner
The bill would also expand access to Pre-K and Head Start programs in addition to increasing worker wages.

Political

Congressman Jodey Arrington said the United States will pay its debt but fiscal reforms are...

Arrington defends plan to raise debt ceiling, curb expenses

Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 10:42 PM CDT
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By Emma McSpadden
To accommodate these additional funds, government spending would be cut $4.5 trillion over the next ten years.

News

Lawmakers come to Jodey Arrington's defense after the New York Times publishes explosive...

Lawmakers come to Jodey Arrington’s defense after the New York Times published explosive remarks

Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 7:01 PM CDT
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By Shaley Sanders
According to the Times, McCarthy regards Arrington as “incompetent.”

Politics

The President spoke at a conservation summit Tuesday

Climate activists say President broke ‘promise’ by approving the Willow Oil Project

Updated: Mar. 21, 2023 at 6:17 PM CDT
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By Jamie Bittner
ConocoPhillips has said the project will produce an estimated 180,000 barrels of oil per day at its peak.
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Politics

Sen. Tammy Baldwin pushes for legislation that would require relabeling of plant-based milks following release of new FDA guidance 

Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 2:49 PM CST
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By Stetson Miller
Senator Tammy Baldwin has reintroduced legislation that would limit what can be labeled as milk to dairy products.

Texas

Texas legislators focusing on failures of foster system

Updated: Mar. 2, 2023 at 8:14 PM CST
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By Sydney Lowther
Child advocates are short-staffed and overworked, causing a failed system to suffer even more. They have been asking for a change from lawmakers for years.

Politics

Lawmakers push to reform laws as majority of United States legalize marijuana

Updated: Feb. 21, 2023 at 9:26 AM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
Lawmakers push changes to federal laws on marijuana, with a special focus on banking regulations.

Politics

Lawmakers take a hard look at the dangers teens & kids can face online

Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 4:59 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
Senate hearing looks at whether legislation is needed to protect children online.

Texas

Attorney General Ken Paxton agrees to apologize and pay $3.3 million to whistleblowers in settlement

Updated: Feb. 10, 2023 at 6:33 PM CST
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By BY JAMES BARRAGÁN
Paxton and the four whistleblowers asked the Texas Supreme Court to defer consideration of the case until they can finalize the settlement, after which they’ll move to end the case.

Politics

Lawmakers call for investigation against gun company that they say is marketing to kids

Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 5:32 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
The Senators believe there is little difference between the JR-15 and an AR-15.

Politics

‘Life at conception’ act reintroduced in Congress as Republicans control the House

Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 2:56 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
“It’s an obvious fact," says Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.)

News

Congressman Arrington on bill that would ban foreign entities from buying state land

Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 10:12 PM CST
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By Patricia Perry
Texas Senate Bill 147 would ban entities from China, North Korea, Iran and Russia from purchasing land in the state. Congressman Arrington says it’s crucial to national security.

News

Congressman Arrington says U.S. will pay its debts, but fiscal reform is necessary

Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 6:50 PM CST
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By Shaley Sanders
Bleak. That is how Congressman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) describes America’s financial future if we do not rein in our spending.

Politics

Republicans push abortion restrictions as March for Life rally comes to Washington D.C.

Updated: Jan. 19, 2023 at 6:27 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
Days before the March for Life rally, the House GOP advanced a measure called the “Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.”

Politics

Republicans flex their new House majority with new committee chairs

Updated: Jan. 10, 2023 at 5:47 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
House Republican leadership announces new committee and conference chairs.

Politics

How the U.S. will pick its next House speaker

Updated: Dec. 28, 2022 at 8:47 AM CST
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By Brendan Cullerton
Current Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-CA, is the frontrunner to become the next speaker of the House, but he is short on the votes required

Politics

Afghan refugees left in limbo as Congress fails to act on bill

Updated: Dec. 23, 2022 at 2:37 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
Legislation to sort out Afghan refugee status remains stalled in Congress.

Politics

“Diversity is necessary at the table”: Nancy Pelosi’s last official acts

Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 4:39 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
Nancy Pelosi is stepping down as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives

Politics

Nation’s most senior Senator delivers farewell speech

Updated: Dec. 20, 2022 at 9:06 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
For the past 48 years Senator Patrick Leahy has served the nation and his home state of Vermont.

Politics

Following her breast cancer diagnosis, Katie Couric throws support behind cancer screening bill

Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 7:29 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
Journalist Katie Couric joined lawmakers to announce the ‘Find it Early Act' for cancer screenings.

Politics

The Senate’s most senior member prepares to retire

Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 4:36 PM CST
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By Jamie Bittner
Senator Leahy was first elected in 1974.

Politics

President Biden, House Minority Leader McCarthy say they are willing to work across the aisle following the midterms

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 6:04 PM CST
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By Josh Rultenberg
President Biden addressed the results of the midterm election and his own political future on Wednesday.

Elections

Plainview votes to become sanctuary city for the unborn

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 11:40 AM CST
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By Emma McSpadden
Plainview voters approved the sanctuary city for the unborn ordinance.

Politics

Frank Gutierrez projected winner of Justice of the Peace for Precinct 3

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 9:53 AM CST
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By KCBD Staff
In the race for Lubbock County Justice of the Peace for Precinct 3, Frank Gutierrez is the projected winner with 51% of the vote.

Politics

Gov. Abbott defeats Beto O’Rourke, wins third term

Updated: Nov. 9, 2022 at 12:07 AM CST
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By KCBD Staff
In a record-setting expensive race, Texas Governor Greg Abbott fended off Democrat Beto O’Rourke and is headed to a record-tying third term in office.

Politics

Ken Paxton wins third term as attorney general, beating Democrat Rochelle Garza

Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:11 PM CST
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By JAMES BARRAGÁN
In a difficult cycle for Democrats, the race was widely seen as the most competitive statewide election because of Paxton’s laundry list of legal troubles.

Elections

Jason Corley reelected as Lubbock County Commissioner

Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:08 PM CST
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By KCBD Staff
The race for Lubbock County Commissioner is coming to a head tonight.

Politics

Republican Glenn Hegar defeats Janet Dudding to keep his state comptroller job for third term

Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:05 PM CST
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By KAREN BROOKS HARPER
During the campaign, Hegar touted his work on lowering taxes and expanding broadband in Texas, reforming the tax code, reducing regulations on agriculture and pushing for government transparency.

Politics

Dan Patrick secures third term as lieutenant governor, beating Mike Collier

Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 11:02 PM CST
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By WILLIAM MELHADO
Patrick will get another four years leading the Texas Senate, one of the state’s most powerful positions.

Elections

City of Post to stay dry

Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:47 PM CST
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By Emma McSpadden
The City of Post is voting to go wet, allowing the legal sale of alcohol.

Elections

City of Slaton votes for amendments, addresses nepotism

Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:46 PM CST
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By Emma McSpadden
The amendments address new vocabulary, terms of office for the city commissioner, passing ordinances and nepotism.

Elections

Lubbock’s $200 million road bond passes

Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 10:39 PM CST
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By Emma McSpadden
The City of Lubbock’s $200 million road bond proposition has been passed.

Elections

‘We are expecting lines’: Election Day patience encouraged with paper ballot system

Updated: Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:45 PM CST
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By Michael A. Cantu
Workers are expecting somewhere between 25,000-and-30,000 voters to show up Tuesday. So long lines are expecting at many polling locations.

News

Plains ISD asking voters to take smaller tax break, keep more money within district

Updated: Nov. 3, 2022 at 11:37 AM CDT
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By Brittany Michaleson
On the ballot in Plains, the school district is seeking voter permission to collect three "golden pennies" on the tax rate. The language on the proposition doesn't reflect that, though. Instead, you'll only see a revenue rate increase of nearly 97 percent.

Politics

Political experts skeptical that political parties can gain votes from each other’s base in the midterms

Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 10:59 AM CDT
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By Josh Rultenberg
Both Democrats and Republicans are confident they can win the November mid-term elections because they claim they’ve each poached voters from regions where, traditionally, they don’t have a lot of support.

News

Governor Abbott campaigns in Lubbock before November election

Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 6:32 PM CDT
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By Natalie Faulkenberry
Governor Greg Abbott drew a big crowd for his campaign visit in Lubbock prior to the November 8 election. During his visit at Table 82, he reminded West Texans of the policies he plans to enforce if he is reelected and reminded supporters to get out to the polls.

News

Gov. Abbott makes campaign stop in Lubbock

Updated: Oct. 25, 2022 at 12:15 PM CDT
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By KCBD Staff
Gov. Abbott will host a campaign event ahead of the November elections.

Elections

Early voting continues for November midterm elections

Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 6:49 PM CDT
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By Chelsea Collinsworth
Early voting continues for the November general and special elections. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Nov. 4.

Texas

Texas party chairs focused on voting integrity, voter mobilization ahead of early voting

Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 3:44 PM CDT
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By Madeleine Hall
Ahead of the polls opening, the chairmen of the Texas Republican and Texas Democratic parties are energizing their voters and reviewing the voting process.

Texas

As early voting begins, pressure is on for Beto O’Rourke to close the gap with Greg Abbott

Updated: Oct. 24, 2022 at 2:22 PM CDT
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By PATRICK SVITEK
O’Rourke has not had the upper hand in any polls, or even come within low single digits, compared with 2018, when he more regularly showed up within the margin of error against U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz.

Political

Greg Abbott widens lead over Beto O’Rourke with likely voters in latest UT poll

Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 7:18 AM CDT
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By by Patrick Svitek
Gov. Greg Abbott leads Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke by 11 percentage points with three days until early voting starts for the election, according to a new poll from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin.

Texas

Texas governor candidates break fundraising records ahead of midterm elections

Updated: Oct. 15, 2022 at 12:05 AM CDT
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By Madeleine Hall
According to the financial documents, this year’s gubernatorial race has broken Texas records with more than a combined $200 million raised between incumbent Republican Greg Abbott and Democratic challenger Beto O’Rourke.

Local

Beto O’Rourke makes stop at Texas Tech in ‘Texas College Tour’

Updated: Oct. 11, 2022 at 6:48 PM CDT
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By Shania Jackson
As he finishes up his ‘Texas College Tour’ Beto O’Rourke made a stop at Texas Tech

Politics

Experts concerned over who will cash in with the ‘Credit Card Competition Act’

Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 1:46 PM CDT
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By Molly Martinez
A new bill in Washington promises more competition when it comes to credit card transactions - but one expert says cardholders could be left footing the bill.
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