Lubbock had its first visit from President Donald Trump on Oct. 27 as he campaigned for Texas’ Republican U.S. Senate candidate Attorney General Ken Paxton. Also in Lubbock at the same time, Democratic candidates were rallying around their U.S. Senate pick James Talarico. While Republicans stressed unity within the party and a focus on maintaining power, Democratic candidates called for change and attempted to reach across party lines.

Next week, Lubbock’s Planning and Zoning Commission will be considering a zone change for property under an industrial asphalt batch plant that started operating earlier this year. The plant is located on residential property just south of Erskine Street, on the other side of Northeast Loop 289 from Lubbock’s historic Parkway Cherry Point neighborhood. Residents are concerned about blowing dust from the facility. The public hearing with the Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Nov. 6 at 6 p.m., at Citizens Tower at 1314 Avenue K.