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Samantha Larned
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Early voting in Texas’ joint party primary runoff elections runs May 18-22. Democratic and Republican voters alike will be returning to the polls to determine their party’s nominees for the general election later this year. You can find races on both ballots and a list of early voting locations here.
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Early voting in Texas’ joint primary runoff elections begins today and runs through Friday. The initial election took place in March, but the races that ended without a candidate receiving more than 50% of the votes are back on the ballot. Voters will determine which candidates will go on to represent their parties in the November general election. Our Samantha Larned reports on the races. Lubbock Animal Services is accepting newspapers donations to its shelter at 3323 Southeast Loop 289.
Samantha Larned
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Election Day for Lubbock County’s municipal and school elections took place May 2. The City of Lubbock had four positions on the ballot and three of those representatives remain unchanged, including Lubbock’s mayor.
The KTTZ news team received three Texas Broadcast News Awards this weekend for its feature stories and local government reporting.