Longtime Lubbock County Clerk Kelly Pinion is retiring, voters will choose between Republican Sandy Garcia and Democrat Kerri Poeling Padilla on Nov. 3. Both candidates bring different backgrounds and priorities to an office responsible for maintaining the county's public records.

A federal court in San Antonio has dismissed a lawsuit by three civil rights organizations against the Texas Secretary of State. Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider reports the organizations had sought records related to delays in processing more than half a million Texas voter registration applications. The flesh-eating New World screwworm is spreading across the southern United States, with federal officials now confirming 71 cases since June. Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies reports the fly has now reached Arizona, the most recent cases include four dogs and a cat.