In December 2025, Adam Hernandez, a local entrepreneur and community advocate, announced his intent to run for the city council seat in District 3. Hernandez previously ran for Lubbock's mayoral seat in 2022 and 2024. He sat down with KTTZ to discuss his campaign and the issues he's focused on for District 3.

City Council candidate David Bruegel, a Lubbock real estate broker, former Shallowater alderman and volunteer firefighter, sat down with KTTZ to discuss his campaign and the issues he's focused on for District 3.

City Council candidate Gil Caley, PFLAG Lubbock's interim president and lead editor for The Catalyst Media, said he decided to run after feeling dissatisfied with decisions made in outgoing councilmember David Glasheen's term. Caley sat down with KTTZ to talk about his campaign and the issues he's focused on for District 3.

Chase Head is one of the candidates running to represent District 5 on the Lubbock City Council.

Randy Christian is running for a second term as District 5 representative on the Lubbock City Council.

Bill Felton is one of the candidates vying to represent District 5 on the Lubbock City Council.

Mark McBrayer is the only candidate to represent District 3 on the Lubbock City Council.

Pat Kelly is running to represent District 1 on the Lubbock City Council.

Christy Martinez-Garcia is running to represent District 1 on the Lubbock City Council.

Think of County Judge as the CEO of the county. They also handle several judicial matters. There are two Republican candidates vying for the seat in Lubbock, and they faced off before in 2018. For our conversations with candidates series, we've invited both of the contenders to our studio for discussions about key issues in the community. Gary Boren is one of the candidates.