The KTTZ News Team

There were seven Republican candidates competing to represent their party for U.S. Congressional District 19 in the general election and for two of them, the race isn't over. Tom Sell and Abraham Enriquez are headed to a runoff election for who will appear on the ballot in November.

After historic early voting turnout in Lubbock County, voters continued to show up on Election Day, March 3, to select their parties’ candidates for the general election. The KTTZ news team went out to the polls to speak with voters about what brought them out.

Today is Election Day for the 2026 Texas primaries. Polls are open from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. New state legislation has allowed Texas public schools to implement a designated prayer period. Along with making a decision on in-school prayer, our Bishop Van Buren reports that Lubbock ISD's Board of Trustees addressed public discourse surrounding books in school libraries.

As the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents met in Dallas, students and faculty gathered at Memorial Circle to protest policies from System Chancellor Brandon Creighton. Our Michelle Waida spoke with a Tech professor who was out advocating for her students. In a Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees meeting last week, Superintendent Kathy Rollo addressed the response to a bomb threat that prompted the evacuation of Lubbock High School on Feb. 20.

Yesterday, Lubbock County officially opened its new Medical Examiner’s Office, bringing death investigations back to Lubbock after years of outsourcing autopsies. Officials gathered in the panhandle this week for the anniversary of the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest wildfire in Texas history. The 2025 legislative session passed several improvements to the state’s wildfire preparedness, but our Brad Burt reports that lawmakers say the work is not yet done.

KTTZ and KACU have partnered to provide in-depth interviews with the Republican primary candidates competing to represent U.S. Congressional District 19 in the November general election. Dr. Donald May is a veteran, farmer, and former military and civilian doctor.

KTTZ and KACU have partnered to provide in-depth interviews with the Republican primary candidates competing to represent U.S. Congressional District 19 in the November general election. Jason Corley has served as Lubbock County Commissioner for Precinct 2 since 2019.

KTTZ and KACU have partnered to provide in-depth interviews with the Republican primary candidates competing to represent U.S. Congressional District 19 in the November general election. Tom Sell is a Lubbock businessman and agriculture lobbyist, who served former District 19 Congressman Larry Combest.

February is Black History Month, a time to reflect on the resilience and achievements of African Americans across the country and here in our own community. KTTZ's Mia Shephard spoke with members of the Lubbock Roots Historical Council at their exhibition at the beginning of the month, highlighting Black artists.

Nearly a year after a child died of measles in connection with the West Texas outbreak, Lubbock Public health confirmed a case in an unvaccinated resident yesterday. Public health officials are working to identify and contact those who may have been exposed. After a number of states have dealt different rulings in cases raised against the company behind the herbicide Roundup, the issue is heading to the U.S. Supreme Court. Our Charley Maranville reports the case hinges on who has the power to regulate manufacturers.