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"Read my lips" succeeded at countering Bush's image problem. But if it improved his chances of being elected in 1988, it may have ruined his chances of being re-elected in 1992.

China may have just dislodged the U.S. from a position its held for decades — the world's top trading nation. The latest Chinese figures put the value of its overall trade at $4.6 trillion last year. The U.S. will release its own 2013 data next month.

The Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers is asking the court to bar the Texas Education Agency from investigating educators for their comments on social media after the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The Buddy Holly Center is hosting a lecture that coincides with the Lonesome Dove traveling exhibition currently in town. Our new student reporter Charley Maranville explains the presentation is focused on the adaptation and impact of the work. The lecture is Friday, from 6 to 7:30 P.M. at the Buddy Holly Center and the exhibition is open until March 22.

Early voting for the Nov. 5 general election begins today. Polling locations will be open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. For a complete list of voting locations and a sample ballot for the county, visit votelubbock.org. Texas Death Row inmate Robert Roberson is expected to testify today before the House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence; Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies has more.

National park advocates say parks and historic sites in West Texas could be harmed by recent federal layoffs and an ongoing federal hiring freeze. The Texas Newsroom’s Lucio Vasquez reports on a bill that would make it illegal to perform medical research on a corpse without explicit consent from family members. The public is invited to attend Coffee with the Mayor tomorrow. The event will be hosted by Lubbock Mayor Mark McBrayer and District 6 Councilman Tim Collins at 7 A.M. at the Market Street located at 6313 4th Street.

Tomorrow is Election Day in Texas, with voters deciding on 17 proposed constitutional amendments. Our Brad Burt reports that Lubbock County saw unusually high early voting turnout for this type of election — more than 13,000 ballots cast — though that’s still just 6.7% of registered voters. Statewide turnout remains low, with fewer than a million Texans voting early. The amendments cover issues from tax cuts to a multibillion-dollar state water fund.

Nonprofit RIP Medical Debt buys up unpaid hospital bills plaguing low-income patients and frees them from having to pay.

Abortion is almost entirely illegal in some states. The Catholic church hopes to keep it that way, but many Catholics support abortion rights. How do they reconcile their politics with their faith?

The unemployment rate is the lowest it's been since late 2008, but the labor force has shrunk. That could be a sign that many Americans still think there just aren't that many job openings out there.

Kelsey Snell talks with HBO's Jon Frankel about the explosion of legal sports gambling and the professional leagues' embrace of it.