Elections

Republicans in Lubbock County have their party’s official candidates for the November general election for several offices including Texas’ Congressional District 19 and county commissioners for Precincts 2 and 4.

Texas voters appear to have selected State Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas as their candidate for Texas Attorney General in the November election according to early primary runoff results.

Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows all supported French's opponent.

More than 24,000 Lubbock County voters cast ballots in Texas' joint primary runoffs between early voting and Election Day yesterday. Our Samantha reports on local results. Meanwhile at the state level, Vikki Goodwin won the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor, Nathan Johnson and Mayes Middleton will go onto compete for Texas Attorney General in November, and current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won his race for U.S. Senator.

Paxton, the Trump-endorsed Texas attorney general, will face Austin state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate, in November's general election.

Voting is typically associated with politics and civil engagement, but a new study finds evidence that voting helps older people live longer.

Texas voters decided party nominees for U.S. Senate, attorney general, and lieutenant governor, along with several congressional and local races.

John Cornyn is trying to fend off Ken Paxton. Both parties are picking attorney general nominees. And an oil and gas regulatory race has become uncharacteristically costly.

Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. for Election Day in the Texas primary runoffs. Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider reminds voters for in which party primaries they can cast ballots. With shorter, more mild winters, tick season is getting longer. Emergency room visits for tick bites were the highest in April than they’ve been in nearly a decade. Harvest Public Media’s Jess Savage reports on how to protect yourself from tick-borne diseases.

President Trump has endorsed state Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Senator John Cornyn in the Texas Republican primary runoff for the U.S. Senate. Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider says the endorsement is likely to give Paxton a boost in his efforts to win the GOP nomination next Tuesday, but it could complicate Republican efforts to hold onto the Senate in the midterms. Several buildings on 34th Street were vandalized this past weekend, including Lubbock Meals on Wheels. According to a release from the nonprofit, damage included two windows – one of which was shattered. You can find more information on how to support the organization at lubbockmealsonwheels.org.