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With a collective total of six years of city council experience across all seven members, McBrayer acknowledged that many challenges are expected in the following months.
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Election results: McBrayer, Massengale headed into runoff, voters reject marijuana decriminalizationHistoric voter turnout could not reach the levels needed to end arrests for possession of small amounts of marijuana, and two sitting city council representatives head into a runoff for the mayoral election. Almost half the city council seats were filled by unopposed elections this year. This also ends a two-year stretch during which, for the first time, Lubbock’s city council was seated by a majority of women.
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This year's elections have already proven to be unique. Early voting alone in Lubbock County this year saw the highest turnout for a city and school May election—early voting and election day turnout combined—since at least 2006, with 26,103 early voters between April 22 and April 30.
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Conversations around the proposed ordinance to decriminalize marijuana possession in Lubbock have voters asking questions about what's true, but one Lubbock addiction researcher says the politics are diverting attention from current substance use issues in the city, especially among Lubbock youth.
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Lubbockites voted against a different road bond package just last year.
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Just in case you’ve waited until now to cast a ballot, we offer up this reminder of what you’ll need when you head to the polls.
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Education has been a top concern in recent elections, as Critical Race Theory and book bans dominated discussions.
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The Texas High Plains Water District has candidates for its board of directors on this year’s local ballot, leaving some Lubbock voters with questions.
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Republicans may be waiting to vote on Election Day after former President Donald Trump pushed voting in person on Nov. 8 at a rally in South Texas.
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Lubbockites are once again voting on a road bond package. This one’s for $200 million and would pay for rebuilding work that’s needed on 22 miles of roads throughout town.