Elections

As front-runners in a seven-person Republican primary, Tom Sell is running on local issues, while Abraham Enriquez is making it all about Trump.

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. Abraham Enriquez is the founder of Bienvenido.

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. James Barbee is a former electric supervisor at Abilene Christian University, a small business owner, and serves on a variety of boards and committees.

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. Abilene’s Matt Smith is a small-business owner, pastor, and rancher.

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.

Compared with the same point in 2022, Democratic early voting is up by roughly 211,000 ballots, while Republican turnout has increased by about 6,000.

Lubbock County saw more than 7,000 voters in the first three days of early voting, that’s a more than 75% increase over turnout in the last two primary election cycles. Our reporter Brad Burt spoke with voters about what brought them out to the polls. Last week, a Texas Tech University assistant professor and two other Lubbock residents were federally charged for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.

Stephen Colbert accused CBS of blocking an interview with Talarico from airing during his late-night broadcast on Monday. The interview, shared on YouTube, has millions of views and has allegedly resulted in millions of dollars in campaign contributions for Talarico.