Elections

Longtime Lubbock County Clerk Kelly Pinion is retiring, and voters will choose between Republican Sandy Garcia and Democrat Kerri Poeling Padilla on Nov. 3. Both candidates bring different backgrounds and priorities to an office responsible for maintaining the county's public records.

The Potter County GOP wants a federal judge to require election administrators all over Texas to hand count every paper ballot cast before finalizing the results.

With Ken Paxton stepping down after over a decade as Texas attorney general to run for U.S. senator, Republican candidate Mayes Middleton and Democratic candidate Nathan Johnson have been on the campaign trail since early 2025. Libertarian candidate Tom Oxford is also in the race.

The Potter County Republican Party lawsuit argues, without providing proof, that voting machines could be vulnerable. Texas law already requires a portion of paper ballots to be hand counted.

Lubbock had its first visit from President Donald Trump on Oct. 27 as he campaigned for Texas’ Republican U.S. Senate candidate Attorney General Ken Paxton. Also in Lubbock at the same time, Democratic candidates were rallying around their U.S. Senate pick James Talarico. While Republicans stressed unity within the party and a focus on maintaining power, Democratic candidates called for change and attempted to reach across party lines.

At a Deer Park High School football game outside Houston, voters grapple with rising costs, immigration and shifting political loyalties as Democrats mount competitive challenges in two of Texas’ highest-profile races.

Last night, Lubbock was the campaign stop for both Democrats and Republicans looking to win the vote in the Texas Senate race between State Representative James Talarico and Attorney General Ken Paxton — who was joined by President Donald Trump. KTTZ's Samantha Larned reports that Republican representatives and supporters expressed concerns over maintaining control in the state, while Talarico stressed his efforts to reach across party lines.

With just a week until Election Day, President Donald Trump is making his fourth trip to Texas this campaign season. At rallies in Lubbock and Corpus Christi, the president aims to boost Republican voter turnout and shore up support for U.S. Senate nominee Ken Paxton.

Texts and pamphlets purportedly sent out by a Texas transgender advocacy group were soon debunked as fake. But the scheme highlights how hard it can be to stem the flow of incessant political marketing during election season — and to reverse its harmful effects.

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