Elections

The Texas Supreme Court declined a 'Texit' question on the Republican primary ballot this week, KERA's Juan Salinas II reports. And the Texas Newsroom's Sergio Martínez-Beltrán has more on the families of victims in the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde awaiting the U.S. Department of Justice report.

Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies has a preview of questions for Republican voters in the March primary that could indicate the future of Texas. KERA's Juan Salinas II has more on a Texas secessionist group that plans to sue the state GOP for rejecting the ballot measure asking if Texas should leave the U.S.

The Texas Newsroom’s Sergio Martínez-Beltrán reports constitutional amendments will be implemented, despite a handful of lawsuits challenging the election. KERA’s Bill Zeeble has more on the Texas Freedom to Read Project, a new statewide organization pushing back on school district book bans.

There were some surprising elements in the numbers out of Lubbock after this week’s special constitutional amendment election in Texas. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more on local voter turnout. State lawmakers are back in Austin for the fifth time this year to try once more to pass some of Gov. Greg Abbott’s priority items, including border security. The Texas Newsroom’s Julian Aguilar has more on what to expect.

Texas voters approved the establishment of a Texas University Fund. Our reporter Samantha Larned has more on this effort to bring over $3 billion to state universities. Voters also approved an amendment designed to protect farmers and ranchers from municipal regulations. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren has details on the approval of Proposition 1.

It’s Election Day in Texas, and Lubbock County voters are deciding on a proposed bond for new “state-of-the-art” medical examiner’s facilities, designed to end outsourced autopsy contracts and change a yearslong problematic reputation that has kept qualified pathologists away.

Early voting begins today leading up to Texas' November 7 election. After last week's nationwide call to "Imagine a Day Without Water," reporter Bishop Van Buren has more on a constitutional amendment proposition on the ballot intended to address Texas' water infrastructure struggles.

With the start of early voting soon, there's still time to register. Our reporter Brad Burt has more on a bond measure to fund new medical examiner's facilities in Lubbock County. Texas Public Radio's Marian Navarro explains a recent call for suggestions of Latino artists to be added to the National Recording Registry.

Our reporter Samantha Larned has more on the county’s need for poll workers, with a special constitutional election coming in November. After issues with a system update forced Driver License offices across the state to cancel appointments, reporter Bishop Van Buren tells us services are now back up and running.

Lubbockites voted against a different road bond package just last year.