Government

Bills have been filed and some have been passed. We’re several months into the biennial Texas legislative session and a lot has happened. Let’s catch up.

Texans pay some of the highest property taxes in the country, and listeners have a lot of thoughts about how that could be addressed. One unconventional idea we’ve heard: offsetting homeowners’ tax bills with revenue from legal weed. So, could that actually work?

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

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.

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.

About 3 million people live in rural parts of the state, and this year they’ve gotten more visits from Democratic candidates.

About a third of Texas’ 254 counties are moving away from that and to the vote center model, which was piloted in Lubbock County.

Lubbock County voters will be some of the first in the state to use a new paper-based ballot system.

Early voting starts Oct. 24 and continues through Nov. 4 ahead of Election Day on Nov. 8.

Members of the city council voted 7-0 to continue the curfew, which runs from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays and from midnight to 6 a.m. on weekends, for those 16 and younger.