Local Government

More cases of the New World Screwworm are being reported. KEDT's Rob Boscamp says 27 cases of the New World Screwworm have now been reported in the country in the past month, with all but one in Texas. Meanwhile, Lubbock city leaders are asking for citizens’ opinions ahead of a public meeting to discuss the subject of large-scale data centers. The meeting will take place on July 7 at 5:30 p.m. at the banquet hall of the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center. The city is also taking public opinion in an online survey that’s open through July 2. Results of the survey will be presented at the July 7 meeting.You can find a link to that survey here.

The special election for Lubbock City Council’s District 4 representative is headed to a runoff. After votes were counted on Saturday, candidates Tim Green received 47% of the vote and Gary Boren took 38%. The special election runoff will be held in August. The Texas State Board of Education has approved a reading list that requires students to learn bible passages. As KERA's Bill Zeeble reports, the new required K-12 reading list will go into effect in 2030.

Tomorrow is Election Day in the special election to determine the city council representative for Lubbock's District 4. So far, the Lubbock County Elections Office reports 1,880 voters have turned out in early voting. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Most survey results show the Texas Senate race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico as extremely close. Houston Public Media’s Andrew Schneider reports that potentially creates an opening for a third-party candidate, Libertarian Ted Brown, to shape the outcome.

Lubbock city leaders are asking for citizens’ opinions ahead of a public meeting to discuss the subject of large-scale data centers. Over the next week, the City is taking an online survey to gauge public opinion on large-scale data centers before the meeting. You can find a link to fill out the survey here.

The election to determine a new representative for Lubbock City Council District 4 is heading into a runoff between candidates Gary Boren and Tim Green. This is a special election to fill the position being left by current councilman Brayden Rose.

Boyd Goodloe operates a rental business in Lubbock and has a background in volunteer work and youth ministry. He joined KTTZ to discuss the issues facing Lubbock's District 4 ahead of the special election.

Bill Curnow works in IT security and has served Lubbock through his nonprofit work and on citizens’ boards and commissions. He sat down with KTTZ to talk about why he decided to run in District 4's special election, and the issues he's focused on as a candidate.

Tim Green, the owner of a homebuilding business in Lubbock and a former firefighter, sat down with KTTZ ahead of early voting to discuss his campaign for District 4's city council seat.

Gary Boren is a former Lubbock city councilor, local businessman, and member of the Brazos River Authority. He sat down with KTTZ to talk about why he's returning to the local government race for City Council's District 4 representative.

May 26 is Election Day in Texas’ joint party primary runoff elections. Democratic and Republican voters alike will be returning to the polls to determine their party’s nominees for the general election later this year. You can find races on both ballots and a list of early voting locations here.