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Election Day for Lubbock County’s municipal and school elections took place May 2. The City of Lubbock had four positions on the ballot and three of those representatives remain unchanged, including Lubbock’s mayor.

West Texas has become a popular site for data center projects, but residents and city governments alike have questions they want answered before these proposals get approved. According to Lubbock's city manager, the development of one of these facilities in Lubbock will require collaboration and transparency.

A local real estate developer and police veteran, Pat Kelly said he's been involved in Lubbock's politics for years, but after trying to retire, he was asked to run again to represent District 1 on the city council. Kelly sat down with KTTZ to discuss his campaign and the issues he's hoping to address in the district.

Incumbent District 1 city council candidate Christy Martinez-Garcia won her first race 2022 and was nominated to be the city's mayor pro tem in 2024, and now she's running for re-election to continue representing Northeast and Central Lubbock. She sat down with KTTZ to discuss her campaign and the issues she's focused on for District 1.

In December 2025, Adam Hernandez, a local entrepreneur and community advocate, announced his intent to run for the city council seat in District 3. Hernandez previously ran for Lubbock's mayoral seat in 2022 and 2024. He sat down with KTTZ to discuss his campaign and the issues he's focused on for District 3.

City Council candidate David Bruegel, a Lubbock real estate broker, former Shallowater alderman and volunteer firefighter, sat down with KTTZ to discuss his campaign and the issues he's focused on for District 3.

City Council candidate Gil Caley, PFLAG Lubbock's interim president and lead editor for The Catalyst Media, said he decided to run after feeling dissatisfied with decisions made in outgoing councilmember David Glasheen's term. Caley sat down with KTTZ to talk about his campaign and the issues he's focused on for District 3.

May 2 is Election Day for Lubbock County. A number of city and school board positions are on the ballot this year, including Lubbock’s mayor, proposed bond elections in Slaton ISD, and city council positions in several cities. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., find races and polling locations here.

Texas Tech Public Media and the Lubbock-Avalanche Journal hosted a forum discussion with all four of Lubbock's mayoral candidates for the 2026 local election on April 15. You can find a full recording and transcript of the discussion here. Early voting runs April 20-28 and Election Day is May 2.

Abbott toured the Automotive Technology and Welding Facility on the South Plains College campus in Levelland, a specialized center where students can earn technical certifications that the governor hopes will address a shortage of skilled labor in the state.