Government and Politics

Following last week’s primary runoff election, Congressman Jodey Arrington spoke to KTTZ about the Republican nominee for his seat, issues facing the region, and his expectations for the party and the state headed into the general election in November.

Public transportation and electric vehicles aren’t always viable options for rural Americans looking to decrease their spending at the gas pump. West Texas has historically had some of the lowest gas prices in the state, but families are also feeling the pressure. With summer travel building demand, experts worry that serious relief will not be evident for quite some time.

On Monday, state Rep. Don McLaughlin said the parasitic fly that threatens the state’s cattle industry was 1 mile away. U.S. officials said that was not yet true.

The governor said undergraduate tuition and fees should stay frozen after some public university systems weighed increases.

Republicans in Lubbock County have their party’s official candidates for the November general election for several offices including Texas’ Congressional District 19 and county commissioners for Precincts 2 and 4.

Texas voters appear to have selected State Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas as their candidate for Texas Attorney General in the November election according to early primary runoff results.

Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows all supported French's opponent.

More than 24,000 Lubbock County voters cast ballots in Texas' joint primary runoffs between early voting and Election Day yesterday. Our Samantha reports on local results. Meanwhile at the state level, Vikki Goodwin won the Democratic nomination for Lieutenant Governor, Nathan Johnson and Mayes Middleton will go onto compete for Texas Attorney General in November, and current Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won his race for U.S. Senator.

Paxton, the Trump-endorsed Texas attorney general, will face Austin state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate, in November's general election.

Texas voters decided party nominees for U.S. Senate, attorney general, and lieutenant governor, along with several congressional and local races.