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Democrat Gina Hinojosa defeats Gov. Greg Abbott to become Texas' first Latina governor and its first Democratic governor since 1995

Tom Sell wins the 19th Congressional District; Speaker Dustin Burrows and Sen. Charles Perry lead in early area returns

Democrats win control of the U.S. Senate, flipping Republican seats from Texas and the Carolinas to Maine

Lubbock-Cooper ISD voters reject Proposition A, the district's tax-rate increase for teacher pay and operations

Gas leak closes Wayland Baptist University's Plainview campus and cancels Wednesday classes

Sandy Garcia wins Lubbock County clerk, and Justice of the Peace Susan Rowley is reelected in Precinct 2

Paxton ran 8 to 12 points behind Trump's past Lubbock County showings in his Senate loss

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Boards this week

  • Lubbock County Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Regular meeting (anticipated)
    Thu, Nov 5 · Lubbock County
    Agenda
  • Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization (Policy & Technical Committees — city portal)
    Thu, Nov 5 · Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization
    ● Watch live Agenda Packet
  • New Deal ISD Board of Trustees Notice of Possible Quorum Of The New Deal Independent School District Board of Trustees
    Fri, Nov 6 · 10:00 AM · New Deal ISD
    Agenda
  • Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees Finance/Operations Committee Meeting
    Fri, Nov 6 · 7:30 AM · Lubbock ISD
    Agenda
  • Lubbock County Commissioners Court Commissioners Court Regular Meeting
    Mon, Nov 9 · 10:00 AM · Lubbock County
    Agenda
  • Lubbock ISD Board of Trustees Special Called Meeting
    Mon, Nov 9 · 7:00 AM · Lubbock ISD
    Agenda

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