Texans to Vote on State Water Funding

  During the most recent legislative session, state lawmakers passed three pieces of legislation that collectively propose an amendment to the Texas Constitution that will provide funding for future water-supply projects in Texas. The amendment will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot as Proposition 6. The constitutional amendment, according to the legislation, creates the State […]

Lubbock Lawmakers Discuss Policy at Tribune Hot Seat Event

Lubbock citizens and Texas Tech University students filled the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center’s McKenzie Ballroom on Wednesday to attend the Texas Tribune’s Hot Seat event, as Lubbock representatives discussed current state legislative issues ranging from state education to the future of water in the state to women’s rights and abortion issues to Texas’ dismal national standings in […]