Renteria first told his intentions to Pratt on Texas and KFYO News on Thursday afternoon. Renteria had been considering a run for Lubbock mayor over the past few months.
Lubbock City Councilmembers Randy Christian of District 5 and Latrelle Joy of District 6 will be hosting a joint town hall meeting on Wednesday, February 12th.
Lubbock City Council members will look at amending a city ordinance that allows mobile homes to be used in any zoning district in cases of "extreme hardship".
In the first day of work sessions for the upcoming budget, city staff presented the Lubbock City Council with a proposed one cent property tax rate increase for the FY 2019-2020 budget. The budget will be voted upon in August.
The 2019 Pedestrian & Bicycle Master Plan is concerned with three different types of improvements; bike routes and bike boulevards, bike lanes, and sidepaths.
The City of Lubbock is making a Unified Development Code, which will revise, update and combine all current development-related ordinances and regulations into a single document.
The filing deadline for the May Municipal Election ended on Friday with two City Council candidates running unopposed. Mayor Pope has one challenger, and Lubbock City Council District 1 is a three-man race.
Before citizens vote on whether to abandon the Lubbock Municipal Auditorium and Coliseum, many want to know what will replace the Coliseum. We may have an idea.