Lubbock clears voter backlog as new Texas “ERROR” threatens thousands of records

Lubbock County clears more than 8,000 delayed registration records, but a new statewide processing error raises questions just days before voting begins.

Since taking over as Lubbock County’s elections administrator a little more than two months ago, Troy Havard has spent much of his time in emergency response mode.

His biggest challenge: clearing more than 8,000 voter registration records caught in a statewide Texas Department of Public Safety software failure that went undetected for months…

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