The first official vote on the 2026 Lubbock County Budget has officially launched the long and arduous task county commissioners will undertake in the coming weeks.
And just like the budget hearings a month ago, things got a little heated in the courtroom as the commissioners and the county judge debated and voted on whether to give a cost-of-living increase to all county-level elected officials.
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