Tuesday is Election Day, and the Lubbock City Council is working too. According to the posted agenda for Nov. 3, the council convenes at 3 p.m. and immediately goes into a closed executive session. When that ends, it reconvenes in public in the council chambers for a long list of votes. At 5:30 p.m., it continues in a work session on the city charter in rooms CT 201-A and 201-B on the second floor. Everything happens at Citizens Tower, 1314 Ave. K.
Here’s what’s coming up and why it matters to your street, your water and your wallet.
Charter review on the work session agenda
The 5:30 p.m. work session lists one topic: “Discussion regarding Lubbock City Charter Review and/or Amendments.” The charter is the city’s founding rulebook. According to the agenda, council members will hear presentations and give guidance to staff. A work session is for discussion, and no vote on charter amendments is on Tuesday’s agenda.
Paving your alley by petition
Item 6.1 would create a “Paving Alleys by Petition” program. Owners whose property backs up to an unpaved alley could ask the city to pave it, and those owners would pay for it. If you live on a dirt or caliche alley, this is the one to watch. The agenda summary doesn’t spell out how many neighbors must sign or how costs would be split.
Data centers on the city’s wish list for lawmakers
Item 6.3 would add an item to the city’s legislative package on how large-scale data centers affect local utilities and infrastructure. Separately, the council is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 2 p.m. on a proposed 90-day moratorium on new rezoning, permitting and annexation applications for large-scale data centers, according to the city’s published notice.
Water lines, sewer and streets
- A contract with MH Civil Constructors for the Highland Oaks water distribution system (item 6.2).
- A repair by Fuquay Inc. of the 24-inch sewer line that crosses the creek in Aztlan Park on an aerial span.
- An amendment to the city’s professional services agreement with Hugo Reed and Associates for reconstructing Avenue P from 130th to 146th Street (2022 bond).
- Land purchases for street bond projects near Upland Avenue and 114th Street and Avenue P and 146th Street (2024 bond), and near 114th Street and University Avenue (2022 bond).
- A time extension on the Reese waterline project, and budget amendments for street drainage design and for golf course improvements.
- Second reading of an alley closure in Block 137, west of Avenue E between 13th Street and Broadway.
Cameras, the Civic Center and a settlement
- Police and fire cameras: purchases from Axon for Lubbock Police body-worn and in-car cameras, and body cameras for the Fire Marshal’s office.
- Civic Center: an amendment to the city’s contract with TVS for a conceptual design and a probable construction cost estimate to expand and renovate what the agenda calls the Lubbock Memorial Convention Center. This is design and pricing work, not construction.
- Lawsuit: a settlement in Red Canyon Development LLC v. City of Lubbock. The terms aren’t in the agenda summary.
- Jobs: a Lubbock Economic Development Alliance grant to Small Lot Bottles for an expansion and new jobs.
- Reese: a state defense economic grant application with Texas Tech for the Reese National Security Complex.
- Helping neighbors: federal Community Development Block Grant agreements with Family Promise of Lubbock and Catholic Charities.
- Library and accessibility: a SirsiDynix library systems contract and a CivicPlus platform to make city documents accessible under the ADA.
Consent items like these usually pass in one vote unless a council member pulls one for discussion.
How to speak or watch
To speak in person during citizen comments, fill out the sign-up form at the meeting by 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to the agenda. If you can’t attend, the city’s meetings page says you can email a comment to citizencomments@mylubbock.us by 11 a.m. on the day of a regular meeting. Questions go to the City Secretary’s office at 806-775-2061. Before the regular meeting, the closed session covers a lawsuit (Triple E Holdings v. Caymus Cove) and a personnel matter involving the city manager. The council can’t take action on those behind closed doors. To watch, the city’s meetings page says meetings stream live on the city’s website and on Channel 2, the city’s public access cable channel, and are posted the next day on the city’s YouTube page.
The city’s meetings page notes that November and December meetings may shift to the first and third Tuesdays to avoid Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks. Its calendar also lists a council meeting on Nov. 10, so check it before you make plans.
Before you head out to vote
If you’re driving Monday night, KCBD reports that FM 41 at U.S. 87 is scheduled to close from 7 p.m. Monday to 7 a.m. Tuesday for bridge deck work. Plan another route.
Hub City UnCovered asked the City of Lubbock for comment on these items; this story will be updated when the city responds.
Sources
- City of Lubbock, City Council agenda, Nov. 3, 2026: https://www.mylubbock.us/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/_11032026-292
- City of Lubbock, Meetings page: https://www.mylubbock.us/179/Meetings
- City of Lubbock public hearing notice, data center moratorium (via NoticeRegistry): https://www.noticeregistry.com/texas/notice/public-hearing-lubbock-963236
- KCBD, ‘Bridge deck work planned for US 87 project; FM 41 to be closed to overnight traffic’ (Oct. 30, 2026): https://www.kcbd.com/2026/10/30/bridge-deck-work-planned-us-87-project-fm-41-be-closed-overnight-traffic/
- Featured image: Quintin Soloviev, “Lubbock, Texas skyline,” Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lubbock,_Texas_skyline.jpg
