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Lubbock has been politically [[conservative]] (it was rated the #2 most conservative city in America and the most conservative in Texas, notwithstanding the presence of a large public university). In the 2018 [[United States Senate]] [[general election]], the [[Republican Party|Republican]] incumbent, [[Ted Cruz]] polled 58,780 votes (64.7 percent) to 32,068 votes (35.3 percent) of the two-party vote for the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Beto O'Rourke]]. Lubbock has been represented since 1985 in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by three consecutive Republican legislators.  

Lubbock has been politically [[conservative]] (it was rated the #2 most conservative city in America and the most conservative in Texas, notwithstanding the presence of a large public university). In the 2018 [[United States Senate]] [[general election]], the [[Republican Party|Republican]] incumbent, [[Ted Cruz]] polled 58,780 votes (64.7 percent) to 32,068 votes (35.3 percent) of the two-party vote for the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Beto O'Rourke]]. Lubbock has been represented since 1985 in the [[United States House of Representatives]] by three consecutive Republican legislators.  

Lubbock is the home of a large number of [[Christian]] churches of different denominations.

Lubbock is the home of a large number of [[Christian]] churches of different denominations. In May 2021 it became the 26th city (and by far the largest) to pass an ordinance making it an [[abortion sanctuary city]].<ref>https://www.liveaction.org/news/texas-lubbock-city-largest-us-outlaw-abortion/</ref>

==1970 tornado==

==1970 tornado==