Texas Tech leaders face questions over their role in Ken Paxton U.S. Senate race fundraiser
Texas Tech officials are facing scrutiny after being listed with their university titles on an invitation for a Ken Paxton U.S. Senate race fundraiser. Local Democrats are questioning if public resources or positions were improperly used to promote the political event.
Chancellor Brandon Creighton and Cody Campbell, who chairs Tech's Board of Regents, are identified by their official university titles on the invitation to the Sept. 29 fundraiser. Lubbock County Democrats are questioning whether their public positions — or university resources — were used to promote the event.
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