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Public commenter urges Lubbock County to investigate Texas Tech student—s death

Lubbock County Commissioners Court · November 10, 2025

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Summary

During public comment, Phyllis Gant asked the court to request a special investigation and training related to the death of a Texas Tech student named Erskine Charles Jenkins. No formal action was taken by the court during that item.

Phyllis Gant, a member of the public, addressed the Lubbock County Commissioners Court during the public comment period and asked for an investigation into the death of a Texas Tech student she identified as Erskine Charles Jenkins. "What is all the fuss around Erskine Charles Jenkins? We need investigation into child death," Gant said during her two-minute comment.

The court received the comment during the public comment portion of its Nov. 10, 2025 meeting. No commissioner moved for any formal action in response to the comment while on the record, and no staff report or criminal-investigation update was provided at that time.

The county did not state any next steps on the record related to the request and did not schedule related agenda action during the meeting.