It’s official. Lamesa is not having a city general election in November. Council members canceled the Nov. 3 city election Tuesday when one contender for Marie Briseno’s District 2 seat dropped out of the race. Lydia Aguilar withdrew from the race Aug. 13. She is moving to Lubbock to start a new job with a trucking company. That leaves Aguilar’s former challenger, former city manager Fred Vera, as the only contender for the job. The election was the only item on the city ballot. Briseno has been in the council seat since she was first elected in 1996. She opted not to seek re-election for ...