This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

They're believed to have originated from the Midland Army Airfield, a former training base for bomber pilots and crews located on U.S. Highway 80 halfway between Midland and Odessa in Midland County.

Reps. Tom Craddick and Brooks Landgraf want to divert 10% of taxes collected on oil and gas production to help ...

are characteristic of the new oil field. When drivers needed a bathroom, Gonzalez said, “you went out on the land or busted a gut.” The wait times weren’t paid. In Midland-Odessa ...

Oilfield traffic drives through a lease as a natural gas flare operates in the distance Monday, April 25, 2022, outside of Midland ... the appropriation of oil field equipment is unlawful if ...

In a field east of Midland-Odessa, Wilson stopped her car where an unlit flare — meant to burn off excess oil and gas — poked up from the ground. To the naked eye, it was a quiet scene ...

On Thursday, teams with the Midland County Fire Marshal's Office's Explosive Ordinance Disposal (EOD) and the City of Midland EOD discovered six World War II-era training bombs at an oil field in ...

Tom Craddick of Midland and Brooks Landgraf of Odessa would redirect a portion ... which would also devote money to oil field cleanup and emissions reduction programs managed by the Texas Railroad ...

are characteristic of the new oil field. When drivers needed a bathroom, Gonzalez said, “you went out on the land or busted a gut.” The wait times weren’t paid. In Midland-Odessa, people often ...