The year was 1982, and Odessa, Texas, was making national headlines…not for its changing oil industry or its growing economy, ...

The most studied subject of all at the Devil’s Sinkhole is the Mexican free-tailed bat, a cherished mammal by farmers in ...

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Local leaders say the oil boom has caused strains that their city and county budgets can’t keep up with.

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

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

Ector County Commissioners on Tuesday will address county speed limits during its 10 a.m. meeting at the county annex. The agenda indicates the court will consider standardizing the speed limit in the ...

ODESSA, Texas — For retired pastor Columbus Cooper ... and the wastewater being forced into disposal wells. For decades, geologists have warned that underground injection wells could interact ...

Mar. 14—Students curious about the FBI or wanting to pursue a career with the agency got a chance to hear about its inner workings during the FBI Collegiate Academy at University of Texas ...

The Permian Basin has enjoyed some calm, warm days this week but that isn't going to last long. KEEP SCROLLING: TO SEE WHAT TO WATCH OUT FOR ON WEST TEXAS WINDY DAYS Growing up in West Texas, you get ...

ODESSA, Texas — A woman was arrested Saturday morning after it was reported she fired a gun in an Odessa home with family inside, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by NewsWest 9.