Every odd-numbered year, lawmakers head to the State Capitol to address urgent matters across the Lone Star State. The (2025) 89th Texas legislative session took care of major issues like private ...

McLennan Highlassies pulled away in the second half to defeat the Howard Lady Hawks 72–56 in the Region V Tournament quarterfinals, ending Howard College’s season and ...

New Era Energy & Digital, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUAI) ("New Era" or the "Company"), a developer and operator of next-generation digital infrastructure and integrated power assets in the Permian Basin, today ...

An Odessa man is charged with first-degree murder after Ector County deputies say he admitted to shooting a woman twice inside a vehicle and dumping her body under a bridge.

A routine traffic stop in Odessa led investigators to uncover a homicide that authorities say occurred the day before, according to an affidavit from the Ector County ...

A routine traffic stop in Odessa led investigators to uncover a homicide that authorities say occurred the day before, according to a law enforcement affidavit ...

The ProLift Rigging Company, a leading provider of solutions-based industrial construction services for mission-critical projects in North America, announced today the relocation of its Midland - ...

Deanna Dawn Coffee,62, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. She has since bonded out of jail.

A 15-year-old Permian High School student, will be tried as an adult in a Dec. 9 triple homicide that killed a mother and two children.

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