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On February 28th, the Ector County ISD Board of Trustees voted to approve a four-year contract for Dr. Keeley Boyer to become ...

The Odessa Police Department arrested two people earlier this month after a seven-month-old tested positive for cocaine and ...

Get ready for an action-packed evening at March's First Friday ODTX. Visit Downtown Odessa and surrounding areas from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday, March 7, for a night filled with entertainment, community fun, ...

The number of measles cases in Gaines County, the epicenter of the outbreak, has grown to 107, nine more than the total reported four days prior.

Jake Boorgie is dead after a late-night motorcycle crash Monday the Odessa Police Department (OPD) said in a Facebook post.

Brooks Landgraf hosted an education town hall addressing several House Bills that may change the future of Texas education. Educators and parents from across the Basin ...

As AI infrastructure rapidly expands, the Company's helium and natural gas are playing a vital role in both its development and operations, forming the backbone of advanced chip manufacturing and ...

Twenty-two people have been hospitalized and one child has died from measles amid an outbreak in northwest Texas.

Midland County Commissioners vote to continue a contract with THK Associates for a new golf course design, part of a larger ...

There are currently 159 measles cases in nine West Texas counties and local health officials are working to make sure a ...

As measles — a preventable disease the U.S. considered eliminated in 2000 — spreads through West Texas’ rural expanse, ...