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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is underway in the midterm elections. The justices halted a fe...
The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting. Meanwhile, Trump is taking Chinese President Xi Jinping to ...
Time is winding down to register to vote in the November election. The election will decide several local races as well as state-wide races and who will represent Texas in the Senate and the House. There are several key dates coming up. Monday, Oct. 5, is the last day to register...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began the year declaring that he stood “shoulder to shoulder” with U.S. President Donald Trump as the two countries launched a war against Iran. But this week, as world leaders gathered in New York for the United Nations ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting. The court's three liberal-leaning justices ...
Crystal Mason, center, helps churchgoers register to vote after a service at Friendship-West Baptist Church on Feb. 1, 2026. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune The state’s highest criminal court on Thursday rejected an appeal from prosec...
NEW YORK (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Mayor Zohran Mamdani of endangering Jewish New Yorkers with his criticism of Israel's military actions in Gaza, saying during a speech at the United Nations on Thursday that the mayor has spread lies about Israel. ...
By ALI SWENSON The Associated Press NEW YORK The nation’s cybersecurity agency on Thursday released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November’s midterms , laying out potential threats to election systems and listing services it would offer to election offic...
MIDLAND A Mexican national was federally charged in Midland Wednesday for voting in a federal election, announced U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western District of Texas. According to court documents, Imelda Magallanes, 51, was granted Lawful Permanent Resident (LPR) st...
A Flock camera records drivers entering and exiting the southbound I-610 feeder road from a side street in Bellaire on Aug. 23, 2026. Credit: Jon Shapley for The Texas Tribune By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune Laredo, cut off from state funding for its Flock cameras, will ask v...
AUSTIN RRC Commissioner Wayne Christian on Thursday called on Texas oil and gas producers, pipeline operators and other energy companies to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses amid recent cyberattacks involving Texas-bound energy tankers and federal warnings that foreign adve...
Texas state Rep. Angela Paxton (R) told a group of conservative women to vote Republican “even if we’re mad at them,” marking the first time she has publicly weighed in on her estranged husband's Senate race as he trails in the polls. Paxton filed for divorce in July 2025 from Te...
By ANNA WILDER The Associated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas County election offices throughout Texas are scrambling to process a massive backlog of voter registration applications stemming from an error at the state level, a headache that is hitting just as they are prep...
By JESSE BEDAYN The Associated Press HOUSTON Juli McShay had a few pointed questions for James Talarico , the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Texas, when she stood up during a town hall in Houston. Black audiences such as this one are key to Talarico’s effort to defeat ...
The Odessa City Council voted 4-1 to increase utility rates by 3% Tuesday night, but seniors and disabled people with three-quarter and one-inch meter-sized water service connections will be exempt. The Odessa City Council also voted unanimously to increase the property tax rate ...
State Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney, listens to testimony during a special Senate virtual hearing on Texas redistricting at the Texas Capitol on July 29, 2025. Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune By Gabby Birenbaum, The Texas Tribune For the first time since announcing s...
VICTORIA, British Columbia (AP) — A Canadian provincial premier called a snap election Tuesday, saying U.S. President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canada are threatening jobs, businesses and the country’s ability to determine its own future. The provincial election comes after U.S.-...
AUSTIN Oil and gas regulator Wayne Christian on Tuesday urged Texas oil and gas operators to report petroleum product and property theft, citing testimony before the Texas Senate Committee on Natural Resources from RRC staff, industry leaders and law enforcement officials serving...
The Odessa City Council took another step toward increasing the property tax rate for FY’26-‘27 by 4.26% during a special meeting Wednesday night while also voting 5-1 to increase utility rates by 3% across the board. A final vote on both is scheduled for Tuesday night. If approv...
Austin City Council members spoke out against ICE after an agent shot a man on Sept. 20.
AUSTIN Governor Greg Abbott on Monday directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to halt all permits sought by data centers until the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) completes its audit. Because the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), ERCOT...
CNN, MS NOW and Politico on Monday sued President Donald Trump’s administration after they were barred from covering the White House, saying the selective ban was “a blatant violation” of the First Amendment. Meanwhile, Trump will meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when...
Voters stand in line at the Cody Branch Library polling location on primary election day in San Antonio on Monday, March 3, 2026. Credit: Christopher Lee for The Texas Tribune By Colleen DeGuzman and Natalia Contreras, The Texas Tribune A federal judge on Friday afternoon paused ...
Bo French, Republican nominee for the Texas Railroad Commission, answers a question during a Texas Republican candidate forum at the Civic Center in Canton on Jan. 17, 2026. Credit: Emil T. Lippe for The Texas Tribune By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune Bo French, the rab...
From left: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Republican nominee for Railroad Commissioner Bo French. Credit: Pete Garcia and Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribue By Will Hammann, The Texas Tribune U.S. Sen. John Cornyn said Thursday that he will not vote for Bo French for Texas railroad commiss...
Ector County ISD district leaders accept the award for Outstanding STEM Initiative during MASBA’s annual conference held September 10-11. (Courtesy Photo) Ector County ISD announced Thursday the district has received the award for Outstanding STEM Initiative from the Mexican Amer...
exas Education Commissioner Mike Morath speaks at Oak Run Middle School in New Braunfels on Aug. 14, 2026, as the state released its 2026 A-F accountability ratings. Credit: Eric Vryn for The Texas Tribune By Jaden Edison, The Texas Tribune Mike Morath set a goal 10 years ago to ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) — Budget season is officially underway in Midland as the City Council met to address both property tax rates and municipal spending priorities for the upcoming fiscal year, placing a heavy emphasis on public safety. During the meeting, council members moved ...
NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court this week closed the chapter on one of President Donald Trump’s boldest efforts to reshape November’s elections — a plan that would have demanded a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s mail voting processes on what most election officials agreed was...
Committee Chair and state Rep. Drew Darby R-San Angelo, at a House Energy Resources Committee meeting at the Capitol in Austin on Sept. 14, 2026. Credit: Jacob Lujan/The Texas Tribune By Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Zach Leggio, The Texas Tribune State Rep. Drew Darby , R-San Angelo...
County Commissioner Billy Hall put a fine point on the issue of Ector County’s cemetery being out of room. “Two blocks from my house … a loved one was buried in a front yard … are you better with that,” he asked Commissioner Samantha Russell during a lively discussion about expan...
By ASHRAF KHALIL and STEVEN SLOAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON A federal judge blocked the Kennedy Center on Tuesday from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the iconic performing arts venue in a move meant to recognize his renovation efforts, saying it would violate an...
The Rev. Gian C. Villatoro, Ph.D., is a pastor, preacher, and former software engineer who has devoted nearly four decades to Christian ministry. As the founding pastor of Victory Church Odessa since 2016, he said he blends theological expertise with technology to expand the glob...
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The decision allows states to con...
AUSTIN, Texas (KETK) -- Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered the Texas Water Development Board to start penalizing major water users, like data centers, if they haven't complied with water use reporting requirements. According to a statement released by Abbott's office on Monday, the gov...
By STEVEN SLOAN and ASHRAF KHALIL The Associated Press WASHINGTON The Trump-aligned Kennedy Center board voted on Tuesday to close most of the iconic performing arts venue just hours after a federal judge blocked the institution from returning President Donald Trump’s name to the...
MIDLAND Campaign signs can tell voters a name. Mailers can deliver a message. But on Tuesday, September 15, Midland residents will have an opportunity to hear directly from the people asking for their vote. The Permian Basin Board of REALTORS (PBBOR), 3114 Sunburst Drive, will ho...
MIDLAND Congressman August Pfluger and Democratic nominee Claire Reynolds will face off at 7 p.m. October 5 in a debate hosted by Basin PBS, giving voters across Texas’ 11th Congressional District the opportunity to hear directly from both candidates about their records, prioriti...
Last year the Ector County Commissioner’s Court voted to expand the cemetery with several commissioners and the county judge saying it was the topic they have heard the most about from citizens. The issue is back on the agenda and County Judge Dustin Fawcett said the current ceme...
Republican candidate for Railroad Commissioner Bo French speaks at the Red River Roll Call, a Republican rally hosted by state Rep. Shelley Luther, in Sherman on July 27, 2026. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune ODESSA Texas Ra...
Bo French, Republican candidate for Railroad Commissioner, speaks at the second general assembly of the 2026 Texas State Republican Convention on June 12, 2026 in Houston. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune By Alex Nguyen, The Texas Tribune On Sunday, Bo French, the Republica...
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI The Associated Press A federal judge late Sunday ordered that the U.S. Postal Service not implement President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail balloting, adding another obstacle to the administration’s effort to rewrite election rules as the Supre...
Advertising signs come and go, but few remain over the long haul. In the mid-20th century, for example, Burma-Shave limericks nailed to fence posts along highways, greatly outnumbering what we call billboards today. Birthed in the minds of two brothers who finally convinced their...
Power lines that cut through a property near Lufkin on June 12, 2026. Credit: Joel Andrews for the Texas Tribune By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune ODESSA The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Friday gave its approval to a controversial, 370-mile-long transmission li...
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON U.S. inflation accelerated last month as gas prices spiked in the wake of renewed fighting in the Middle East, underscoring the affordability challenges that are top of mind for many voters with midterm elections now just seve...
SAN ANGELO Just weeks after the announcement that Angelo State University has already surpassed its original fundraising goal for the ongoing “ Leading the Charge ” capital campaign, the ASU Foundation has elected new leadership to help guide its continued growth and strengthen i...
By LISA MASCARO and MICHELLE L. PRICE The Associated Press DALLAS Republicans at their midterm convention know that history is not on their side this election season, but they are counting on President Donald Trump and his two-day extravaganza in Dallas to rally voters to protect...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after U.S. midterm elections. Oil prices on Wednesday jumped more than 3%, pushing international Brent crude past the $100 threshold for t...
The U.S. Supreme Court again rejected a push to use Missouri congressional maps backed by President Donald Trump on Thursday, a loss for Republicans trying to maintain control of the House in the fast-approaching midterm elections. The decision means Missouri will run the general...
By JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT The Associated Press DALLAS Republicans opened their highly unusual midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday afternoon, a “Trump-a-Palooza” that is putting the president at the center of this fall’s midterm elections — whether the candidates runn...
Board members of the Permian Basin Fair accepted a $1,500 donation to the Permian Basin Fair & Exposition Scholarship Fund Wednesday, September 9, at the Odessa Rotary Club’s meeting at the Ector County Coliseum & Fair Grounds. Odessa Rotary Club President Jon Brisco (center) pre...
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog’s board on Wednesday reported Iran to the U.N. Security Council for the first time in 20 years for failure to cooperate in a long-running investigation into uranium traces detected by inspectors at various undeclared sites in Iran. Twenty-th...
Residents who want to better understand the City of Odessa’s budget were personally invited by Mayor Cal Hendrick to check out the city’s website via a video that was unveiled during Tuesday’s council meeting. The mayor said the budget isn’t the most exciting topic, but it’s a cr...
The Ector County ISD Board of Trustees held its September Workshop Tuesday and received a presentation on the 2026-27 Campus Improvement Plans (CIP), a recap of the meeting detailed. Each school, regardless of rating, is required to build a CIP annually. That plan serves as the b...
By AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX and LINLEY SANDERS The Associated Press WASHINGTON Americans are more skeptical of government information than they were a few years ago, with majorities now saying they have little or no trust in federal government information about elections and politi...
The Odessa City Council adopted its 2026-27 budget on Tuesday, which includes a proposed 3.3% water rate increase scheduled for consideration on Sept. 16 and a property tax rate increase....
By RIO YAMAT AP Airlines and Travel Writer Taking a commercial flight from a U.S. airport generally requires a boarding pass to get anywhere near a gate, security screening controlled by the federal government and careful attention to the contents of carry-on bags. It wasn’t alwa...
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, THOMAS BEAUMONT and MARY CLARE JALONICK The Associated Press WASHINGTON Republicans appeared to have a firm grip on the Senate heading into the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. But with less than two months until Election Day, control of the ...
