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BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz reshuffled top posts on Friday as he tries to boost the fortunes of his deeply unpopular government ahead of regional elections in which a far-right party could get its first state governor. Merz took office less than 15 months ago w...
PRESIDIO COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Residents gathered at a Presidio County Commissioners Court meeting Wednesday to oppose efforts tied to border wall construction, including a proposed special road use permitting process that would allow contractors to use county roads. Much of the...
The Midland County Utility District Board of Directors has approved its initial water rate structure and scheduled a $299 million bond election for November 3, 2026....
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland Independent School District filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas and Texas Education Agency Commissioner Morath, stating that the State's school financial system has become an unconstitutional statewide property tax. MISD adds that t...
State Rep. Brooks Landgraf met with the Kermit City Council to discuss the community's priorities ahead of the 2027 Texas legislative session.
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Odessa local Dallas Kennedy made an announcement this morning at City Hall that he has filed paperwork to run for City Council representing District 4. During his announcement, Kennedy told supporters that he was right for the job because he was alread...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland City Council has moved forward with several projects at the Scharbauer Sports Complex despite some residents voicing concerns about the expansion. Council approved more than six and a half million dollars in contracts to add two new auxiliary field...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The Midland Development Corporation and Midland City Council have approved a performance-based incentive agreement to support AST SpaceMobile’s growing operations in the city. AST SpaceMobile plans to build a 400,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing and...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - An Odessa teacher and Army veteran has announced he is running for city council. Dallas Kennedy filed for the District 4 seat and held an announcement Tuesday morning at City Hall. His platform centers on road infrastructure, first responder support, and fi...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Midland Development Corporation (MDC) Board of Directors and Midland City Council have approved a performance-based incentive agreement supporting AST SpaceMobile's additional expansion in Midland. This will occur through the construction of a new...
Dallas Kennedy remembers being 8-years-old and watching Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale debate. His interest in politics has never waned and now he’s running for Odessa City Council District 4. Kennedy, 49, said he’s been to seven or eight state Republican conventions going back...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland elected official Brandon W. Hodges is calling on the Midland County Commissioners Court to seek the immediate resignation of County Judge Terry Johnson, claiming Johnson violated the public trust by releasing a citizen’s sensitive personal informat...
Texas is among a majority of states with open primaries where any eligible registered voter can vote in the primary election, regardless of their party affiliation. Nevertheless, there has been a recent movement among some Texas Republicans to close our Republican primary to only...
By Jennifer Allen At Marival Resorts in Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit, a growing number of guests are leaving their all-inclusive vacation with more than sunburn and souvenirs; some are boarding their flight home with a rescue dog by their side. The resort chain has formed an unusual ...
CHONGQING, China (AP) — Rescue crews on Saturday raced to find survivors from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing that killed at least eight people and left 34 missing. The landslide occurred in Pengshui County on Friday morning on the outskirts of Chongqing...
After 15 years with Ector County ISD, Jessica Moreno is thrilled to be taking on her first head principal job on a familiar campus — Austin Montessori. During their June meeting, the ECISD Board of Trustees voted 6-0 to approve Moreno for the position. Moreno had been assistant p...
President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation to elevate his yearslong push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of U.S. elections and dispute his 2020 loss — this time, to justify his push to pass a strict voter ID bill. His allegations Thursday night of interfer...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday convened leaders from more than 60 countries to take part in the Trump administration's latest effort to quell what it calls “left wing” political terrorism, a marquee issue for Republicans heading into the midterm elections. This focus ...
The Midland County Commissioners Court approved the creation of a new Geographic Information Systems coordinator position in the Road and Bridge Department to manage infrastructure data and support departmental coordination....
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County Commissioners Court has approved the creation of a new Geographic Information Systems (GIS) coordinator position within the county’s Road and Bridge Department, to strengthening how the county manages infrastructure, development and p...
President Donald Trump is set to address the nation Thursday at 9 p.m. ET on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. The speech comes as he’s escalated hi...
By HOWIE RUMBERG The Associated Press NEW YORK The anticipation. The chase. The powdery, sugar-coated board of gum! For generations of baseball card fans, there was nothing like scrounging up some change and sprinting to the store to buy a wax pack. Some tore the slightly tacky p...
By KEVIN FREKING and LISA MASCARO The Associated Press WASHINGTON House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $95 billion legislative plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter registration rules, a sequel to the massive tax and spending cut bill ...
The Odessa City Council accepted the resignation of councilman Gilbert Vasquez Tuesday night, but took no action to fill his vacancy. Vasquez, whose term was set to expire in November, resigned effective June 30 due to family obligations. “Although we want someone to be in that p...
Odessa's District 3 will remain without a representative for the near future following a city council meeting Tuesday.
Commissioners on Tuesday approved the donation of boulders to Kellus Turner Park by Betsy Triplett Hurt and thanked the Odessa philanthropist for all she has done for the community. Commissioner Mike Gardner told Triplett Hurt that her late husband Buzz Hurt would be proud of the...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - As the New World screwworm threat grows in Texas, a free online course is training potential inspectors and helping animal owners stay ahead of the issue.Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, in partnership with the Texas Animal Health Commission and the USDA, deve...
Mark Krawczyk has been appointed as the City of Odessa's new Chief Financial Officer, bringing with him over 40 years of experience in municipal finance leadership....
Big Spring Mayor Robert H. Moore has pledged his support for employees and families affected by the planned closure of the Federal Correctional Institution Big Spring, and has created the Big Spring Transition Task Group to help the community navigate the transition....
BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Big Spring Mayor Robert H. Moore announced the creation of a local transition task group following the federal government’s decision to close the Federal Correctional Institution Big Spring and its satellite camp.In a statement released Monday, Moore sa...
MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County leaders say that the infamous Five Points intersection safety fix is one step closer. According to the press release, Midland County Commissioners approved action tied to a $4 million federal funding opportunity for the Five Points Hi...
The City of Odessa has named Mark Krawczyk as its new chief financial officer. Krawczyk will officially begin serving in the role Monday, July 13. Krawczyk brings more than 40 years of leadership experience in municipal government, higher education, public utilities, and private ...
County Commissioners will hold a public hearing as well as make a decision on a tax abatement agreement with a power plant project on Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the County Annex, 1010 E. Eighth St. EMPower USA, LLC., regarding property that is generally located on a 20.321-acre tract ...
The Odessa City Council on Tuesday will hear the recommendations of a charter review committee and replace Councilman Gilbert Vasquez, who resigned effective June 30 due to family issues. In a May interview, Mayor Cal Hendrick said the council appointed a nine-member review commi...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The City of Odessa has a new Chief Financial Officer.City officials announced Mark Krawczyk will officially start in the role Monday, July 13.Krawczyk brings more than 40 years of leadership experience, with a background that includes municipal government, ...
By BILL BARROW The Associated Press President Donald Trump has ousted members of a bipartisan federal election commission that resisted his efforts to require would-be voters to document their U.S. citizenship before registering. The White House on Friday confirmed the executive...
By MICHELLE PRICE and JOSH BOAK The Associated Press WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday that he was refusing to put his name on it because of the little progress made in pass...
In what seems like a perfect match, the Ector County ISD Board of Trustees recently named Welton Blaylock principal of Milam Elementary School. Milam is the fine arts magnet school in ECISD. Blaylock owned a dance and cheer studio in Odessa now run by two of his former students. ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - The Lubbock County Historical Commission will unveil a new Texas Historical Marker on Saturday, July 11 at 10:00 a.m. The event will take place at the northeast corner of University Avenue and Baylor Street.Professional baseball came to Lubbock in 1922 wit...
By John Stossel More young people vote for socialists. They believe socialism is good for the poor, and “pro-working class.” But is it? In my new video, Leyla Taghiyeva, my latest Stossel Fellow, interviews psychologist Rob Henderson, who points out that few poor people want soci...
The Associated Press GRAPEVINE, Texas Wally Funk, an aviation pioneer who was the oldest woman to launch into space, has died. She was 87. Funk died Wednesday at her apartment in an assisted living facility in the Dallas and Fort Worth suburb of Grapevine, Texas, Grapevine City C...
Midland County Commissioners Court has approved the creation of a new Auto Theft / VIN inspector position in the Midland County Tax Office to provide local VTR-68-A inspections and reduce travel burdens for residents....
LONDON (AP) — Nominations open Thursday in a Labour Party election to replace Keir Starmer as Britain’s prime minister, a contest in which there is expected to be just one candidate. Former Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham will be collecting signatures from Labour lawmakers,...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - New industries and data centers continue expanding across the state of Texas. With rising power demand, energy infrastructure, this demand could be provided at a federal level due to a new federal proposal. According to the Federal Energy Regulatory Co...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A former employee of West Texas Cementers says the company has been dumping hazardous chemicals onto public land, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has opened an investigation into the allegations.Enrique Godinez, who has worked in the oilfi...
Texas Tech University System Chancellor Brandon Creighton walks back to his seat during a board of regents meeting at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Dallas on Feb. 26, 2026. Credit: Shelby Tauber for The Texas Tribune By Jessica Priest, The Texas Tribune Facu...
PARIS (AP) — France already faced one of the world's most important elections next year. Now it has one of the more unusual. Far-right leader Marine Le Pen ’s decision to run for the presidency for a fourth time means that someone found guilty not once but twice of embezzling pub...
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County commissioners spent part of Tuesday’s meeting focused on day-to-day issues that impact people pretty quickly: public safety, traffic and getting around the county.One change you may notice soon is at the Midland County Tax Office. Commission...
AUSTIN, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller on Tuesday urged Governor Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session to address the rapid growth of large-scale data centers, saying the state could miss its chance to curb projects that he argues threaten ru...
Credit: Emily Scherer for The Texas Tribune and ProPublica. Source images: Library of Congress, Texas Tribune, and documents obtained by The Texas Tribune and ProPublica. By Zach Despart, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica Two weeks before this year’s primary elections, Texas Attor...
AUSTIN Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday launched the Texas Classroom Commission, a new teacher-led initiative that will put Texas educators at the center of shaping the future of public education, strengthening student achievement, and ensuring Texas becomes the No. 1 state for ed...
Abbott launches Texas Classroom ...
They may arrive at the same destination, but two passengers on the same flight can have strikingly different travel experiences. One traveler breezes through a priority security lane and heads straight to an invite-only lounge for craft cocktails and a chef-prepared meal before b...
ATLANTA (AP) — The FBI has asked its field offices across the country to dedicate more than 200 staffers to its investigation of the 2020 election in Georgia's Fulton County. A memo obtained Thursday by The Associated Press calls for the FBI to “surge” 260 investigative analysts ...
Odessa City Council District 3 representative Gilbert Vasquez has resigned from his seat due to family tragedies, leaving the seat vacant during a busy budget season, but the council plans to appoint someone to fill the seat until the November election....
BULLARD, Texas (KWTX) — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday promoted a “taxpayer empowerment” plan he says would rein in local government tax hikes and deliver long-term property tax relief, including new voter-approval requirements for proposed increases.“Every Texan wants lower propert...
Bo French, Republican nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, speaks at the second general assembly of the 2026 Texas State Republican Convention in Houston while standing for the Pledge of Allegiance and the Texas state pledge on June 12, 2026. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tr...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Odessa City Councilman Gilbert Vasquez tendered his resignation Monday morning following the recent death of his brother, according to news partner Odessa America.In an interview Monday evening with Odessa America, Vasquez said he can no longer adequately s...
The City of Midland will begin open enrollment for commissions and committees from July 1st, 2026, through July 31st, 2026, with appointments being made in September for the fiscal year starting October 1st, 2026....
