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The countdown is on! Odessa College invites students, employees and community members to get ready to build a healthy habit and join the 2026 30 for 30 Fitness Challenge. Everyone is invited to the 30 for 30 Kickoff at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at the newly enhanced Odessa Colleg...
While it’s no surprise that UTPB football has very few returning players from last year, the Falcons do bring back one crucial weapon at wide receiver as Traylen Suel gets ready for his final collegiate season. The Falcons’ dynamic pass-catcher is back after setting a school reco...
The Compass Academy football team will begin its 2026 campaign against a team the Cougars are well-familiar with. The Cougars will kickoff the season on the road against former district opponent Crane at 7 p.m. Friday at El Ave Stadium. While the Cougars have faced the Golden Cra...
GREENWOOD The Compass Academy volleyball team defeated Midland Greenwood 3-1 in a nondistrict game Tuesday. Compass Academy won by scores of 25-20, 25-27, 27-25, 25-16. The Lady Cougars improved to 13-3 with the victory while Greenwood fell to 9-4. The post HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL...
MIDLAND Midland Festival Ballet is pleased to welcome acclaimed dancer, teacher, and coach Carla Stallings-Lippert as she works with Midland Festival Ballet Company’s dancers to stage “Giselle,” one of the most beloved ballets in the classical repertoire, for the 2026-2027 season...
The Ector County ISD Athletics Department is honored, inspired, and energized by being named The Texas Way District of Distinction this summer. Only 39 Texas school districts received this recognition from the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association (THSADA). “We are inc...
By Eva-Marie Ayala, The Texas Tribune An advocacy group is seeking a new federal appeals court hearing in its effort to defend the Texas Dream Act, a longstanding state law that allowed some undocumented students to pay in-state tuition at public colleges and universities. This s...
Sul Ross State University’s Omicron Phi chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national Political Science honor society, has been named a “Best Chapter” for the fifth consecutive year, continuing a remarkable record of achievement for the student organization. The annual award recognizes...
ABILENE Teachers of Tomorrow (ToT), the nation’s top alternative teacher certification program, on Tuesday announced a partnership with Abilene Christian University (ACU) to create expanded online education pathways for aspiring teachers, certified educators, and school leaders. ...
SAN ANGELO For the 18th consecutive year, Angelo State University has been listed by The Princeton Review as one of the country’s best institutions for undergraduate education, an honor that goes to only about 14% of the nation’s nearly 2,800 four-year colleges. The education ser...
By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer NEW YORK After a summer of vacations and late nights, it’s time to set those back-to-school alarms. A good night’s sleep helps students stay focused and attentive in class. Experts say it’s worth easing kids back into a routine with the st...
It’s the start of a new season for the Permian football team and the Panthers will kickoff the year against a team they know all too well. The Panthers will face Amarillo Tascosa at 7 p.m. Friday at Ratliff Stadium. It’s a team that Permian has faced plenty of times over the year...
The Odessa High football team begins its 2026 football season this week with a 7 p.m. kickoff Thursday at Ratliff Stadium against a team from outside of the country; MX Prep (Mexico City). The Bronchos will be looking to forget about last week’s 1-9 season and what better way tha...
By JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer For generations of Americans, a sharpened No. 2 pencil has represented childhood and coming of age. Still a fixture of back-to-school shopping lists, it outlines a child’s first letters, erases their mistakes and lets them doodle in the margi...
MIDLAND The Midland Education Foundation (MEF) on Monday announced investments from ExxonMobil and the ExxonMobil Foundation totaling $500,000 to support innovative educational programs throughout Midland ISD , including teacher development, literacy initiatives, STEM learning, s...
The Abell-Hanger Foundation has committed $7 million to support construction of Midland College’s new Applied Technology Complex, an investment that will expand access to high-quality Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and help prepare students for the workforce opport...
As Texas Tech University opens the fall semester today (Aug. 24), it does so with record-breaking enrollment, surpassing 45,000 students for the first time in university history and welcoming its largest-ever class of students entering college for the first time. Texas Tech’s enr...
In celebration of their 15th year in business, West Texas Music Academy is hosting an outdoor concert in downtown Odessa which will feature students and teachers from WTMA. In conjunction with the international event “Play Music On The Porch Day,” the theme of the concert will be...
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH AP Education Writer Giles Sims, 34, was sick of getting passed over for jobs because he didn’t have a college degree. But with a wife and a widowed mother to help support, he needed a quick solution. So the laid-off web developer turned to one of a growin...
On the 34th anniversary of the kidnapping and murder of Tammy J. Zywicki, an Iowa college student reportedly last seen in southwest suburban LaSalle County, Illinois, authorities say they have a new lead in her case....
Area schools competed at the Tall City Cross Country Invite Saturday at Midland’s Hogan Park. #tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://www.oaoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7807-160x120.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat; } #tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 { backgro...
MIDLAND Permian’s Emma Aguirre led the Lady Panthers with a fourth-place finish while Monahan’s Hayden Graves took first in the boys race at the Tall City Invite Saturday at Hogan Park. Running in the first meet of the season, the Permian girls finished sixth with 143 points. Bot...
By State Rep. Brooks Landgraf Across West Texas, classrooms are coming back to life as the school year is underway. Backpacks are being packed, alarm clocks are being set a little earlier, and teachers are welcoming students back for another school year. Before long, the first-da...
By William F. Holland Jr. Ph.D. Ordained/Licensed Christian minister Do you remember that old song in Vacation Bible School that said, “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy, down in my heart”? Do you still have it today? I hope you do, because as God’s children we have lots to be joyf...
With two campuses in Odessa and a new one in Midland, IDEA Public Schools is serving about 3,000 students from across the region. Erica Matamoros is the Deputy Executive Director for the Permian Basin. “That makes me really proud because it tells us that one, there is demand for ...
The Compass Academy football team has already seen a lot of success in its short history. Now, the program will face new challenges as the team adjusts to a new division and a tougher district. With plenty of returning starters from last year, head coach Boe Smith and the Cougars...
Ector County ISD leaders are excited to announce a pair of honors received by the ECISD Fine Arts team. One is the District of Distinction award from the Texas Art Education Association (TAEA) and the second is Best Communities for Music Education from the National Association of...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Midland Independent School District is offering area seniors free admission to district athletic events through its gold card program. Nick Sanchez has held a gold card for 20 years. He and his wife met at Midland High. Their kids went to Midland Lee, and t...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A Texas Tech mechanical engineering professor is back in the classroom, after receiving a kidney transplant from the husband of one of his former students. A year ago , an outpouring of support came from family, friends and former students, when they found...
In celebration of their 15th year in business, West Texas Music Academy is hosting an outdoor concert in downtown Odessa which will feature students and teachers from WTMA. In conjunction with the international event “Play Music On The Porch Day,” the theme of our concert will be...
ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Summer may be over, and school is back in session, but that doesn’t mean that the fun has to end. The City of Odessa is having its Friday Night Flicks event this Friday, August 21, starting at 7: 30 p.m. Join them at Ratliff Ranch for a free showing of “Clo...
For students and families across the Permian Basin, access to fresh, nutritious food isn’t always a given, but during Hunger Action Month, Midland College, West Texas Food Bank and Oxy are working together to make it a little easier. The West Texas Food Bank Produce Roadshow will...
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — The Texas prosecutor who oversaw Karmelo Anthony 's conviction in a deadly stabbing at a high school track meet said Thursday that both sides had agreed to hold back evidence that risked further inflaming a case already boiling with racial tensions and deat...
The 2026 Permian Watermelon Social took place Wednesday at the parking lot of the high school. #tdi_4 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://www.oaoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_7173-160x120.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat; } #tdi_4 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 { backgr...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick 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 Alejandro Serrano, The Texas Tribune Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday vowed to pass legislat...
GREENWOOD The Permian volleyball team won in four sets against Midland Greenwood Tuesday in a nondistrict volleyball game. The Lady Panthers (7-1) won by scores of 25-23, 11-25, 25-14, 25-21. Permian will next compete in the Granbury Tournament from Thursday-Saturday. The post HI...
College costs just hit new records, and students are feeding themselves in dorms where the hot plate is banned. Photo credit: Depositphotos By Shruthi Baskaran-Makanju Back-to-college spending will top $100 billion for the first time this year, at a forecast of $103.5 billion. Mo...
Students at Nimitz Middle School in Odessa line up to enter their next class on Sept. 13, 2023. Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune By Megan Menchaca, The Texas Tribune Texas public schools couldn’t sponsor H-1B visas to hire foreign workers under a ban Gov. Greg Abbott propose...
ANDREWS Compass Academy volleyball ended up splitting against Big Spring and Andrews Tuesday on the road. The Lady Cougars defeated Big Spring 3-0 before losing to Andrews 3-1. Compass Academy now sits at 7-2 for the season. The Lady Cougars will next compete at a tournament in S...
Adinvita Private School is having a car show and raffle to help raise money for the school. The event is scheduled for Nov. 7 at a location to be determined. Founder and Principal Linda Subia said people can enter their cars, classic cars, trucks, muscle cars, classic low-riders ...
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — The judge who presided over Texas teenager Karmelo Anthony's murder conviction was removed from the case Wednesday ahead of a key hearing to decide whether to grant a new trial in the fatal stabbing of a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet. The ...
By JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press DALLAS The judge in the case of a Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet was ordered removed Wednesday, as the defendant seeks a new trial in a case that drew national attention. Karmelo...
A ranger guides a tour group through Cliff Palace, the largest of the cliff dwellings, in Mesa Verde National Park near Cortez, Colorado, on Saturday, May 25, 2003. Credit: Bryan Oller/Colorado Springs Gazette/KRT via ZUMA Press Wire via REUTERS By Eva-Marie Ayala, The Texas Trib...
By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO OpenAI is launching a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers — the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence — who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship. The S...
The Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University has been selected for a grant totaling $412,997 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to expand and strengthen educational programming serving the Big Bend region. The three-year project, “Developing and E...
MIDLAND Midland College has officially joined the National Junior College Athletic Association Esports (NJCAAE) , the nation’s largest collegiate esports association for two-year institutions, marking a significant milestone in the growth of the college’s esports program. Midland...
After posting its best season in over a decade, the Permian football team looks to make an even bigger run this year as the Panthers return a good chunk of last fall’s district championship-winning team. The Panthers return seven starters on offense and six on defense and look to...
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press WASHINGTON Civil rights advocates on Monday said they asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, teeing up a case that could set a new national standard f...
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK U.S. kindergarten vaccination rates inched down again last year and the share of children with exemptions rose to an all-time high, according to federal data posted Monday. The fraction of kids exempted from vaccine requirements rose to 4...
Courtesy Photo AUSTIN As college students begin returning to campus for the start of the fall semester, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) encourages students to make smart decisions and remain aware of their surroundings both on and off campus. Whether heading to class,...
The Permian volleyball team will face Midland Greenwood at 6 p.m. Tuesday in Greenwood. The Lady Panthers are coming off a 5-1 showing at the Monahans Tournament, finishing in second place. The Lady Panthers are now 6-1 for the season, having defeated Andrews in five sets last we...
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Last season for OHS is gone. Not in the history books for the right reasons but it’s behind the Bronchos and now, the team can look forward to what should be a better and more promising season. There are already several reasons why Odessa High football should expect a better year...
ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - After two years, the Sunset Youth Golf Center has recently completed construction of its new driving range. To celebrate the completion, the facility has offered local students a place to practice their golf swings. "This is a labor of love that we've ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A new school is opening in Midland for students in grades K through 12th. That school is Idea Henry, and it will be open for the first day of school on Monday the 17th. The school is a state-of-the-art two-story building, and phase one is now complete ...
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Kimani Mitchell, left, stands next to Danielle Minnis as they give a lesson to their eighth grade students at Legacy Middle School in San Antonio on April 29, 2026. Credit: Isaiah Moseley for The Texas Tribune By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday proposed ...
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Texas Tech Athletics is introducing a brand-new student ticket loyalty program beginning with the 2026-27 academic year. The new “Red Raider Loyalty” program will allow students to reserve seats in advance for home events at both Galaxy Stadium and United ...
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The Junior League and Conoco Philips partnered up to provide schools across the Permian basin with Pink Pantries. Pink Pantries is a resource for students to get free hygienic products so they can focus more on school. Katy Beth Dewinne President of t...
MIDLAND-ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released its 2026 accountability ratings for school districts across the state, including results for Midland ISD and Ector County ISD. Midland ISD results Midland ISD said 30 campuses improved or maintained thei...
