Jesus House Odessa is facing challenges in meeting the increasing need for food assistance. The organization is struggling due to rising grocery prices and a decline in donations. As a result, Jesus House Odessa has been forced to reduce its services.
The situation is causing uncertainty for the organization, which is working to continue serving the community despite these difficulties. Further details about the situation and how it is affecting Jesus House Odessa's operations are available from news outlets.
For those seeking more information, additional coverage can be found through Yourbasin and Big 2 KMID + Fox 24 KPEJ.
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...
Yourbasin / Big 2 KMID + Fox 24 KPEJ (Nexstar) · Sep 15, 2026
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- A 46-year-old man who was facing the region's first-ever state murder charges in a fentanyl-related case was sentenced to 18 years in prison, according to the El Paso District Attorney's Office on Monday, Sept. 14. Eric Robles was sentenced after pleading...
Yourbasin / Big 2 KMID + Fox 24 KPEJ (Nexstar) · Sep 15, 2026
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...
A 30-year-old Odessa man was killed Monday morning in a rollover crash on US 385. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Francisco Roque Benitez was driving north on 385 in a GMC Denali when he veered into the center median for unknown reasons near mile marker 344 ar...
An Odessa woman was arrested Friday after being accused of sexually assaulting her girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter during a bath. According to an Ector County Sheriff’s Office report, deputies were dispatched to Medical Center Hospital on Friday to meet with the mother of the ch...
A 41-year-old Odessa man was arrested last Wednesday night after his former wife told Ector County Sheriff’s deputies he held a knife to her throat and told her he was going to kill her. According to an ECSO report released Monday, a 47-year-old woman told deputies she was walkin...
A 26-year-old Burnet woman was killed early Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Ector County. According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, Mindy Lane Harris was on the back of a Harley Davidson motorcycle when a 22-year-old Midland man traveling west on East Cottonwoo...
The good news for the Odessa High football team? Last week’s game against San Antonio Johnson won’t officially count. That’s because only one half of the game was played. For it to officially count as a loss, the teams would’ve needed to play one play in the second half. However,...
Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at a press conference at the Texas Department of Emergency Management headquarters in Austin on Aug. 31, 2026. Credit: Jacob Lujan/The Texas Tribune By Alejandra Martinez and Alex Ford, The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Water Develo...
