Midland author Patrick Dearen’s novel “Halloween on the Butterfield Trail” received the gold medal last weekend at the Will Rogers Medallion Awards in Tulsa, OK. Dearen’s win on Oct. 31 came in the western young reader fiction category. This national award recognizes excellence in Western literat...
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Clearing skies over the Texas Capitol in Austin on Election Day, Nov. 3, 2026. Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune By Sasha Draeger-Mazer and María Méndez, The Texas Tribune Down-ballot Democrats — vastly outspent by Republicans and overshadowed by their party’s candidate...
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON Albert Pujols will interview to be the next Houston Astros manager, a person familiar with the scheduling told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the Astros had not publicl...
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MIDLAND Midland College Director of Academic Engagement Cody Vasquez has been elected to the Board of Directors of the International College Learning Center Association (ICLCA) , a national professional organization dedicated to advancing academic support services and student suc...
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Voters make their way in and out of the polling location in the Longview Community Center to cast their ballots on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. Credit: Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune Data center approvals could remain paused in Texas until leg...
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Crude Oil: 88.12 (-7.97). Nymex MTD AVG: 96.1975. Natural Gas: 2.959 (+0.064). Gasoline: 2.7286 (-0.2069). Spreads: December/January (+1.02) January/February (+1.34). Plains WTI Posting: 84.60 (-7.97). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: November 4, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American ....
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Voter turnout along the U.S.-Mexico border surged in 2026, helping Democrats like Bobby Pulido win a seat in Congress. Credit: Brenda Bazán for The Texas Tribune By Colleen DeGuzman and Berenice Garcia, graphics by Apurva Mahajan and Alex Ford , The Texas Tribune Texas voters liv...
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Iranians on Wednesday struck a defiant tone, celebrating U.S. voters’ rebuke of President Donald Trump in the midterm elections while many in the Middle East waited to see how the results could affect the Iran war. Concerns about the war, particularly frustration over rising pric...
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Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at the Republic Icehouse in Tyler on Feb.16, 2026, as part of a campaign stop for his U.S. Senate bid. Credit: Michael Cavazos for The Texas Tribune By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune For the home stretch of his yearlong Senate campaign, Te...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Tom Craddick wins re-election to Texas House District 82 (Midland) Rep. Tom Craddick has won re-election to represent Texas House District 82. House District 82 is made up of Midland, Martin and Dawson counties. I am deeply honored by the continued support...
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MIDLAND Representative Tom Craddick has won reelection to represent Texas House District 82. House District 82 is made up of Midland, Martin and Dawson counties. “I am deeply honored by the continued support of the people of House District 82. Serving the people of the Permian Ba...
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By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. One of NASA’s premier space telescopes plunged to Earth on Wednesday, ending its 22-year investigation of the universe’s biggest explosions. The Swift Observatory’s demise came less than three months after a long-shot rescue...
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Members gather around the dias during a point of order regarding a bill on the Texas House floor in Austin on Sept. 9, 2025. Credit: Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune By Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune Democrats seized control of the Texas House in Tuesday’s midterms for the ...
