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Pfluger’s Mystic Alerts Act advances through Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, & Transportation
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman August Pfluger’s (TX-11) bipartisan and bicameral legislation, the Mystic Alerts Act, advanced through the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on Wednesday. This is a major step forward for emergency preparedness nationwide,...
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House passes Pfluger’s Combating Illicit Xylazine Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. Congressman August Pfluger’s (TX-11) bipartisan and bicameral legislation to combat illicit xylazine passed through the U.S. House of Representatives. The Combating Illicit Xylazine Act would crack down on the deadly fentanyl additive xylazine by listing it as a ...
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WTC fall enrollment climbs 10.7%, reaches three-year high
SNYDER Western Texas College welcomed 1,601 students for fall 2026, marking a 10.7% increase over fall 2025 and the College’s highest fall enrollment in three years, according to official census data. The increase represents 155 additional students to fall 2026 enrollment at West...
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Scenes from a colonial resurrection: First-person interpretations of history draw America 250 crowds
By CLAUDIA LAUER The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Betsy Ross is a dynamo with a T-shirt cannon. America’s 250th birthday has been a banner year for the actors of Historic Philadelphia, Inc. who immerse visitors in Colonial history via first-person interpretations and true storie...
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House holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress over Epstein investigation
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON The House approved a resolution Wednesday holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress, referring the matter to the Department of Justice after he defied the Oversight Committee’s subpoenas in its investigation i...
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Pages & Fall Leaves book festival comes to Midland Sept. 26
MIDLAND The organizers behind the popular Pages and Tumbleweeds event are bringing a new fall book festival to Midland. Pages & Fall Leaves will take place Saturday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Mission Square. The free, family-friendly event will feature more than 50 auth...
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DAILY OIL PRICE: September 16, 2026
Crude Oil: 102.43 (-3.40). Nymex MTD AVG: 96.2381. Natural Gas: 2.891 (-0.028). Gasoline: 3.4850 (+0.0198). Spreads: October/November (+4.92) November/December (+4.72). Plains WTI Posting: 98.91 (-3.40). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: September 16, 2026 appeared first on Odessa Americ...
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Out West September line-up: Pat Green, Randy Rogers Band & XKO Fight Night
MIDLAND Out West is bringing a full line-up of live entertainment to Midland County Horseshoe this September, beginning with Pat Green this Saturday, September 19, followed by Randy Rogers Band on Friday, September 25, and XKO Fight Night on Saturday, September 26. The three-even...
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lone Star Conference capsules
Western New Mexico at Midwestern State >> Time, Date, Place: 6 p.m. Saturday, Wichita Falls >> Records: Western New Mexico 1-2, 0-1; Midwestern State 1-1 >> Last Week: UTPB 69, Western New Mexico 14; Midwestern State did not play >> Last Season: Midwestern State 70, Western New M...
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Fed rate hike likely means more expensive credit cards and mortgages, but savers may rejoice
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve just raised the cost of money — bad news for borrowers, good news for savers. The Fed increased its benchmark interest rate Wednesday by a quarter-point, the first rate hike since the summer of 2023. The hike will likely make it even costlier...
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AP exclusive: Change in human trafficking policy could make some minors easier to deport
The Trump administration has ordered caregivers for migrant children to stop reporting human trafficking concerns directly to the office created to help victims, a change that critics say could make some vulnerable minors easier to deport. The directive, in a Sept. 10 memo review...
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Federal Reserve hikes key rate for 1st time in 3 years, defying Trump demands for a cut
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate Wednesday for the first time since 2023 in an effort to quell stubbornly-high inflation , a move that could spur a sharp response from the White House. The quarter-point i...