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The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health and Permian Basin Gifts of Hope will host a lunch and learn about advocacy from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 2, at The Episcopal Church of the Holy Trinity, 1412 W. Illin...
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Sul Ross State University welcomes five new faculty members for the Fall 2026 semester, bringing expertise in education, computer science, English, history and educational research to the university’s Alpine and International campuses. The new faculty members bring extensive expe...
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By BEN FINLEY The Associated Press WASHINGTON The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles and drones in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. The U.S. strikes followed others on Sunday ...
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Zebra mussels, a non-native shellfish that attaches to hard surfaces, pose a significant threat to Texas lakes, altering lake ecosystems and causing harm to native species. (Courtesy Photo) AUSTIN Following additional monitoring, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) has det...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The AIRSHO will happening later this month with apperances from Starfighters. AIRSHO will take place Sept. 12-13 at Midland International Air & Space Port, with appearances from Starfighters. The company says Starfighters will showcase their F-104 aircraft...
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LUBBOCK Beginning Tuesday, September 1, all United Family locations across Texas and New Mexico will begin raising funds and spreading awareness about muscular dystrophy, ALS, and related neuromuscular diseases during the MDA Aisles of Smiles donate-at-the-register campaign benef...
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By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has pleaded no contest to a charge of operating while intoxicated and has issued a statement apologizing for the actions that led to his July arrest. Romo was arrested July 23 follo...
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AUSTIN As football season kicks off across Texas, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) reminds fans that the best game plan for any celebration is never to drive impaired. Whether you’re tailgating before kickoff, cheering on your favorite team at a sports bar or celebrati...
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The Associated Press HOUSTON The Houston Texans won’t extend current contract negotiations with quarterback C.J. Stroud into the season. General manager Nick Caserio said Tuesday that if the club can’t reach an agreement with Stroud before the Sept. 13 opener against Buffalo that...
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Washington Monthly and Excelencia in Education have recognized Sul Ross State University as one of the top colleges and universities in economic mobility for Hispanic students in the nation. SRSU is #9 among four-year institutions in the second annual edition of the Best Colleges...
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Feature Impact Hectic school mornings get much easier when breakfast is already waiting in the fridge or freezer. These Healthy Make-Ahead Breakfast Burritos can be assembled in advance, frozen individually and easily reheated for quick, filling meals to keep your family going th...
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. Starfighters Space, Inc. (“Starfighters” or the “Company”), the space company operating the world’s only commercial fleet of flight-ready Mach 2+ F-104 supersonic aircraft, announced it will participate in the September 12-13 AIRSHO at the Midland Inter...
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By Natalia Contreras, Votebeat Multiple headlines recently have fueled confusion among Texas voters who have been placed on the state’s suspense list. Voters on the suspense list can still vote. Despite its name, being placed on the suspense list does not mean a voter’s registrat...
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VIENNA (AP) — Syria was constructing a nuclear reactor in Deir el-Zour under the leadership of ousted former President Bashar Assad, according to a U.N. report seen Tuesday by The Associated Press. Inspectors with the U.N. nuclear watchdog visited several sites in Syria in August...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - There is something speical about the -BER months you know them September, October, November, and December they all mean goodies that get you in the holiday spirit. Today's goodie comes in the form of a circle with a crust and I'm not talking pizza ins...
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An Odessa man is dead and another is in the Ector County jail following a weekend shooting on West 42nd Street. According to an Ector County Sheriff’s Office report, deputies were dispatched to a shooting call around 2 a.m. Sunday in the 13000 block of West 42nd Street. When depu...
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By NICHOLAS RICCARDI The Associated Press The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by...
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DALLAS GasBuddy, North America’s trusted fuel savings platform for more than 25 years, on Tuesday released its annual Labor Day gas price forecast, predicting that average gas prices on the last summer holiday weekend of 2026 will be $4.03 per gallon, 87 cents higher than in 2025...
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By JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press Tropical Storm Edouard was expected to strengthen significantly and possibly reach hurricane force Tuesday as it moved toward the Gulf Coast, where heavy rains and flooding were possible in parts of Texas and Louisiana, the National Hurricane...
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PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial ended a fourth day of deliberations without a verdict Tuesday after earlier saying they couldn’t agree whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three young children. Not long after arrivin...
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) on Sunday pushed back on Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) calling him a “lazy” campaigner. “John Cornyn doesn’t know my schedule. He doesn’t know how many hours I’m putting in every day, 18 hours a day,” Paxton told host Jacqui Heinrich on Fox News...
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Closing arguments are complete, and the jury that will decide whether Duane Davis is guilty of orchestrating Tupac Shakur's murder has begun deliberations....
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas The Dallas Cowboys waived backup quarterback Joe Milton on Monday while saying the newly acquired Broderick Jones will compete with Terence Steele to start at right tackle. The move with Milton presumably means Sam Howell has...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - As Labor Day weekend approaches, experts say food safety should be a top priority as you celebrate the festivities. On Labor Day, many people will be traveling, shopping, and hosting cookouts. "My dad always cooks on the grill; we come together as a ne...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Check out today's 7-day forecast from our Chief Forecaster Horace Brown. Tuesday brings plenty of sunshine and another warm afternoon, with highs climbing to around 97. A steady south wind at 10 to 15 mph will be enough to keep the air moving, but it w...
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By JESSICA HILL and JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. The Associated Press LAS VEGAS A jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans and lingered in the publi...
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By JAMIE STENGLE and TY ONEIL The Associated Press GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. The bodies of a Texas chiropractor and at least one other person have been found after a major weekend flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, and forecasters warned more flooding was possibl...
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By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Wall Street closed out August on a downbeat note Monday as stocks fell and the price of oil rose after the U.S. launched its first military action in a month against Iran. The S&P 500 index fell 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial...
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST The Associated Press WASHINGTON A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he flexes unprecedented executive power and remake...
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Crude Oil: 85.76 (+2.36). Nymex MTD AVG: 82.6748. Natural Gas: 2.935 (+0.047). Gasoline: 3.4820 (-0.0079). Spreads: October/November (+1.70) November/December (+1.99). Plains WTI Posting: 82.24 (+2.36). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: August 31, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American ....
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SNYDER Western Texas College invites area high school students, families, adult learners, community members and current WTC students considering transfer to explore their options at the 2026 Western Texas College Fair. The event takes place Thursday, September 24, from 9 to 11 a....
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U.S. and Mexican officials announced the arrest of a key member of one of the leading factions of the Sinaloa cartel.
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The first time I ever voted, I chose all Republican candidates. Growing up, I was deeply influenced by my conservative (and loving) grandfather. However, the Republican Party in those years was very different from the party it is today. The leaders of the Republican Party have ev...
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Veterans, military families and community members from across the Permian Basin are invited to come together for Boots, Flags & Freedom, a free, family-friendly veterans event on Friday, Sept. 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the UTPB CEED Building. The Basin-wide event will honor local v...
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The Shine Bright Ceremony was held Monday morning at Life Challenge United Pentecostal Church. The ceremony was an event to remember the victims of the Aug. 31, 2019 shooting. #tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://www.oaoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IM...
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer Texas Tech lost some big defensive dudes after winning its first Big 12 Conference championship and making the College Football Playoff. Six of them were taken in the NFL draft last April, four in the first three rounds. Edge rusher David Baile...
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AUSTIN The RRC is pleased to announce that David Lindley has been named the new director of the commission’s Oil and Gas Division. The division oversees Texas’ oil and natural gas exploration and production activities and enforces compliance with commission rules designed to prot...
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Shaimaa Zayan, operations manager of CAIR Texas, poses for a portrait in Austin on Saturday, Aug. 30, 2026. Credit: Jacob Lujan/The Texas Tribune By Ellie Ashby, The Texas Tribune In political campaigns and the party’s platform, Texas Republicans condemn “sharia law” as a dangero...
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The Associated Press MIAMI The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning on Monday for the Gulf of Mexico coast from the Galveston and Houston, Texas, area to the western parishes of Louisiana. As of late Monday morning, the potential tropical cyclone was centered...
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Former UTPB head coach Kris McCullough has been suspended from Gardner-Webb, according to footballscoop.com. The news comes after the website reported Sunday that Gardner-Webb was evaluating its options after off-field allegations emerged against the first-year head coach. The we...
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LUBBOCK The United Family and its vendor partners have raised $500,000 for 24 nonprofit organizations through its annual Jacky Pierce Charity Classic (JPCC) golf tournament, which takes place on August 30 and 31. Checks were presented to the 24 groups at a recognition event on Su...
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina superstar Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday, ending 21 years of national-team duty that were capped by winning the World Cup in 2022 to secure his place in the pantheon of the game's greatest ever pl...
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By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Cooling from air conditioning saves lives — more than 5,000 a year in the United States alone — but it also heats up the planet and taxes our electrical grid, scientists say. As the world warms, heat waves strike nearly every continent and Uni...
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A new legislative session in January apparently will mean new efforts to keep Mexican truckers off our highways. The Texas House Transportation Committee, as an interim assignment, has been studying adding greater restrictions on commercial drivers’ licenses and stiffening Englis...
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Texas State Board of Education Chair Aaron Kinsey’s gavel lays on his table during a board meeting where votes are expected on various proposals, among them a new social studies curriculum and required reading lists to include Christian stories across the state’s public K-12 scho...
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Nathan Johnson, Democratic candidate for Texas attorney general, meets an attendee at the Texas Cannabis Policy Conference at the University of Texas at Austin on Jan. 30, 2026. Credit: Jack Myer for The Texas Tribune By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune Two former Texas Supre...
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Brian José Morales Garcia (right) with his brother, Miguel Morales, has a birth certificate showing he was born in Denver. Homeland Security accused him of entering the country illegally and deported him to Mexico. Photo Courtesy of Brian Morales By Alejandro Serrano, The Texas T...
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The Associated Press The “Mandalorian & Grogu” and a new album from Ellie Goulding are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment ...
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By ALEXA SOTO Voracious Fresh ceviche is a staple of Mexican cuisine, but my husband and I were introduced to the concept of roasted ceviche at our wedding. The side dish, adapted here from my cookbook “ Plantas ,” is made of a combination of cooked and fresh ingredients contribu...
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH AP Education Writer Sydney Webb scrimped and saved to pay for an eight-week certified nursing assistant program at a North Carolina community college. On top of the $255 registration fee, the 26-year-old bartender also had to pay for a background check, s...
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN The Associated Press MIAMI A controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases is now under investigation by Republicans on the House O...
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The Supreme Court gave us a start last week, with what looked, at first glance, like a win for Trump’s efforts to suppress mail-in ballots. But, as Andrew Egger explained, that isn’t quite what happened. In broad outline, the Court stayed a lower court injunction while the legali...
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A Flock camera records drivers on Allen Parkway near downtown Houston on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. Credit: Jon Shapley for The Texas Tribune By Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered all state agencies to pause funding for Flock cameras as scrutiny over the AI...
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ALPINE Sul Ross State University has named Dr. Adam Johnson as the next director of the Center for Big Bend Studies (CBBS) , bringing an environmental anthropologist with experience in human-wildlife relationships and a strong connection to West Texas to lead CBBS into its next c...
