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While only active for a little over a year, the West Texas Trading Card Game Convention is making moves in the Permian Basin. The group started out with only 15-20 vendors at its first showing, but now regularly sees close to 150 vendors pack hotel conference halls, dealing out c...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Meteorologist Jim Danner gives you today's 7-day forecast +3, with temperatures staying in the high 90s. Watch the full video above for the complete forecast....
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - As students across the Permian Basin get ready to head back to class, parents are already shopping for school supplies. One item many students need on their list is a new pair of eyeglasses. Local opticians are encouraging parents to shop early before ...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A federal court has delayed sentencing for a San Antonio financial advisor who pleaded guilty to her role in a suspected Ponzi scheme involving Lubbock investors. Brooklyn Chandler Willy pleaded guilty to six counts of wire fraud, along with charges of agg...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Data centers could be coming to Odessa, but community leaders want to make sure they’re a good fit. The Odessa Chamber of Commerce is in talks with data center companies interested in developing in the area. Tom Manskey, director of economic development, sa...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A family-owned bakery and restaurant in Odessa is approaching its two-year anniversary in September, but rising product costs tied to tariffs and inflation have forced the owner to make adjustments to stay in business. Daniel Morales, owner of Masa Bakery, ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - They may not wear helmets or shoulder pads, but marching band students are putting in just as much work this summer. From the practice field to the parking lot, they’re spending countless hours preparing for the season ahead. For most students, summer means...
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ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - Ector County ISD has announced that all students are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch, with no meal application required. ECISD will begin the school year on August 11th for Pre-K through 6th grade and 9th grade, and August 12th for 7th and...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - The City of Midland has begun construction on the Mockingbird Lane Extension Project, a roadway improvement designed to increase capacity and improve connectivity. According to the City of Midland, the project will extend Mockingbird Lane from Fairgrounds ...
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An Odessa man was arrested early Saturday morning after his mom and stepdad told officers he forced them at gunpoint into their laundry room and said he was going to kill them. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to the 3700 block of Fairmont...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - A citizens advocacy group called “Save Lubbock” has submitted a petition to the city council seeking a pause on data center development in Lubbock. The group spent two months collecting the signatures required to bring the matter before the council as a re...
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON AL West-leading Houston acquired center fielder Daulton Varsho from the Toronto Blue Jays, and he was set to be available for the Astros in their game Monday night. The Astros are getting Varsho in exchange for right-handed starter Spenc...
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A 39-year-old Odessa woman was arrested Friday morning after her boyfriend told authorities she slashed his face during an argument over trash. According to an Odessa Police Department report, officers were dispatched to a disturbance call in the 2900 block of Redbud around 9:40 ...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The City of Midland has annoucned that nearly 20,000 SeeClickFix tickets have been closed since its beginning in July 2024. During the month of July, approximately 1,081 tickets that were submitted through SeeClickFix were closed in CIty Council Distr...
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ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - The five people arrested following a shooting in Ector County have been identified. According to the Ector County Sheriff’s office, deputies responded to the area of 16th Street and FM 1936 , where they found one person who had sustained a gunshot wou...
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Latoya Mayberry has launched her campaign for the Midland ISD Board of Trustees, focusing on parent representation, teacher retention, and early childhood literacy....
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MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland business owner and pastor Latoya Mayberry announced Tuesday that she has filed as a candidate for the Midland ISD Board of Trustees District 5 seat, saying she wants to strengthen communication with parents, improve student outcomes and retain expe...
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MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - The City of Midland has announced the beginning of the Mockingbird Lane Extension Project. The project will extend Mockingbird Lane from Fairgrounds Road to Purtis Creek Drive as a five-lane arterial roadway. This extension will provide additional roa...
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By Emily Foxhall and Dan Keemahill, The Texas Tribune KERR COUNTY Joan Connor, 82, didn’t expect another horrific flood to happen again in her lifetime. But two-and-a-half weeks ago, she found herself hurrying home from a Colorado trip with her 99-year-old husband to the house th...
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By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK The U.S. stock market rallied to the edge of its all-time high on Monday after easing oil prices helped calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even worse. The S&P 500 jumped 1.5% and is just 0.1% below its record set earlier t...
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Gov. Greg Abbott signs SB2, a bill authorizing educational savings accounts (ESA’s) to help parents pay private school tuition for their children, during a ceremony at the Texas Governor’s Mansion in Austin on May 3, 2025. Credit: Bob Daemmrich for the Texas Tribune By Jaden Edis...
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Crude Oil: 80.34 (-4.33). Nymex MTD AVG: 83.2267. Natural Gas: 2.781 (+0.034). Gasoline: 2.9667 (-0.2549). Spreads: September/October (+2.44) October/November (+2.22). Plains WTI Posting: 76.82 (-4.33). The post DAILY OIL PRICE: August 3, 2026 appeared first on Odessa American ....
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Signs are scattered on the ground at a rally against data center development across the state on the Capitol grounds in Austin on July 27, 2026. Credit: Kaylee Greenlee for The Texas Tribune By Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune Amid growing public backlash to the rapid buildout of d...
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The holiday that is the start of high school football season in Texas officially happened Monday. Teams all across the state (that didn’t have spring workouts) took the fields Monday morning for the first of many workouts for the 2026 season. Schools that did participate in sprin...
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AUSTIN, Texas (KLTV) - Gov. Gregg Abbott issued a directive Monday ordering a comprehensive audit of all proposed data center projects seeking to connect to the state’s power grid. Under the new mandate, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability C...
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Attorney Cynthia Clack’s latest book “Discovering the Club” touches on themes that are timely today, especially in light of the Jeffrey Epstein revelations. The subtitle of “Discovering the Club” is “Piecing Together the Puzzling Network of Parental Pimping, Ritualistic Abuse, an...
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Two people have died in the cyclospora outbreak in Michigan, state health officials announced Monday, the first deaths confirmed in the U.S. related to the microscopic parasite. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said both people had underlying health conditions...
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AUSTIN Governor Greg Abbott on Monday directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to conduct a comprehensive verification and audit of all data centers advancing through ERCOT’s interconnection process. The PUCT and...
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Crane police arrested a suspect following an investigation into a social media threat directed at a local school campus.
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The Associated Press The return of “Ted Lasso” and Billie Eilish’s immersive concert film 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’ enterta...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KOSA) - Six people have pleaded guilty to their roles in a conspiracy to steal crude oil from Permian Basin producers and resell it for profit, federal prosecutors announced. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, the guilty pl...
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH AP Education Writer With no background in coding, Faith Maeba, a psychology major, was reluctant when her mother first suggested she enroll in classes on artificial intelligence. But the senior at Virginia Commonwealth University began to see it different...
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EDDY COUNTY, N.M. (KOSA) - People are pleading guilty in federal court to stealing crude oil — and a lot of it. According to the Eddy County Sheriff’s Office, the U.S. Department of Justice says that investigations have uncovered thefts of tens of thousands of barrels from oil pr...
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A Flock license plate reader operated by Hewitt city government records vehicles that drive by on Panther Way in Hewitt on July 28, 2026. Credit: Justin Hamel/The Waco Bridge/CatchLight Local/Report for America By The Waco Bridge and Ayden Runnels, The Texas Tribune A network of ...
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The Associated Press DALLAS The Dallas Wings will make their anticipated full-time move to downtown Dallas next season, when they will play all of their home games in the same arena as the NBA’s Mavericks. Wings officials announced the move Monday, though playing their full home ...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Backpacks are packed and school supply lists are checked, but state officials say Texas drivers have some homework of their own to do before classes start this month. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has launched its annual “Be Safe. Drive Sma...
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By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer Mauricio Pochettino is staying with the U.S. soccer team, agreeing Monday to a four-year contract to coach the Americans through the 2030 World Cup. The 54-year-old Pochettino, who took over the national team in October 2024, led the U.S. to the ro...
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Big Spring/Howard County Crime Stoppers is seeking public assistance to identify an accomplice involved in a $42,000 oilfield equipment theft that occurred on July 22, 2026....
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By REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press WASHINGTON A federal judge is allowing the Department of Homeland Security to go ahead for now with plans to build a border wall through a levee system protecting a small Texas town on the border with Mexico, rejecting arguments by the town...
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Texas lawmakers said they need to rewrite a plan to get more energy to West Texas after residents aross the state raised concerns over proposed high-voltage lines. Credit: Evan L’Roy/The Texas Tribune By Carlos Nogueras Ramos and Paul Cobler, The Texas Tribune ODESSA A growing ch...
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn speaks to reporters in the wake of President Donald Trump saying he may temporarily drop the nomination of Todd Blanche to be U.S. attorney general, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 30, 2026. Credit: REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein By Gabby Birenbaum, The ...
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MIDLAND After a month of back-to-back announcements, Out West has added seven new events to its 2026 line-up at Midland County Horseshoe. The expanded schedule includes nationally recognized country artists, hip-hop legends, live entertainment, and combat sports, delivering a pac...
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AUSTIN While kids and families are gathering school supplies, Texas drivers should be gearing up for the return of school-related traffic. That means paying extra attention in school zones and always driving like a Texan: kind, courteous and safe. Crashes rising in Texas school z...
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The state of Texas has one of the largest economies in the world. In fact, if it were a country it would rank as the eighth-richest in the world. Its gross domestic product, perhaps he most popular measure of economic activity, tops $2.9 trillion, placing it ahead of most countri...
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In a display of Stockholm Syndrome, the White House Correspondents’ Association invited Donald Trump to be the keynote speaker at their annual festival of self-appreciation. Because he is who he is, he did not take the opportunity to do the kind of gentle press ribbing that past ...
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High school teams from all over Texas (including Odessa High and Compass Academy) began the first day of practice Monday. #tdi_1 .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 { background: url(https://www.oaoa.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/IMG_5566-160x120.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat; } #tdi_1 .td-double...
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Photo Source: Talker Research Talker News | Talker Nearly half of Americans (46%) still use their parents’ place as a personal storage unit — and it’s not just the younger generations. That’s according to a recent survey of 2,000 people who’ve moved away from home, which found th...
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By MERYL FEINSTEIN Voracious When tomatoes are at their peak — and it’s too hot to turn on the oven — this simple, no-cook sauce from my cookbook “ Pasta Every Day ” is what I come back to time and again. It’s often called pomodoro crudo and served with very thin spaghetti, thoug...
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The Ellen Noël Art Museum will be hosting Book Talk at 6 p.m. August 13. Featuring “Theo of Golden” by Allen Levi, this book explores the story of “a stranger sets out to reunite artwork with the person who originally sat for their portrait. Secrets are revealed, regrets are shar...
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Average gasoline prices in Midland-Odessa have fallen 26.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.59/g Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 156 stations in Midland-Odessa. Prices in Midland-Odessa are 20.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 93.1 cent...
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BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Two suspects have been accused of stealing $42,000 worth of equipment from an oilfield site early July 22. According to the Big Spring Crime Stoppers, the theft happened at around 2:00 a.m. One of the two suspects described as a man with a beard has bee...
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By JAMIE STENGLE The Associated Press DALLAS Kay Granger, the first Republican woman from Texas to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and who served for nearly three decades, died Sunday at the age of 83, her son J.D. Granger said. House Speaker Mike Johnson said in ...
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CAIRO (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said new talks to wind down the war in Iran will start Monday, after announcing he is holding off on new massive strikes he had threatened to unleash on the country. The talks will seek to end the conflict and revive stalled cargo traffic ...
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CRANE, Texas (KOSA) - A social media post circulating on August 2 threatened violence at Crane Independent School District schools, according to the district. According to the Crane Police Department, an investigation was conducted on the threat, and they determined it was unsubs...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Heading back to class is always exciting, but a little extra spending cash makes it even better! The Garriga Law Firm is teaming up with Wake Up West Texas to get local students off to a spectacular start this school year with a fantastic giveaway. Your stu...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A milestone celebration is brewing in West Texas this month. Midland’s premier craft beverage event, the Tall City Brewing Invitational, is returning for its fifth consecutive year on Saturday, August 22. Organizers are planning their largest festival to da...
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TERRELL COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - One man has been transported to the hospital after being invovled in a rollover accident at the Val Verde/Terrell County line. According to the Terrell County Sheriff's Office, this was a single vehicle rollover accident. TCSO says that the dri...
