Survey data published last week show a sharp decrease in violent crime from 2024 to 2025, which is consistent with FBI numbers released last summer. Although the Trump administration has tried to take credit for that welcome development, there are several reasons to doubt such claims. In August,...
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ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - November is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the illness while promoting early screening and supporting those living with the condition. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, commonly known as COPD, is ...
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With a spot in the playoffs already secured, the Compass Academy football team will face Tuscola Jim Ned in the District 2-3A Div. I finale at 7 p.m. Thursday at Astound Broadband Stadium in Midland. Jim Ned has also secured a spot in the top four. The only thing left for both te...
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LIV Golf's main investor to help it emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy is scrapping plans for a new version because it lacked enough player support, The Financial Times reported Wednesday. BC Partners Credit had pledged as much as $300 million for what was called “LIV 2.0,” which ...
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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...
