Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is weighing a primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn (R) in what could be the next ...

After news of the flu outbreak in the jail, their medical department advised them to shut down for multiple days.

The operators of the Texas electric grid have two new leaders. This week, a selection committee announced the selection of ...

An Ector County grand jury has indicted the mother of a newborn found dead in a toilet on a capital murder count. The woman remains in the Ector County jail on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ...

ODESSA, Texas — A traffic stop on a truck pulling a trailer with expired registration in Odessa led to the arrest of a murder suspect wanted by Interpol.

Vesper Energy has installed the last of more than 1.36 million solar panels covering 6 square miles at Hornet Solar in Swisher County, Texas.

The Ector County jail has temporarily closed to visitation amid a rise of flu cases among inmates in the facility. Sheriff ...

Midland County continues to experience drought, with 40.2% in moderate drought and nearly the entire county dry, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

An Ector County jury found Steve Hoisington guilty for two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child and one count of ...

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An Odessa man who pleaded guilty to two counts of Intoxication Manslaughter last week was sentenced by an Ector County jury ...

Judge Low sentenced Hoisington to two consecutive life sentences for the first two counts and 10 years in prison for the ...