The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

One of the likely casualties is a bill that would have transferred tens of millions of dollars in surplus funds from the ...

Supporters say the bill would protect farmland in Texas. Opponents say limiting PFAS chemicals in biosolids will force water ...

Rep. Lauren Ashley Simmons was elected in November to represent District 146 in the Texas House. She sat down with The Texas ...

Witnesses captured video of an SUV towing a car backward on the Loop 610 eastbound lanes. What happened next astonished ...

Fox News joined ICE in Houston for a weeklong raid that led to 422 arrests, targeting violent offenders and fugitives wanted for murder and arson.

Remember to take breaks to avoid heat exhaustion if you plan to be outside. It usually takes our bodies a few weeks to ...

An undocumented immigrant in Houston is the final suspect to be convicted in a nationwide scheme to sell fake Texas paper ...

Air quality in Southeast Texas can be challenging during certain times of the year, and we are again approaching one of those ...

House Bill 46 is expected to pass the lower chamber Tuesday. It reached the floor ahead of the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3, which would impose strict new regulations on consumable products ...

A job well done, though a big snub to Houston! Three Texas steakhouses made it onto the list of the world's 101 best steak ...

In Texas, a large area of the state is expected to experience temperatures up 15 to 25 degrees above normal — into the 90s and 100s in all but a few locations.