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RRC Commissioners assess more than $1.5 million in penalties
AUSTIN The Railroad Commission of Texas assessed $1,524,265 in enforcement docket fines against operators and businesses at the Commissioners’ open meeting on Wednesday. The Commission has ...
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GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: OHS and Permian to face each other in crosstown rivalry
The Permian girls basketball team will host Odessa High in the second edition of this year’s crosstown rivalry at 6 p.m. Friday at Permian Fieldhouse. Both teams are in need of a win as the Lady ...
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BOYS BASKETBALL: Permian faces OHS for crosstown rivalry part II
The Permian boys basketball team will face crosstown rivals Odessa High for the second time this season in a 7:30 p.m. game Friday at Permian Fieldhouse. The Panthers (20-8 overall, 5-1 in ...
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RFK Jr. is on the defensive over his vaccine views as a key confirmation vote hangs in the balance
WASHINGTON Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s long record of doubting the safety of childhood vaccinations persisted as a flash point for him Thursday in a confirmation hearing where senators, including a ...
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PHOTO GALLERY: Western New Mexico at UTPB
The UTPB men’s basketball team hosted Western New Mexico in a Lone Star Conference game Thursday at Falcon Dome.
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Child molester given two life sentences
A 41-year-old Odessa man was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences, plus 10 years in prison Wednesday after an Ector County jury convicted him on two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a ...
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In the Pipeline
Crude Oil: 47.82 (+0.20).Nymex MTD AVG: 46.2531.Natural Gas: 2.677 (-0.005).Gasoline: 1.3529 (+0.0261).Spreads: January/February (-0.18) February/March (-0.12).Plains ...
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Sul Ross College of Business introduces two new Bachelor of Business Administration programs
Sul Ross State University announced two new Bachelor of Business Administration degrees in Global Management and Marketing, beginning in Fall 2025. These programs are designed to prepare students ...
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Air Force deportation flight skirts Mexican airspace to Guatemala as military’s border role grows
A U.S. Air Force jet with migrants bound at their wrists and ankles departed Texas for Guatemala on Thursday, carrying 80 deportees in another deportation flight that reflects a growing role for ...
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Avalon reaches 1,000 career points as Falcons defeat Western New Mexico
UTPB's Avalon Munoz (10) passes the ball while being guarded by Western New Mexico's Cierra Dinwiddie (3) in the second quarter Thursday at Falcon Dome. Michael Bauer|Odessa American The UTPB ...
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Many new moms in Texas don’t know they qualify for a year of Medicaid, doctors say
Almost all of the pregnant women Dr. Joshua Splinter sees at his rural East Texas practice are on Medicaid. For years, he would treat these patients during pregnancy, deliver their babies and then ...