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Experience live tattooing from 175+ award-winning artists at the Odessa Tattoo Expo 2025, Feb 28-March 2 at Ector County ...

One person was banned from all Fort Stockton facilities, events, and activities for one year after a video containing a ...

A letter sent to Alice ISD parents Wednesday said a student may be detained and possibly deported if they cannot prove they ...

Secretary of State Jane Nelson announced that Texas has 2,964,180 active business entities. That is a growth of 35,492 since ...

February's First Friday ODTX will be an evening of art, entertainment, and community fun. Join First Friday ODTX Friday, February 7, from 6-9 p.m. to experience the best of Downtown Odessa. Highlights ...

Grab your friends and family because an exciting scavenger hunt event is happening now in the heart of downtown. The event ...

Robin Miller “Rob” Thomas was born May 23, 1955, in Odessa, Texas, to parents, Robert I. Thomas Jr and Letha Faye Waters ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- An Odessa man who pleaded guilty to two counts of Intoxication Manslaughter last week was sentenced by an Ector County jury Wednesday to 10 years of community ...

Additional Speedway Children’s Charities-Texas activities during the May 2-4 NASCAR tripleheader weekend will include a live auction, 50/50 rallies as well as the opportunity to purchase racing ...

University of Texas Permian Basin, a public institution, has been offering online bachelor's degree programs since before 2000-2001. All of the online classes are recorded and archived so students ...