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Reps. Tom Craddick and Brooks Landgraf want to divert 10% of taxes collected on oil and gas production to help ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

(Ruth Campbell|Odessa American) MIDLAND Representatives from across ... The Permian (has) great oil wells, but they also make a significant amount of water with that oil. That’s really what ...

He also met with Diamondback Energy workers and local officials to talk about the future of the state’s oil and gas industry.

“This part of Texas was dying,” said Kirk Edwards, CEO of Latigo Petroleum and a Midland-Odessa business leader. Now the majors are back, and the region is “thriving,” revived by high-tech methods ...

For a unique day trip, the Odessa Meteor Crater ... Industrial activity impacts Midland’s environment. The American Lung Association rates the city’s ozone levels as “C,” and particulate pollution ...

The bikini coffee shop from Landman isn't just fiction—it’s a real thing in Odessa! See what we found on our visit.