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Ector County · community
What residents are talking about in Ector County public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Recent coverage of Ector County from local and regional media.
By Jayme Lozano Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK Texas lawmakers will discuss Monday the possibility of establishing a council to coordinate a statewide system to connect all first responders and state and federal agencies when a disaster strikes. T...
Sep 14, 2026Last year the Ector County Commissioner’s Court voted to expand the cemetery with several commissioners and the county judge saying it was the topic they have heard the most about from citizens. The issue is back on the agenda and County Judge Dustin...
Sep 14, 2026By Alejandra Martinez and Alex Ford, The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott has directed the Texas Water Development Board, the state agency tasked with overseeing the state’s water planning process, to penalize data centers that do not report their wate...
Sep 14, 2026MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County has accepted a $1.3 million dollar grant to create a Border Prosecution Unit to fight oilfield theft and gang-related crime.According to the county the grant will fund fou...
Sep 14, 2026The intersection of Farm to Market Road 1788 and Interstate 20 is scheduled to close on Thursday, September 17, as part of an ongoing expansion project by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Sep 14, 2026Beginning Thursday, Sept. 17, at 8 a.m., the FM 1788 intersection at Mile Marker 127 will be permanently closed to northbound and southbound traffic until the new interchange is constructed. Motorists should follow posted detour signs and use the new...
Sep 14, 2026The City of Odessa is reimagining its website, and your feedback can help shape the future of their online services. Take the survey at https://forms.gle/tMBPN61RBpM7q9798 The survey deadline has been extended to Friday, September 25. The post City s...
Sep 11, 2026By Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune ODESSA The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Friday gave its approval to a controversial, 370-mile-long transmission line project, pending two transmission companies work with landowners to make modific...
Sep 11, 2026Former Odessa police officer Jody Max Baer faces charges of misuse of official information after allegedly using phone numbers obtained during arrests to send sexually inappropriate text messages to two women.
Sep 11, 2026Five deputies at the Ector County Sheriff's Office undergo specialized training to handle mental health crises and encourage law enforcement officers to seek help for their own mental health challenges.
Sep 10, 2026An Odessa police officer was placed on administrative leave without pay Wednesday after being arrested on suspicion of two counts of misuse of official information, a felony. According to officials, Texas Rangers and OPD investigators found that “Jod...
Sep 10, 2026BY M.K. WILDEMAN The Associated Press Kathryn Pilgrim knew the century-old Victorian she bought in Dunkirk, New York, came with old plumbing. She replaced pipes she suspected of containing lead and later installed a kitchen filter designed to remove ...
Sep 10, 2026