ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Cal Hendrick is the newly elected mayor of Odessa. This comes after the highly anticipated Nov. 5 election victory over current Mayor Javier Joven.

Odessa City Council critics have worried Joven and his allies have focused too much on social issues and not enough on ...

Life-long Odessa attorney Cal Hendrick edged out incumbent mayor, Javier Joven Tuesday evening with about 69% of the vote, ...

With votes tallied and the winner officially announced Tuesday night, the city of Odessa will have a new mayor in Cal ...

We are less than 24 hours from Election Day and the City of Odessa Mayoral race is one to keep your eye on. The two ...

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ODESSA, Texas — Odessa City Mayor Javier Joven released a statement Monday morning regarding the new city restroom ordinance which now states that the use of public restrooms, changing rooms and/or ...

The local Republican establishment in a major Texas oil town has turned against the city’s conservative mayor over his focus ...

Odessa GOP Precinct Chair Ronnie Lewis shared ... Odessa council members and the mayor keep their seats. Mayor Javier Joven and Councilmembers Denise Swanner and Mark Matta have been supported ...

During Tuesday’s debate, incumbent Odessa Mayor Javier Joven and his challenger Cal Hendrick sparred over the response to the ...

ODESSA — The City Council on Tuesday banned transgender people from using restrooms outside of the sex assigned to them at birth, following an emotionally charged exchange between residents and city ...