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A Texas county that for years gave unclaimed bodies to a local medical school without families’ consent will now cremate or bury those people instead — but only after officials document that ...

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

Election Day is just around the corner and it's shaping up to be a busy one for local election offices. Aside from the ...

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

ODESSA — On Tuesday, Cal Hendrick defeating the incumbent Javier Joven in the city of Odessa mayoral race. According to the ...

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.

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

The polls have closed in Texas. Follow our live coverage of local and regional election results in West Texas as they come in ...

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 ...

The Texas city's council signaled its support in a 5-2 vote last week. If leaders pass the updated amendment Nov. 12, it goes ...

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