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One day after Cal Hendrick won the Odessa mayor race and two new city council members were elected, Odessa locals are speaking out about how they feel following Election Day. Tommy Henderson is ...

With votes tallied and the winner officially announced Tuesday night, the city of Odessa will have a new mayor in Cal Hendrick. Hendrick beat out current sitting Mayor Javier Joven who was seeking a ...

are the latest change prompted by an NBC News investigation that revealed how the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth cut up and leased out the remains of hundreds of ...

The longtime McLennan men’s coach registered the 700th win in his coaching career as the Highlanders handled 13th-ranked ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- A Monday morning crash involving a pedestrian and vehicle left one Odessa man dead ... or ...

In unofficial finals for Ector County, there were were 19,137 votes for the bond and 20,542 votes against the bond.

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

Incumbent District 2 councilman, Steve Thompson, has won another term; he edged out newcomer Nayely Urias in a 58% to 42%.

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

The Festival of Trees fundraiser by Permian Basin Adult Protective Services Advisory offers 51 decorated trees with raffle ...