LUBBOCK — Kendra Kay loved growing up in the quiet of West Texas. She enjoyed the peacefulness brought in by the open lands.

Bailey Martin, left, was found dead on Monday, July 7, 2025 after travelling to Kerr County for the Fourth of July. Martin travelled with Jayda Floyd, right, and other family members. The Odessa ...

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ODESSA, Texas — Family, friends, and co-workers gathered Friday at Crossroads Fellowship Church to say a final farewell to Jayda Floyd, the 22-year-old Ector County juvenile probation officer who ...

Midland-Odessa Dutch Bros and many other locations across Texas made history with the largest single-day local giveback in Dutch Bros history.

July 31 (Reuters) - The mayor of a Texas city at the center of flash flooding that killed over 130 people earlier this month asked state lawmakers on Thursday to help get a warning system in place ...

That growing need for help at the Salvation Army hits close to home for Captain Cain. Just 13 years ago, he showed up at ...

Texas' first special session of 2025 starts Monday, during which state lawmakers will consider new congressional maps approve the proposal.