Aging and abandoned oil wells in West Texas are causing significant environmental damage, public health risks, and financial ...

In the booming Permian Basin oil field, a large unincorporated community just outside of the city of Odessa proper has ...

He also met with Diamondback Energy workers and local officials to talk about the future of the state’s oil and gas industry.

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The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...

The Defenders boys basketball team won back-to-back state titles Saturday, beating Fowler 49-32 in the Division 4 ...

The Midland High School girls powerlifting team competed at the state meet today, with one placing in the top five of their ...

What does AI think a typical Midland-Odessa man or woman looks like? I ran an experiment, and the results were predictable ...

Landman has officially been renewed for Season 2, which is no big surprise, given the popularity and bona fides of the drama ...

Ryan Marton pitched six quality innings and struck out 10 to key a 9-3 victory by No. 10 Midland College over Odessa College ...

Trump promised lower energy prices, and he’s using the White House to bring them down, even if it hurts American oil and gas ...