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The Schreiner name is big here, owing to the home’s founder, Charles, a former Confederate soldier and rancher who settled in ...

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This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Texas continues to lead other states on capital punishment. But the ...

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The Odessa College basketball programs swept Western Texas with the men winning 55-54, and the women 73-69 in overtime. The men’s team kept it close all game and pulled ...

An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Over the last 10 years, I've become accustomed to life in Texas. I'm Australian, but my wife's Texan, so we spend two months a year living in ...

There are countless megalithic sites around the world, but while Stonehenge may be the most famous, know this: it is not the oldest or biggest. The site of Göbekli Tepe, in Turkey, dates back ...

Average gasoline prices in Midland-Odessa have fallen 12.0 cents per gallon ... up 8.7 cents per gallon from last week’s $2.53/g. Texas — $2.66/g, unchanged from last week’s $2.66/g.

West Texas winds are something you have to get used to. I have a friend who moved to Odessa from San Antonio and he didn't even know what a haboob was. The first wind storm he ever experienced was on ...

Places where mysteries and myths abound. In a new Channel 4 series Mysteries of Stonehenge explores the strange and unknown details of three iconic sites and phenomena, starting with Stonehenge.

When I first moved to Texas, of course I was struck by the natural beauty of the state, in all of its varied regions and topographies, from beaches to mountains to desert lands to rolling hills.

ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – A portion of Crane Avenue will be temporarily closing starting next week, as crews continue utility work in the area. According to the City of Odessa, Crane Avenue will be ...