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What residents are talking about in Ector County public meetings, ranked by community engagement.
Recent coverage of Ector County from local and regional media.
MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland ISD trustee Brandon Hodges said he has hired an attorney and placed himself in the middle of a dispute involving Midland County Judge Terry Johnson.Hodges said he plans to file...
Jul 26, 2026MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - A Midland official has retained a Houston attorney to handle proceedings regarding allegations that Midland County Judge Terry Johnson faces. Earlier in the week, an email was sent to ABC Big 2 from Midland ISD trustee Br...
Jul 26, 2026MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Two vehicles were destroyed in a fire Thursday afternoon in Midland, displacing one person and sending another to the hospital because of the heat.According to the Midland Fire...
Jul 24, 2026By JIM VERTUNO The Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday that a third person has been confirmed killed by catastrophic floods this month that prompted more than 500 rescues, damaged homes and businesses, and are still maki...
Jul 24, 2026By Ellie Ashby, The Texas Tribune One year after volunteer firefighter Razor Dobbs scoured the Texas Hill Country for victims of a devastating early morning flood, he stood before an elderly couple reluctant to evacuate their Center Point-area home a...
Jul 24, 2026By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer The number of measles cases in the U.S. has surpassed the record-breaking tally for all of 2025, with five more months of 2026 still to come. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention logged 2,318 cases of m...
Jul 24, 2026The Ector County Commissioner’s Court will tackle a number of items at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the County Annex, 1010 E. Eighth St., including looking at options for the look of the courthouse. Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett said his goal is to build ...
Jul 24, 2026CARLSBAD, N.M. (KOSA) - Carlsbad police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened early Friday morning.According to the Carlsbad Police Department, officers responded around 5:00 a.m. Friday, to the...
Jul 24, 2026MIDLAND COUNTY, Texas (KOSA) - Eleven people were arrested during a sex offender compliance operation in Midland County.According to the Midland County Sheriff’s Office, the operation was conducted July 23 by...
Jul 24, 2026MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) - 11 men were arrested by the Midland County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigations Division after conducting a sex offender compliance operation on Thursday. The operation resulted in the following arrests for the third-...
Jul 24, 2026ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- After residents spent Thursday questioning the safety of Odessa's drinking water and calling on city leaders to release testing data via social media, the City of Odessa on Friday published water quality reports and said te...
Jul 24, 2026MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - National Zookeeper Week is shining a spotlight on a profession many zoo-goers only see for a brief moment, but one that requires long days and constant attention to detail.It’s a role...
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