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The last man to serve as president for the Republic of Texas was Anson Jones. While he guided Texas to statehood, his life ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The new submitted annexation plans do not offer reasoning on changes made. The new annexation map has some alterations from the previous submission. The request is still a "flagpole" annexation ...

WASHINGTON — In an interview with NBC's "Meet the Press", President Donald Trump said he still wants to make Canada the 51st ...

A recent study shows most of the biggest cities in the country are sinking, and three Texas cities are doing so faster than ...

On Saturday, local residents who mostly work for Elon Musk’s rocket company voted to create an official city for themselves: ...

We’re scouting an attempt-it-only-during-drought-conditions alternative route of the 1,550-mile Cross Texas Trail, or XTX, ...

including Texas, extreme heat has already started. It reached 112 degrees in the southern part of the state Wednesday, equaling the highest temperature observed in the United States so far this year.