The Odessa Community Foundation is now accepting donations to help Odessans affected by the recent Texas floods.

Ector County ISD Chief of Police Jeff Daniels gave an update to the community on ECISD’s operations in Kerrville after massive flooding swept hundreds of ...

The State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The state has ...

The first State Flood Plan, published last year, identified $54 billion in flood mitigation, warning and data needs. The ...

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Eight-year-old girls at sleep-away camp, families crammed into recreational vehicles, local residents traveling to or from ...

The Permian Strategic Partnership reports it invested about $31 million various community initiatives in 2024.

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A West Texas juvenile probation officer, Jayda Floyd, and others died in Kerr County floods. The community mourns, honors ...

Ector County officials are preparing to welcome home Jayda Floyd, a beloved juvenile detention officer who died during the ...

Jayda Floyd, a 24-year-old juvenile detention officer in Ector County, is being brought home after losing her life in the ...

Officials say Floyd and her fiancé, Odessa Police Officer Bailey Martin, along with his family, were camping in their RV when ...