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U.S. airmail pilots once depended on a coast-to-coast bread-crumb trail of arrows—though most have been destroyed, buried, lost, or forgotten.

Oil and gas companies produce 3.8 billion barrels of wastewater per year in the arid Permian Basin. A state consortium is trying to figure out whether it can be reused.

Federal prosecutors say a Texas man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for attacking an Asian family because he thought they were Chinese and therefore responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

The federal environment agency says it will continue flyovers of the Permian Basin in Texas and New Mexico until Aug. 15 using infrared cameras to survey oil and gas operations.

Up in Smoke BBQ closed its Midland location after the 2020 bust, but has resurfaced three hours east, in Early, with new meat market.

Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam was back on top of an LPGA Tour leaderboard Wednesday, teaming with Madelene Sagstrom in the Dow Great Lakes Bay Invitational. “It is different because it’s a team format,” Sorenstam said. The 51-year-old Sorenstam is making her second LPGA Tour start of the year and only her third since retiring after the 2008 season.

Scores, highlights and more from the Texas League baseball series between the Corpus Christi Hooks and Midland RockHounds at Whataburger Field.

It is the latest example of how Texas Democrats are on edge over the administration’s approach to high gas prices.

As rumors swirl about the origins of the crisis, West Texas parents turn to one another for help.

Gov. Greg Abbott said all of Texas shares Uvalde's grief. Grieving gun violence has become increasingly commonplace in the Lone Star State.

The Texas A&M Forest Service posted a video on May 18 of the Mesquite Heat Fire, showing a large blaze and heavy winds blowing plumes of smoke across the area.

The 139-year old Scharbauer Ranch now boasts a meat market and barbecue joint, setting up a symbolic—and delicious—relationship.

The release of the 1950 census allows us to see the first time America's three baby-boom presidents were recorded — or, at least, it should.

Labor shortages, supply chain issues, hesitant financial backers and a frosty relationship with the Biden administration have limited how much Texas oil and gas companies are ramping up production.

Jacob and Natalee Dean died on October 26, 2019, after inhaling hydrogen sulfide gas at an Aghorn pump house in Odessa, Texas.

Five employees at a Texas private school have been arrested on a felony charge after authorities accused of them of failing to report the alleged sexual assault of a student on campus. The five employees at Midland Christian School were arrested Wednesday on a felony charge of failure to report with intent to conceal neglect or abuse, the Midland Reporter-Telegram reported.

One of the five candidates for the Republican Texas Railroad Commission nomination has been killed in a traffic crash while traveling from a West Texas campaign appearance.

More than 200 earthquakes of 3 magnitude and greater shook Texans in 2021, more than...

One of the five candidates for the Republican Texas Railroad Commission nomination has been killed in a traffic crash while traveling from a West Texas campaign appearance.

The surge in seismic activity from increased underground pressure is shaking the West Texas ground and rattling longtime residents.

As Texas universities and colleges begin a fifth semester during the COVID-19 pandemic, many students say they are struggling with uncertainty and an indifference toward school and the future.

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When a homeowner shot and killed a police officer in Midland, the court case that followed pitted two core Texas values against each other.

A West Texas man was acquitted of murder Wednesday in the 2019 fatal shooting of a police officer who was shot while checking a security alarm at the man’s home. A Midland County jury deliberated for about 90 minutes before finding David Wilson not guilty of murder in the death of Midland police Officer Nathan Heidelberg. Wilson’s attorneys had told jurors that he didn’t know Heidelberg was a police officer, mistook him for an intruder and shot him in self-defense in the predawn hours of March 5, 2019.

Members of the Chin ethnic group have found good jobs in the oil fields, and many are voting Republican.

A federal jury convicted a Texas man today for multiple child exploitation offenses involving an 11-year-old child. Renteria was convicted of production of child pornography, sex trafficking of a child, possession of child pornography, and committing a new crime against a child while registered as a sex offender. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.

A growing group of laborers is trailing hurricanes and wildfires the way farmworkers follow crops, contracting for big disaster-recovery firms, and facing exploitation, injury, and death.

A new report analyzing data gathered by the TECQ finds the drop stemmed largely from the pandemic-related downturn in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries, and rising production in 2021 is already leading to a comparable rise in illegal pollution.

After high-profile clashes with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a fellow Republican, Seliger suspects members of his own party are trying to oust him.

These fall fields of dreams across the state feature everything from train rides and corn mazes to campfires and pumpkin smashing.

Texas Public Radio compared year-to-date sales tax returns to major cities through July of this year compared to those during the same period in 2020. Both are pandemic years, but spending and sales tax collections are improving across the state.

Texas-based ConocoPhillips bought Shell’s Permian Basin assets for $9.5 billion, its second major purchase in the oil-rich area over the last year.

The U.S. House is expected to vote on the infrastructure bill later this month.

There have been 20,256 reported cases among students across the state since the school year began.

A look at this week's Double-A Central series between the Corpus Christi Hooks and Frisco RoughRiders.

A look at this week's Double-A Central series between the Corpus Christi Hooks and Midland RockHounds.

Scores and highlights from the series between the Corpus Christi Hooks and Midland RockHounds

What to know about the Hooks series against the Amarillo Sod Poodles at Hodgetown in Amarillo.

Three people have been arrested and nearly 75 vehicles seized after officials in a west...

In a story published May 22, 2021, The Associated Press reported that Vector Fleet Management submitted fraudulent invoices to Midland County.

The 2021 Corpus Christi Hooks schedule.

To Mike Anger in Midland, Michigan, a $100 round-trip airline flight and $260 for five nights at a Las Vegas hotel made it too easy to say yes. Las Vegas has been almost elbow-to-elbow lately with pandemic-weary tourists looking for excitement and entertainment, after casinos rose from 35% to 50% occupancy March 15 under state health guidelines. Capacity limits in Las Vegas casinos drop again Saturday — allowing 80% occupancy — while person-to-person distancing goes from 6 feet (1.8 meters) to 3 feet (0.9 meters).

Attorneys who inspected two emergency housing sites for migrant children in Texas also reported limited or non-existing recreational and educational services.

Attorneys who inspected two emergency housing sites for migrant children in Texas also reported limited or non-existing recreational and educational services.

These emergency sites don’t have to be licensed by state authorities or provide the same services as permanent HHS facilities. AdDuring former President Donald Trump’s administration, HHS for months did not ensure FBI fingerprint checks or child welfare screenings were done for workers at a large camp in Tornillo, Texas. HHS’ inspector general warned then that FBI fingerprint checks “provide a unique safeguard” over most commercial background checks that search a person’s name. “While the various background checks could identify some past criminal convictions or sexual offenses, these checks were not as extensive as the FBI fingerprint background checks,” the inspector general found. The Red Cross and HHS for several days refused to acknowledge that the volunteers weren’t given FBI fingerprint checks.

A surge of migrants on the Southwest border has the Biden administration on the defensive. President Joe Biden’s administration has been sharply criticized for its response to a surge in crossings of unaccompanied immigrant children. “I feel like I have to wait and try again.”The Biden administration is not expelling immigrant children unaccompanied by a parent or legal guardian. But Pfluger and other Midland officials said the Biden administration wasn’t answering their questions or giving them assurance that officials would keep the surrounding community safe. HHS opened the Midland site without notifying some top local officials who say many of their questions aren't being answered.

Analysts estimate the total volume of oil lost to Texas' production freeze at anywhere between 18 million and 40 million barrels and roughly one-fifth of U.S. refining capacity was shut in. "The Texas storm helps Saudi and its partners tremendously because it accelerates the path to inventory normalization," Peter Sutherland, president of Houston-based energy investment firm Henrietta Resources. "It's not just positive sentiment; the roughly 40 million barrels lost due to the storm help tighten the market." OPEC expected to increase productionThe inventory drawdown continues a trend that's seeing oil prices steadily rise from their historic pandemic-induced lows nearly a year ago. "U.S. crude oil exports will fall in coming weeks and this provides support for international grades — again supportive for oil producers."

Energy prices jumped Tuesday as a deep freeze in the South boosted demand for fuel and hampered production. "Frigid temps and speculators caught short are dramatically moving futures prices higher." Ultimately, there just wasn't enough supply, forcing power companies to turn to the open market to buy electricity. "Weather is severe enough to curtail supply when demand is near all-time high levels," RBC analysts said in a note. West Texas Intermediate crude futures, the U.S. oil benchmark, advanced 58 cents, or 0.98%, to settle at $60.05 per barrel.

Cattle shelters from the cold wind on the side of a pump jack array Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021 in Midland, Texas. WTI crude futures rose 62 cents, or 1%, to $60.09 a barrel Monday. The jump brings WTI crude futures up about 24% so far in 2021. The latest pop in the energy market came as cold weather racked portions of the U.S. and fostered demand for power and fuel while simultaneously threatening to hamstring production in Texas. "Winter storm and arctic blast of cold weather that is making its way south to Houston may have some severe impacts on the oil industry," oil analyst Andy Lipow wrote over the weekend.

2 1 of 2 Courtesy NWS Facebook Show More Show Less 2 of 2 Kathy Adams Clark / Kathy Adams Clark/KAC Productions Show More Show LessAn interesting sight was spotted by individuals in Midland, Texas of a cloud known as "Hole Punch" cloud or "Fallstreaks" Tuesday afternoon. The cloud received its name due to the resemblance of a circular gap in the middle of a cloudy sky and giving the appearance of cloud streaks falling from the center. This is a rare phenomenon that can be explained with science.

Governments across the world must significantly scale up climate adaptation measures to avoid major economic damage from global warming, according to the fifth edition of the UN Environment Programme Adaptation Gap report. Nations must put half of all global climate financing towards adaptation in the next year in order to avoid the worst impact of climate change, according to the report published on Thursday. The world is still on track for temperatures to rise over 3 degrees Celsius, or 5.4 degrees Fahrenheit, this century. "The hard truth is that climate change is upon us," Inger Andersen, executive director of UNEP, said in a statement. The report also called for governments prioritize climate change in their Covid-19 economic recovery plans, including a shift away from fossil fuels and toward investing in green technologies and restoring ecosystems.

HOUSTON – Cold air has settled into Southeast Texas and will be sticking around for a while. We are in the beginning of the longest stretch of cold weather that has hit Houston so far this season. As we head into late Sunday, temperatures will start to drop and wintry precipitation will be getting close to Southeast Texas! Sunday NightAccumulations will be insignificant in Southeast Texas but snow will accumulate north and northwest of our area. Weekend Travel WeatherAfter Sunday’s rain/snow mix event, the rest of the ten day forecast shows a cooler than normal start with plenty of sunshine for the week ahead.

The battleground states whose presidential election results are being challenged by Texas at the Supreme Court urged the justices on Thursday not to take up the case. Those states — Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin and Georgia — have all certified their election results, with Democrat Joe Biden defeating President Donald Trump. Pennsylvania in its brief called Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's long-shot bid to overturn other states' elections "legally indefensible" and "an affront to principles of constitutional democracy." Dana Nessel, the attorney general of Michigan, told the court in her state's brief to reject Texas' case outright. Seventeen states that Trump won in the popular vote further fueled those views Wednesday, when they filed a brief to the Supreme Court in support of Texas' case.

Federal authorities charged six men for allegedly plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Seven other men known to be members or associates of the militia group Wolverine Watchmen were charged under Michigan's anti-terrorism law. The FBI later heard the men and others talking about attacking the Michigan state Capitol and using Molotov cocktails to destroy police vehicles. Those defendants were arrested on Wednesday night, according to Andrew Birge, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Michigan. Hate groups heard the president's words, not as a rebuke, but as a rallying cry, as a call to action."

The result — Baby Jessica's Well-Made Play — is a play that at each performance asks the one-member audience (yes, only one audience member at a time) to imagine what it is like to be stuck. They also talk to another audience member [from a previous performance]." The second act is is the most traditional as the audience member is interacting with an actor who has a script. The third act pairs the present audience member with a former one who asks 58 questions about the audience member's experience and pop culture topics. No recording is made of the encounter between actor and audience member he said.

HOUSTON A Houston area mother said her family was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight on Monday morning because her 3-year-old son with autism would not wear a face mask. The flight initially left the gate but a crewmember said the plane would have to return when the boy wouldnt keep the mask on, Alyssa said. I think there needs to be something in place for children or even adults with disabilities who cant wear a mask. She said her son did not wear a mask while boarding, or on the flight to Midland. Alyssa said a family member will drive her family home from Midland on Thursday.

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump will shift his focus to American energy dominance during a stop in Texas later this week that will include his first visit to an oil rig. During the stop Wednesday at Double Eagle Energy in the west Texas city of Midland, Trump will discuss how the U.S. is achieving energy dominance by cutting regulations, simplifying permitting and encouraging private investment in energy infrastructure, the White House said. While in Texas, Trump will raise money for the Republican Party and his reelection campaign at a fundraising luncheon with supporters in nearby Odessa. It will be Trumps 16th visit as president to Texas, the White House said. The White House said Trump has taken steps to help the energy industry recover after the coronavirus outbreak caused demand for energy and prices to plummet as people stayed home to avoid becoming infected.

FILE - In this May 29, 2020 file photo, two cars are flipped over after major flood damage, in Sanford, Mich. Sanford village, with a population of 859, is pulling together after the devastation of two dam failures in May. Volunteers are still clearing muck and providing supplies to those whose homes were destroyed since there's no telling when major state and federal help will come. Although state or federal government aid would be a huge help, Ricards said Sanford could not wait. We celebrated birthday parties, their graduations, anything you can think of there.The goal is to keep people in the village, Cole said. I think its better just to help than to sit back and wait" for state or federal funding, Cole said.

ODESSA, Texas After six members of a Facebook group called Open Carry Texas were arrested for openly carrying weapons outside a bar, the group posted a video indicating the members would travel to Odessa to teach Ector County Sheriff Mike Griffis a lesson, the Midland Reporter-Telegram reported. Vice President David Amad said the group will organize a rally on June 6 according to a YouTube video posted on the Open Carry Texas channel. This guy needs a lesson, Amad said in his YouTube video. Griffis arrested the six members along with the bar owner and her employee. The arrests led to an extensive debate on social media and death threats directed at the Sheriff.

The Tittabawassee River flows past the Dow plant and eventually meets the Saginaw River, which continues into Lake Huron's Saginaw Bay. That 50-mile stretch is tainted with dioxins highly toxic compounds that researchers say can damage reproductive and immune systems and cause cancer. Damage from the flood three years ago was minimal and required only minor repairs, EPA's regional office in Chicago said. Dioxins are byproducts of some of the hundreds of chemicals manufactured over the years at the Dow plant, which began operating in 1897. Environmentalists said they were concerned about releases of pollutants aside from dioxins, although Dow said there had been none.

President Donald Trump, who was in Michigan to visit a Ford production plant, signed an emergency declaration authorizing the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to coordinate disaster relief efforts. In Midland, 61 people spent Wednesday night and Thursday morning in temporary shelters, according to city spokeswoman Selina Tisdale. That number mostly the elderly and families dwindled throughout Thursday as floodwaters receded and some residents were able to return home, she said. Much of the area remained underwater, including in Midland, the headquarters of Dow Chemical Co. And floodwaters continued to threaten downstream communities. And my hats off to Midland.Other area residents returned to their homes to find heavy damage.

Dow said the ponds held only water, and it has detected no chemical releases from the plant in Midland where the company was founded, though the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said state officials would evaluate the plant when theyre able. Once the flooding recedes, Dow will be required to assess the Superfund site contaminated with dioxins the company dumped in the last century to determine if any contamination was released, the EPA said.

The failure of two dams in Michigan driven by heavy rainfall late Tuesday has brought record-setting flooding to nearby communities as thousands of residents evacuate their homes. The collapse of the Edenville Dam and the Sanford Dam, about 140 miles north of Detroit, has released floodwaters that have inundated houses and business along the Tittabawassee River and prompted the National Weather Service to issue a rare flash-flood emergency. The Tittabawassee River, which has already reached a record height of nearly 35 feet as of 9 a.m. on Wednesday and continues to rise rapidly, is forecast to crest 38 feet by 8 p.m. tonight, according to the National Weather Service. Gretchen Whitmer issued an emergency declaration for the state and warned that downtown Midland could be under approximately 9 feet of water on Wednesday. "This is one of those nightmare scenarios that meteorologists hope never happen," Meteorologist Eric Holthaus wrote in a tweet.

Chevron warned on Friday that results will remain depressed as long as oil prices stay low, and said it was further cutting its 2020 capital spending plan. In the same quarter a year earlier, the oil giant earned $1.39 per share on $35.20 billion in revenue. Production at the nation's second-largest oil company rose 6% year over year to reach a record high of 3.24 million barrels per day of net oil-equivalent production. But looking forward, the company said lower oil prices will have a significant impact. "Financial results in future periods are expected to be depressed as long as current market conditions persist," the company said.

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the tax refunds. Residents in Midland, Texas, received the most money back from Uncle Sam when they filed their 2018 tax returns: an average refund check of $3,800, according to MagnifyMoney.com. "It would seem to be the case that they are overpaying on federal income taxes," said Chris Horymski, senior research analyst at MagnifyMoney. For instance, the combined state and average local sales tax rate is 8.19%, ranking the Lone Star state 12th in the nation, according to the Tax Foundation. Further, homeowners residing there pay a mean effective property tax rate of 1.67% sixth in the nation, the Tax Foundation found.

But traders cautioned that this collapse into negative territory was not reflective of the true reality in the beaten-up oil market. The price of the nearest oil futures contract, which expires Tuesday, detached from later month futures contracts, which continued to trade above $20 per barrel. This negative price has never happened before for an oil futures contract. "Right now we don't see any near-term relief for this oil market we remain really concerned for the outlook on oil near-term," she added. This could be why there's a steeper fall in the May futures contract compared to the June contract.

IHS Markit (INFO) The financial information provider reported quarterly profit of 66 cents per share, 2 cents a share above estimates. Twitter (TWTR) Twitter withdrew its guidance, as ad sales decline due to the coronavirus outbreak. Amazon.com (AMZN) Amazon suspended more than 3,900 selling accounts on its U.S. platform for violating its fair pricing policies. Mondelez (MDLZ) Mondelez will increase hourly wages by $2 and also pay a $125 weekly bonus for sales representatives. Perrigo (PRGO) Perrigo was upgraded to "overweight" from "neutral" at JPMorgan Chase, which thinks the drug maker will benefit from increased demand for flu treatments.

NASHVILLE, TN - NOVEMBER 08: (L-R) Cameron Duddy, Mark Wystrach, and Jess Carson of Midland attend the 51st annual CMA Awards at the Bridgestone Arena on November 8, 2017 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic)HOUSTON – The 2020 HoustonRodeo entertainment stage is nearly set. Here are the 17 of the 20 musical acts that will be performing this year.