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

Earlier this month, the Taylor County Republican Party voted to censure District 71 State Representative Stan Lambert, ...

The state’s GOP leaders have taken a hard-line stance against illegal immigration, but bills requiring the use of E-Verify ...

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to the Texas ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, spurred by Trump, will trim seven months off its environmental and safety review of Bill ...

The state senator representing Waco, Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, will not seek reelection to the District 22 seat he has held ...

Greg Abbott, the governor. Dan Patrick, the lieutenant governor. Dustin Burrows, the speaker of the House. And then there is Paul Bettencourt. You may not know Bettencourt, the Houston Republican. But ...

A planned new pool at Stamper Park got a lot less expensive Thursday for the city of Longview — about $4 million less.

Republicans — shows they don’t approve of Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick, Ted Cruz, John Cornyn or even Donald Trump.

Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda sign US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict.

Dustin Burrows Approval (June 2025) ... Overall Party ID Democratic Identification Republican Identification Ideology Liberalism Conservatism Race Gender Location Age Group Education Religiosity ...