Texas lawmakers have approved bills creating task forces to address oil field theft in the Permian Basin. The task forces, formed by the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Railroad ...

Matta, who represents Odessa's downtown area, said the sports complex is an investment that builds on Odessa’s legacy. “The community has always been about oil and football. We’re known for ...

ODESSA, Texas — Natalee Dean couldn’t reach her husband’s cellphone. ... after an oil field accident about 70 miles from Odessa killed nine people (Energywire, Oct. 21, 2014).

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — The fracking boom that resuscitated the Texas oil fields has also beaten up the infrastructure in the Permian Basin, the state’s biggest oil and gas drilling region.

The fastest-growing US metro area in 2012 was Midland, TX with an eye-popping growth rate of 14.4% in the area’s real GDP, followed by No. 2 Odessa, TX at 14.1% growth.

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — The fracking boom that resuscitated the Texas oil fields has also beaten up the infrastructure in the Permian Basin, the state’s biggest oil and gas drilling region. More ...