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Daniel Comeaux has officially begun as the Dallas ... Cup in Dallas As one of the top law enforcement leaders in North Texas, Comeaux is expected to play a leading role in maintaining security ...

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Death row inmate Moises Mendoza, 41, convicted of murdering a former high school classmate in 2004, is scheduled to be the third man executed by Texas this year. Mendoza confessed to the killing ...

Odessa Mayor Cal Hendrick said after spending ... for three years and was the senior managing director of services at Texas Tech for three years. While he was gone, he was the city administrator ...

Andrew Hill, who studied and farmed hemp in California before it was legal in Texas, was a keynote speaker at the state’s first-ever agricultural hemp expo in Dallas in 2019. Amid considerable ...

The Texas House gave final approval Thursday to a bill that would create a $1 billion private school voucher program, crossing a historic milestone and bringing Gov. Greg Abbott’s top ...

Odessa, Texas -- Just like people in any other part of the world, pretty much everyone loves a good buffet. Whether it's a pizza buffet, a Chinese food buffet, or a cafeteria-style buffet, people love ...

ODESSA, Texas — A four-car accident in Odessa Friday resulted in four people being sent to the hospital and one person being arrested. According to the Odessa Police Department (OPD), 32-year ...

ODESSA, Texas — Three have been arrested for their role in the Odessa High School (OHS) lockdown Wednesday afternoon. According to an ECISD news release, Luis Tarango an 18-year-old senior and ...

Harmony Public Schools West Texas on Thursday announced Mirac Zafer’s appointment as the principal of its newest campus, Harmony School of Innovation Odessa, which will open in August 2025.

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