Oil boom & bloodshed: The 1982 murders that turned Odessa into ‘Murder Town, USA’
The year was 1982, and Odessa, Texas, was making national headlines…not for its changing oil industry or its growing economy, ...
Texans grapple with rising toxic pollution as oil, gas production booms
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here and part two here. ODESSA, Texas — For retired pastor ...
West Texas lawmakers push bills to divert some oil and gas taxes to oil patch infrastructure needs
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 heavy trucks drove through ...
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West Texas lawmakers push bills to divert some oil and gas taxes to help oil-producing counties with roads, other needs
ODESSA 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 heavy trucks ...
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Trump, Texas GOP’s deregulation push sparks hope and fear in the oil field
Industry executives are hailing the new administration as a breath of fresh air: an end, as oil executive Kirk Edwards of Odessa-based Latigo ... trucking and oil field work over the past four ...