He also met with Diamondback Energy workers and local officials to talk about the future of the state’s oil and gas industry.

An abandoned oil well in a remote Texas town has created a massive sinkhole on a family owned ranch. The Kelton Ranch is also ...

The sinkhole, which is so wide and deep that it could comfortably contain a four-story building, is feared to still be ...

Historian Benjamin Heber Johnson, reared in Houston, retells Texas history in a way that will appeal to a broad range of the state's readers.

The rapidly-growing sinkhole in Upton County is the latest of many problems caused by old wells in the Permian Basin.

The oil-filled hole around a plugged well on an Upton County ranch is one on a growing list of problems cropping up with old ...

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

Comptroller Glenn Hegar will step down in the coming months to become chancellor of the Texas A&M University System.

Lawmakers have filed bills aimed at preventing and fighting wildfires, but they fail to go far enough in light of a Texas ...

A vacancy in a statewide elective office means the governor selects the replacement. And it could set off a scramble across ...

Residential customers could see a $2.88 per month increase to their average bill if the rates are approved by state ...

A sinkhole around an old oil well is growing at an alarming rate on the Kelton Ranch in West Texas. Radford Grocery #17 was ...