In the booming Permian Basin oil field, a large unincorporated community just outside of the city of Odessa proper has ...

Without access to city water, West Odessa residents — like rural Texans across oil country — largely depend on water from ...

are characteristic of the new oil field. When drivers needed a bathroom, Gonzalez said, “you went out on the land or busted a gut.” The wait times weren’t paid. In Midland-Odessa, people often ...

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Michelle Bose is leading a team and showing that women can dominate in an area that was once hard to get into.

They're believed to have originated from the Midland Army Airfield, a former training base for bomber pilots and crews located on U.S. Highway 80 halfway between Midland and Odessa in Midland County.

are characteristic of the new oil field. When drivers needed a bathroom, Gonzalez said, “you went out on the land or busted a gut.” The wait times weren’t paid. In Midland-Odessa ...