As border debate shifts right, Sen. Alex Padilla emerges as persistent counterforce for immigrants
By STEPHEN GROVES
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON President Joe Biden had a question.
“Is it true?” Biden asked Sen. Alex Padilla, referencing the roughly 25% of...
ELAM: Oil corrects, tech stocks top
Berkshire now owns a 27% stake in Occidental Petroleum worth $13.6 billion.
— December 14, 2023
That is Warren Buffet’s BRK company. June crude oil hit...
THE ECONOMIST: A perilous purge
Since the expiration of COVID-19-related provisions requiring states to keep residents enrolled in Medicaid, an estimated 2.1 million Texans have lost their coverage. Texas...
BBB Tip: Building your personal brand to enhance networking success
In today’s competitive professional landscape, standing out is essential for career advancement and networking success. A powerful way to differentiate yourself is to build...
Argument involving brick leads to arrest
A 38-year-old Odessa woman was arrested Thursday morning after her common-law husband told police she hit him in the head with a brick.
COLEMAN: Not ashamed
By Rev. Landon Coleman
Pastor, Immanuel
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who...
Love vs hate is an age-old dilemma
The friction between love and hate has been ongoing since humanity first appeared and it’s only intensifying with all the wars and political malice...
Chasing ‘Twisters’ and collaborating with ‘tornado fanatic’ Steven Spielberg
By LINDSEY BAHR
AP Film Writer
Growing up in the Midwest, filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung developed both a healthy fear of tornadoes and a reverence...
MCT ready for ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’
MIDLAND As the title will suggest, it’s a play where everything goes wrong.
While everything doesn’t go according to plan, audiences should find plenty to...
Texas Republicans have tried to rein in property taxes for five years. Has it...
By Joshua Fechter and Andrew Park, The Texas Tribune
A longtime homeowner in McAllen. A senior living in southeast Austin. The owners of a home...