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Texas coach Charlie Strong is giving safety Josh Turner another chance and reinstating him back to the team, a source familiar with the situation said Wednesday.

The Permian Basin shale oil boom has fueled rapid growth in both Odessa and Midland, but it has also made home ownership almost unreachable for those outside the oil industry.

A West Texas jury has sentenced a teenager to 50 years in prison for the fatal beating of an off-duty police officer.

His paintings made news worldwide, but it turns out that former President George W. Bush has been working on another, highly personal project since leaving the White House: He has quietly completed a biography of his father, former President George H.W. Bush.

His paintings made news worldwide, but it turns out that former President George W. Bush has been working on another, highly personal project since leaving the White House: He has quietly completed a biography of his father, former President George H.W. Bush.

Four teenagers face felony criminal mischief charges after a BB guns vandalism spree in West Texas damaged dozens of vehicles.

Police say a man has been fatally shot at a West Texas public park during gunfire as children played baseball on a nearby field.

The Texas Historical Commission is poised to decide whether to designate the famed Houston Astrodome a "state antiquities landmark," a status that would make demolishing the iconic structure harder.

This April 18, 2013 file photo shows an aerial view of the remains of a fertilizer plant and an apartment complex to the left, destroyed by an explosion in West, Texas.

Proposed West Texas shelter would be largest in US Proposed West Texas shelter would be largest in US Check out this story on KHOU.com: http://www.khou.com/story/news/2014/07/29/12680196/ CLINT, Texas - Authorities are considering a bid to build a shelter in West Texas that would be the largest in the U.S. to hold unaccompanied children who enter ... (more)

Rep. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, announced Tuesday he will remove himself from the Nov. 4 House of Representatives ballot, making that a wide-open race for the half-dozen or so West Texas residents who have expressed interest in replacing him.

The driver of this semi-trailer escaped serious injury after running off the freeway on Eastbound Interstate 80 at the Beck Ave. on ramp on Tuesday.

This April 18, 2013 file photo shows an aerial view of the remains of a fertilizer plant and an apartment complex to the left, destroyed by an explosion in West, Texas.

Keith Plantier lectures in a "Wind Safety" course at Texas State Technical College in Sweetwater, Texas, on July, 22, 2013.

West Texas is still home to some of the most historic and famous working cattle ranches in the co... More>> West Texas is still home to some of the most historic and famous working cattle ranches in the country.

I just read through the economic outlook in the most recent newsletter from the Memphis-based Cotton Board in which Jon Devine , a senior economist with Cotton Inc. , does a good job of explaining the current outlook for cotton prices going forward.

West Texas police say a former supervisor for state Child Protective Services has been arrested for tampering with evidence as police investigated the 2012 starvation death of a 22-month-old girl.

A West Texas city's tribute to the ranching way of life will feature a $400,000 sculpture of a cowboy on horseback and five steers.

Police say a 12-year-old girl was killed and three other people were injured in a West Texas all-terrain vehicle crash.

The Midland Reporter-Telegram reports 43-year-old Filiberto Baeza was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash Sunday night.