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

The task force was assigned to a 35-member urban search and rescue team; the Minnesota unit would be ahead of or trailing the larger group to provide K-9 support.

At a hearing in hard-hit Kerr County, an emergency management coordinator for the first time explained his whereabouts when ...

Local leaders in central Texas are facing more tough questions Thursday as state lawmakers – and survivors – again press for ...

State lawmakers are in the Hill Country community most impacted by the July 4 flooding gathering testimony for legislation to ...

The Texas Legislature is holding a hearing on the July 4 floods in the Hill Country. We still need answers on why local ...

The joint Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding will meet Thursday in Kerrville, Texas — the site of the ...

The hearing this morning is the first time a panel of lawmakers is visiting the hard-hit Texas Hill Country since the floods.

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

Texas state legislators will be in Kerrville on Thursday for a hearing on the July 4 floods. They may get an earful.

In the wake of Texas’ July 4 floods, members of the Church of Jesus Christ have contributed thousands of service hours.