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The oil industry is in the midst of one of the worst busts on record. The price of oil is a third less than it was in January, and for every dollar the price drops, Texas stands to lose $85 million a year in economic impact. We travel to Midland and Odessa to talk to people who work in and around the oil fields about how they are weathering the collapse in the market.
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This post has been updated. It was originally published Monday, Aug. 3, at 2:52 p.m.Monday marked a year since the El Paso shooting, in which 23 people…
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The sun rose over the Chihuahuan desert one June morning, and in Presidio it rose to about 200 cars waiting in line. Dust and sediment, and open landscape…
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The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a stunning blow to the economy. Millions of Americans are finding themselves out of work. Millions of other Americans…
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Oil companies have slashed production across West Texas and southeast New Mexico, where communities are also hurting from pandemic-driven business shutdowns.
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Elizabeth Wetmore's new book explores the ramifications of a brutal attack in Odessa, Texas, in the mid-1970s.
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Eighty-one percent of Latino voters in Texas are concerned about racism-motivated gun violence and that the Latino community might be targeted again in…
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Democratic state lawmakers held joint news conferences across Texas on Wednesday to urge Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special legislative session in Austin…
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The company will also stop allowing customers to openly carry firearms inside its stores, and called on lawmakers to consider passing new gun control legislation.
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Pianist and composer Justin Sherburn has enjoyed a long career as a touring musician with Austin bands like 8 ½ Souvenirs and Okkervil River, but now…