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Earlier this month, the Taylor County Republican Party voted to censure District 71 State Representative Stan Lambert, ...

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

(Juan Figueroa / Staff Photographer) In the recent annals of the Texas Legislature, there are four names worth knowing. Greg Abbott, the governor. Dan Patrick, the lieutenant governor. Dustin Burrows, ...

More Respondents were asked, "How would you rate the job Dustin Burrows is doing as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives?

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — State Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, announced Monday that he will not seek reelection to the Texas ...

The state’s GOP leaders have taken a hard-line stance against illegal immigration, but bills requiring the use of E-Verify ...

The state senator representing Waco, Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, will not seek reelection to the District 22 seat he has held ...

Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda sign US-mediated peace deal aimed at ending decades of bloody conflict.

Wyoming may see its first commercial nuclear power plant a few months sooner than anticipated, but still sometime in 2030, ...

Welcome to Waiver Wire Watch, where I review my favorite waiver wire adds and drops for each week of the MLB season. The ...