In March, a sheriff's deputy drove out to an oil field west of Odessa after the owner called in to report two of his storage ...

In the early hours of May 17, 1986, a scream echoed through the courtyard of what was once called the Viva Apartments in Odessa. Neighbors stepped onto their balconies ...

As the state grapples with a threatened water supply, industry and lawmakers have invested millions in research to clean the ...

ODESSA, Texas (AP) — The fracking boom that resuscitated the Texas oil fields has also beaten up the infrastructure in the Permian Basin, the state’s biggest oil and gas drilling region.

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. ODESSA — The fracking boom that ...

ODESSA, Texas — For retired pastor Columbus Cooper ... the U.S.’s most productive oil field, they knew they were surrounded by tank batteries holding spent fuel or fracking fluid and injection ...

Wastewater disposal in the Permian Basin is boosting pressure underground, threatening to hinder oil production ...

West Odessa is an unincorporated community that local leaders believe has around 50,000 residents, and in recent years, the West Texas community ... d think prolific oil fields, right.

Tom Craddick (R), targets illegal handling of oil field waste. “Texas has long been a leader ... safely and efficiently,” Craddick told an Odessa TV station, adding that “this legislation ...