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Odessa City leaders voted Tuesday night to approve a proposed amendment to a City ordinance that surrounds restroom use. On ...

The Odessa Police Department is searching for 35-year-old Benito Hernandez Jr. OPD said Hernandez is about six-foot two ...

This week is Anti-Bullying Week and a counselor at Gale Pond Alamo Elementary is sharing the signs parents should look out ...

The ordinance only applies to Odessa public buildings like Odessa Municipal Court, the Odessa Police Department and Odessa ...

Chris Adams, the Odessa city equipment services director, was fired Tuesday and an investigation has been launched regarding ...

On Monday, November 11, attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union, a nonprofit organization that works to defend the ...

Spread the loveBest K-12 Schools George H.W. Bush New Tech Odessa Project-based learning environment Focus on technology and ...

Frustrations flew in the Odessa City Council as incumbent members attended their last meeting before the new members came to ...

Former Odessa’s Director of City Services, Chris Adams, speaks on working with former City Manager John Beckmeyer and Deputy ...

"...I want all City employees to take a deep breath, relax, and focus on their work." - Mayor-Elect Cal Hendrick ...