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The Most Rev. Joe Steve Vasquez, a Stamford native, was originally ordained as a priest for the Diocese of San Angelo.

Odessa Links, a non-profit hub that works to refer information to help provide unhoused Odessans with resources, advocacy, and opportunities, is working to gather statistics on just how many ...

The Texas football secondary has one of its stalwarts back for 2025. Michael Taaffe, who received second-team All-American recognition from the AP this season, is set to return to the Longhorns ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed Chad M. Craycraft to serve on the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, while reappointing current Commissioner M. Scott Adkins for a second term. Craycraft, a ...

AUSTIN -- After an emotional exit at the Cotton Bowl, Michael Taaffe now has some unfinished business. The Texas Longhorns safety announced on social media Tuesday that he'll be returning to the ...

USC running back Reggie Bush (#5) is surrounded by Texas defenders Michael Huff (#7), Drew Kelson (#4) and Aaron Ross (#31) just before attempting to pitch to ball to a teammate during the 2006 ...

Two Odessa residents are being held in the Ector ... of the assaults to one of their mothers in Russia. According to Texas Department of Public Safety reports released Monday, Homeland Security ...

(RNS) — An Episcopal Church investigation into possible misconduct by former Presiding Bishop Michael Curry and Bishop Todd Ousley, a former Office of Pastoral Development official, concluded ...

ODESSA, Texas — A crash Tuesday night in Odessa caused one vehicle to strike a pole, blowing a transformer and knocking down power lines, according to Monica McDaniel with the City of Odessa.