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City officials plan on establishing a property tax decrease, despite what legal language says on official agenda.

One Thursday morning in July, Joven started his day at his office in city hall wearing a uniform: a white collared shirt with an insignia of Odessa printed on it and brown pants. He chatted with ...

Larry showed his dedication by being a happy warrior for our community during his tenure at city hall, but moreover ... 500 ...

The City of Odessa passed its 2024-2025 Annual Budget at its City Council Meeting Tuesday evening, despite several pleas from ...

Congressman August Pfluger hosted a “Coffee with the Congressman” event in the western part of Odessa, turning the newly ...

Attorneys for the City of Odessa and former Assistant City Manager Aaron Smith have agreed to discuss settling Smith’s lawsuit against the city before the end of the year. Smith filed a ...

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and Odessa College are all located in Odessa. Together, the education system and oil industry ...

Service roads for both I-20 and Business I-20 The City of Odessa also reported on Tuesday that the Household Hazardous Waste Facility is closed due to the weather conditions and excessive mud.

The mezzanine space in Station 9 provides access to the fitness room, which is located across the apparatus bays from the ...

ODESSA – A reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci ... Javier Joven, this West Texas city’s first Hispanic mayor, spoke forcefully for more than twenty minutes about water infrastructure, public ...