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In West Odessa, locals are searching for ways to expand access to running water
In the booming Permian Basin oil field, a large unincorporated community just outside of the city of Odessa proper has ...
Texans grapple with rising toxic pollution as oil, gas production booms
This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. It is part three in a four-part series. Read part one here ...
Self-driving sand-hauler trucks roll into the Basin: A look at the new AI fleet
The rumble of sand-hauling trucks is a familiar sound in the Permian Basin, but soon, that sound may come without a driver ...
Odessa American22d
Oil concerns big in state legislative session
Oilfield traffic drives through a lease as a natural gas flare operates in the distance Monday, April 25, 2022, outside of Midland, Texas. (Odessa American/Eli Hartman) From oilfield thefts to ...
The Hill18d
Texas workers face mounting dangers in the heart of America’s greatest oil boom
He gestured out the window of his office in Odessa, Texas, toward a new row of apartments ... His department now has a specialized oil field theft unit, focused on crime rings stealing pipe ...
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Asking AI What It Thinks About The People From Midland-Odessa, Texas
What does AI think a typical Midland-Odessa man or woman looks like? I ran an experiment, and the results were predictable ...