The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

as is the community of Ross north of Waco and Sul Ross State University in the West Texas County of Alpine.

The Texas Historical Commission's Heritage Tourism Program has announced that the Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University has been selected to host the Smithsonian Institution's Museum on ...

Richard Prince’s ‘Posters’ exhibition at Marfa explores counterculture and mass media through reimagined vintage poster art.

Willa Dale Johnson, 85, of Levelland, passed from this life on April 29, 2025. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 1:00 pm on Friday, June 6, 2025, at Christ United Methodist Church of ...

ALPINE — The Sul Ross State University baseball team (3-45 Lone Star Conference, 4-46) lost 17-3 to Oklahoma Christian (13-35 LSC, 14-36), Sunday at Kokernot Field. The Eagles scored eight runs o ...

State Representative Trey Wharton of Huntsville (R-TX) visits with WTAW’s Scott DeLucia about the most important legislation ...

In March, a mammoth tusk was found on a ranch in far West Texas and is in the care of Sul Ross State University. “We live in an amazing region that has great discoveries found all the time ...