The Latest Breaking News from West Texas

Illegal immigration arrests and drug trafficking account for most of the cases reported

Figures have dropped 24% compared to May in West Texas and Southern New Mexico. CBP now reports an average of 560 daily encounters

The dunes sagebrush lizard lives in the same West Texas land that supports the state’s biggest oil and gas fields, and industry leaders say the new designation will hurt drilling and production.

Not Donald Trump. Not Ted Cruz. But a little known Republican from West Texas ranks as the top recipient of fossil fuel money.

In the staunchly conservative Panhandle, LGBTQ+ Texans say political and legal battles overlook their humanity.

Emails obtained by The Texas Tribune suggest the new center is more closely aligned with influential conservative actors than publicly discussed.

Like local leaders in many other towns in West Texas, the Kermit City Council spent years saving its tax revenue fearing the energy economy would crash. Now it is struggling to keep up with essential services like trash and road repair.

The emerging technology, paid for by a grant established during the 2023 legislative session, will help emergency health care workers talk with doctors in emergency rooms to better care for critical patients.

A National Weather Service meteorologist says West Texas could see scorching temperatures that are blamed for nearly a dozen deaths return to a more typical level by the weekend as a heat dome is expected to move eastward

Blue Origin's next space tourist mission hasn't yet been announced yet. Here are live updates of what we know.

Jeff Bezos' rocket company suffered its first launch failure on Monday.The Blue Origin rocket blasted off from West Texas. No one was aboard, only science experiments. But barely a minute into the flight, the capsule's emergency launch abort system immediately kicked in, lifting the spacecraft off the top. Several minutes…