Wildcatter Trail, a hiking and biking trail intended to bridge Midland and Odessa together, made further progress during the approval stages. The City Council recently granted City Manager Tommy ...

Watch a viral clip of a lightning strike near UTPB’s “The Stragglers” that sent sparks—and social media—flying.

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin has hired David Martinez as its new head softball coach. Martinez was at Odessa ...

ODESSA, Texas — ExxonMobil has donated $100,000 to help launch a new civil engineering program at the University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB), a step toward addressing infrastructure challenges ...

Van Vleck had historic seasons in baseball and football. Both teams advanced multiple rounds in the playoffs for the first time in half a decade.

He carries with him the spirit of this region. He was educated right here at UTPB, earning his master's degree, but that really reflects his commitment to both professional development and ...

The University of Texas Permian Basin has named two new Deans for the Colleges of Engineering and Sciences and Business. Rafic “Ray”Bachnak has been appointed as the first dean of the new ...

The UTPB men's tennis team saw its season come to an end with a 4-1 loss at No. 5 nationally-ranked and top-seeded Lubbock Christian University in the NCAA Division II South Central Region Men's ...

May 8—Emphasizing the theme of being better together, participants from Leadership Odessa and Midland came together Thursday at the CEED Building for the Midland-Odessa Joint Leadership ...

May 8—UTPB senior Carson Johnson was named to Third Team All-Lone Star Conference as a utility player for the 2025 season. It is his third straight all-conference nod after being named to the ...