Media Meeting 9-15-19
This week on Media Meeting a two part show. First, we bring you information about the Lea County Schools’ new program “Attendance Matters To Me”.
$500K coming to Eddy, Lea counties to support grants for schools, roads
A group of oil and gas companies and local stakeholders is donating half a million dollars to Eddy and Lea counties to assist with grant writing as the industry booms in the two southeastern New Mexico counties leaving local communities in need of additional infrastructure funds.
Editorial: A message for our Odessa neighbors we are here for you
We salute the people of Odessa. We are so proud of how our neighbors to the west have conducted themselves in what had to be one of the toughest times in memory. They have stood strong and showed us that comebacks are not only possible but are expected. We like that.
Payton: Midland needs more than diluted, politically captive discussions of the past
What was your take from the Perryman report authorized by Priority Midland and what does it mean to govern in Midland for the next decade?
Permian Strategic Partnership announces grant assistance for two N.M. counties
The Permian Strategic Partnership announced a partnership with the JF Maddox Foundation and The Grants Collective and Community Development Consulting Associates LLC to provide professional grant writing, management and training expertise to local governments, school districts and non-profits in Lea and Eddy counties to strengthen their ability to successfully compete for state, federal and private […]
PSP, foundation to contribute $625K to help Lea, Eddy counties
The Permian Strategic Partnership announced today a partnership with the JF Maddox Foundation and The Grants Collective and Community Development Consulting Associates to provide assistance to Lea and Eddy counties in New Mexico.
Booker visit offered rare opportunity for residents
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Presidential candidates usually flock to Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina at this point on the campaign calendar.
Permian Basin roads gain $2 billion in additional funding
ODESSA, Tx. (KOSA)The Texas Transportation Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to provide an additional $2 billion in funding to improve Permian Basin roads.
Commission OKs $600M in road funding for Permian
The Texas Transportation Commission approved a Unified Transportation Plan (UTP)that includes $600 million for the Permian Basin over the next two years.
OUR VIEW: Hallelujah! Road help is on the way
Thursdays vote on the 2020 Unified Transportation Program by the Texas Transportation Commission will do so much to make our roadways safer.
Texas Transportation Commission approves 2020 UTP
The Texas Transportation Commission unanimously approved a statewide transportation plan today that will provide more than $2 billion in additional funding to transportation projects in the Odessa region over the next decade.
PSP, region await state’s decision about $600M in transportation funding
Midlanders could land their second big win in this year of transformation. The Texas Transportation Commission on Thursday will vote on projects that make up its Unified Transportation Plan. Should the vote go the way many in the Permian Basin desire, it would mean $600 million in projects for the region. That includes $243 million […]
Texas shale towns grapple with growth as oil-bust fears fade
ODESSA, TEXAS (Reuters) – In west Texas, the center of the U.S. oil boom, about 3,800 students at Permian High School are crammed into a campus designed for 2,500, with 20 portable buildings to help with the overflow.
Texas oil group hires D.C. lobbying firm
A Texas oil industry group has hired a prominent Republican lobbying firm to help educate lawmakers about community needs in the Permian Basin oil field.
U.S. Senator John Cornyn visits West Texas in ‘listening mode’
MIDLAND, Tx (KOSA) —The Permian Basin Strategic Partnership and U.S. Senator John Cornyn held a roundtable discussion with local leaders and experts at the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum on Monday.
Cornyn hears regional concerns from local leaders
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, joined Permian Basin leaders Monday to discuss how the regions energy revolution has created explosive growth along with a multitude of challenges.
TxDOT asks Cornyn for assistance with road funding
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn led a round table discussion Monday at the Petroleum Museum to hear concerns of local leaders and members of the Permian Strategic Partnership.
WATCH: Sen. Cornyn meets with local leadership
US Senator for Texas John Cornyn made a stop in Midland Monday afternoon. The Permian Basin Strategic Partnership and US Senator John Cornynhold a roundtablediscussion with local leadersand experts at the Permian Basin Petroleum Museum on Monday afternoon.
2019 Energy Summit: Here’s what you need to know about the upcoming summit
The 2019 Energy Summit will feature leaders from New Mexico, Texas, and the oil and gas industry at the annual event that highlights the contributions of the men and women in the energy workforce.
Sen. Cornyn to meet with Midland leadership
MIDLAND, Texas (Big 2/Fox 24) U.S. Senator John Cornyn will be making a pit stop in the Permian Basin to discuss infrastructure, the economy and health care with Midland leadership next week.