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Some Eddy County Sheriff’s deputies could share an extra $25,000 for overtime work after the Eddy County Board of County Commissioners approved a donation from Fisher Sand and Gravel.

A coalition of energy companies has thanked government leaders after receiving millions of dollars of road improvements in the southeast New Mexico.

New Mexico government leaders received praise from a coalition of energy companies for millions of dollars in road improvements in Southeast New Mexico.

The Permian Strategic Partnership and Education Partnership of the Permian Basin are joining forces to present a superintendents’ summit with district chiefs from West Texas and Eastern New Mexico.

The PSP applauded the New Mexico Department of Transportation, the New Mexico Legislature and the governor for their commitment to improving road conditions and road safety in the Permian Basin through their work in this year’s legislative session to fund key transportation projects in the region.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) announced a $30 million School of Health Professions Physician Assistant Program expansion at a groundbreaking event March 23.

Hundreds of millions of dollars in road projects are on tap for Ector and Midland counties in the coming years, some of which have been languishing for years. Future projects are funded, but they haven’t started because the money is allocated way before they break ground.

The $54.47 million project is partially funded by a $25 million federal grant allocated through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant program managed by the U.S. Department of Transportation. The Permian Road Safety Coalition also donated $40,000 to the project. The remainder of the cost is being funded through energy sector funding set […]

Oil and gas contributed about $1.37 billion to public education in New Mexico, per a recent study from industry leaders for Fiscal Year 2020 – even as the state and world economy was ravaged by the COVID-19 heath crisis.

Just as the PSP aims to address the region’s education, health care and housing needs, it plans to help make Permian Basin roads safer. The partnership is partnering with the Permian Road Safety Coalition to provide almost $1.1 million in life-saving equipment to first responders in 22 counties across West Texas and New Mexico.

In an effort to reduce vehicle crash fatalities, the Permian Road Safety Coalition and the PSP have partnered to provide almost $1.1 million in life-saving equipment to first responders in 22 counties across West Texas and Southeast New Mexico.

An initiative to enhance teacher quality in West Texas and Eastern New Mexico will give teachers a chance to achieve certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Ector County ISD is getting a multi-million dollar investment that will not only help improve their teachers, but their students as well. The investment is coming from a partnership between the PSP and the National Board of Professional Teaching.

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has partnered with the Permian Strategic Partnership to help give teachers the opportunity for better support and to help them develop their skills set and get board certified.

A new approach to providing broadband through satellites gives reliable internet access to far-flung communities — including a Texas school district.

The Carlsbad City Council approved a federal agreement to help the Carlsbad Police Department train Carlsbad Municipal Schools (CMS) personnel to prevent violence in schools.

Over the past decade, the Permian Basin has powered Texas. Our region has generated billions of dollars in gross domestic product (GDP), contributed millions to the state’s coffers and provided work to hundreds of thousands of Texans. We fueled the nation’s drive to energy independence. Our region also grew very, very quickly. Then the pandemic […]

Things in the Odessa economy are still moving, but at a slower pace due to the pandemic, the downturn in oil prices and general uncertainty about the election and the increase in COVID-19 cases.

Ector County ISD on Tuesday became the first school district in the nation to partner with SpaceX to provide broadband service to families with poor or no internet access.

ECISD has announced it would be partnering with SpaceX to help provide internet access to more students.