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MDC advances Midland-to-El Paso aerospace corridor plan
What happened: The Midland Development Corporation (MDC) board met Monday, Sept. 14, to approve a state-funded $655,000 master plan for a West Texas aerospace corridor stretching from Midland to El Paso and learned that MDC ended the fiscal year with 24% more sales tax revenue than budgeted. The board also…
City expects median tax bill to fall $67 despite 10% higher rate
What happened: The Midland City Council met Tuesday, Sept. 15, and voted unanimously to adopt a $504 million fiscal year 2026-27 budget and a no-new-revenue property tax rate about 10% higher than the current rate. Despite the higher rate, “no-new-revenue” means the city will collect roughly the same $65.2 million…
451 take on Tall City Stair Climb in remembrance of 9/11
Photo credit: Permian Press staff What happened: Midland held its ninth Tall City Memorial Stair Climb, with 16 area fire departments taking part. A total of 451 people climbed, a number surpassing the 411 first responders the event honors who died at Ground Zero. Midland participants included 65 firefighters, one…