Government
Midland College weighs no-new-revenue tax rate, 2027 budget
Photo credit: Midland College What to watch: The Midland College Board of Trustees will meet Tuesday, Aug. 18, to consider…
Midland College board orders November election for four seats
Editor’s note: Midland College releases Board of Trustees meeting minutes in the agenda packet for the following meeting. As a…
Midland College begins design of $50M technology complex
Editor’s note: Midland College releases Board of Trustees meeting minutes in the agenda packet for the following meeting. As a…
Midland County to propose property tax rate, review budget
What to watch: The Midland County Commissioners Court will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 18, to hold a public hearing on…
MCUD approves $85K campaign ahead of $299M bond vote
Photo credit: Midland County Utility District What happened: The Midland County Utility District (MCUD) board met on July 16 and…
MCUD to propose tax rate ahead of $299M bond vote
What to watch: The Midland County Utility District (MCUD) board will meet on Monday, Aug. 17, and propose its 2026…
Two large commercial, residential developments return to P&Z
What to watch: The City of Midland Planning and Zoning (P&Z) Commission will meet on Monday, Aug. 17, and consider…
Midland adopts priorities for 2027 Texas legislative session
What happened: The Midland City Council met on Tuesday, Aug. 11, and adopted the city’s wish list for the 2027…
MCUD report details what $299M water bond would build
What happened: The Midland County Utility District (MCUD) released the engineering report behind its proposed $299 million November bond election….
14 local seats up for election as filing deadline nears
What to know: Several local elected positions will appear on the Nov. 3 ballot, and interested candidates have until 5…
A proposed no-new-revenue rate could raise some tax bills
What to watch: Midland City Council will meet on Wednesday, Aug. 12, to set the maximum property tax rate it can…
Council to vote on $7.5M Sinclair Avenue extension
Photo credit: City of Midland What to watch: The Midland City Council will meet Tuesday, Aug. 11, to consider spending…
Can Midland’s county judge be removed from office?
What happened: Midland County District Attorney Glenn Harwood on Thursday, Aug. 6, called for Midland County Judge Terry Johnson to…
County adds $3,000 signing bonuses for new jailers
Photo credit: Midland County What happened: The Midland County Commissioners Court met on Tuesday, Aug. 4, and adopted a new…
P&Z backs 468-unit apartment project at Arlington, Deauville
What happened: The Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously Monday, Aug. 3, to recommend a zone change that would let a…
MDC hears case for investing in workforce, quality of life
What happened: The Midland Development Corporation (MDC) board met on Monday, Aug. 3, and heard a Texas A&M Bush School presentation…
Texas Senate urges PUC to reject 765-kV transmission plan
What happened: On Wednesday, July 29, the Texas Senate’s Business and Commerce Committee held a hearing to listen to panels of…
MISD meets state average in five of 20 STAAR subjects
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to include the science test results released on July 31. The state redesigned…
County to finalize elected officials’ salaries, 2% raise
What to watch: The Midland County Commissioners Court will meet on Tuesday, Aug. 4, to finalize elected officials’ salaries for…
Midland makes its case for higher spending as budget season begins
What happened: The city recently released two staff presentations outlining what Midland spends and plans to spend across its various departments. The…