Government
$41M juvenile center construction contract heads to county
Photo credit: Midland County What to watch: The Midland County Commissioners Court will meet Monday, Sept. 14, to adopt the…
Midland College adopts budget with 5% employee raises
Photo credit: Midland College Editor’s note: Midland College releases Board of Trustees meeting minutes in the agenda packet for the following…
MCUD to adopt tax rate, budget at Saturday meeting
What to watch: Midland County Utility District’s (MCUD) board will meet Saturday, Sept. 12, first for an open workshop on…
City targets $75K firefighter salary to compete with Lubbock
What happened: The Midland City Council met Tuesday, Sept. 8, and gave initial approval to the proposed fiscal year 2026-2027…
MDC may move West Texas Aerospace Corridor forward
What to watch: The Midland Development Corporation (MDC) board will meet on Monday, Sept. 14, to consider a new master plan…
55-acre Grassland Estates West development back before P&Z
What to watch: Midland’s Planning and Zoning Commission will meet Monday, Sept. 8, to consider reviving plans for a Grassland…
County budget talks continue, trimmed back added spending
What happened: Midland County Commissioners Court met Monday, Sept. 1, spending several hours working through the fiscal year 2027 budget…
Midland council to vote on 10% higher tax rate Tuesday
What to watch: Midland City Council will meet Tuesday, Sept. 8, for its first public hearing on the proposed fiscal year…
Three hospital board members to take office without election
What happened: Midland Memorial Hospital has notified the Midland County Elections Administrator that it will cancel its November election after all…
County will pay two judge salaries after Marquez appointment
What happened: Midland County commissioners voted Wednesday, Sept. 2, to appoint judge-elect Jay Marquez as acting county judge while County Judge…
Seven candidates seek three elected MCAD board seats
What to know: Midland County voters will choose among seven candidates for three seats on the Midland Central Appraisal District…
Three judges assigned to hear MISD Robin Hood lawsuit
Editor’s note: The Permian Press paid for and reviewed the publicly available court documents in case D-1-GN-26-006002 for this article….
County to take up employee raises, sheriff pay schedule
Photo credit: Midland County What to watch: Midland County Commissioners Court will meet Tuesday, Sept.1, to continue work on the…
MISD enrollment currently 2,100 below projections
What happened: The Midland ISD Board of Trustees met Tuesday, Aug. 25, to review preliminary state accountability ratings showing improvement…
Commissioners to appoint acting judge after Johnson suspension
What to know: Midland County commissioners will hold a special meeting Wednesday, Sept. 2, to appoint an acting county judge…
City accepts $5M grant to study vertical rocket launch site
What happened: Midland City Council met Tuesday, Aug. 25, and accepted a $5 million state grant to study and begin…
Mayor Blong named Texas’ only official on EPA committee
What happened: Midland Mayor Lori Blong was appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee, a…
What does IDEA Public Schools’ lawsuit against MISD claim?
Editor’s note: The Permian Press paid for and reviewed the publicly available documents from federal case 7:26-cv-00278-DC-RCG for this article….
Pfluger highlights businesses, student opportunities
What happened: In a recent “Pfluger Fly-By” newsletter, U.S. Rep. August Pfluger highlighted a meeting with Midland business leaders, upcoming…
Texas power prices soar amid wind, solar, transmission buildout
What happened: On Wednesday, July 29, the Texas Senate’s Business and Commerce Committee held a hearing to listen to panels of…