Government
Council renews license plate reader cameras for two years
Photo credit: Flock Safety What happened: The Midland City Council unanimously approved a two-year contract on Tuesday, Feb. 10, to…
Council set to review sex offender ordinance again
What to watch: The Midland City Council will meet Tuesday, Feb. 10, to consider renewing license plate reader cameras used…
Constables: what is required, what do taxpayers want?
What to watch: The Midland County Commissioners Court has been debating for several months now whether Midland County’s four elected constables…
Jay Marquez links planning, execution to long-term stability
Editor’s note: Jay Marquez is running for Midland County Judge, who presides over the Commissioners Court, the county’s governing body. Johnson…
Commissioners spar over claims of sexism, raising taxes, impropriety
What happened: The Midland County Commissioners Court met on Tuesday, Feb. 3, and featured public disputes over whether sexism plays…
Lance Friday wants to focus on long-term financial discipline
Editor’s note: Lance Friday is running for Midland County Commissioner, Precinct 4, one of five representatives who sit on the…
Three commissioners flip-flop amid heated budget rules debate
What happened: The Midland County Commissioners Court voted 3–2 on Feb. 3 to reinstate a deputy constable for the elected…
Midland College audit receives clean opinion with no findings
Editor’s note: Midland College releases Board of Trustees meeting minutes only after board approval at the following meeting. As a…
A small fee, a big reaction: inside Midland’s drainage vote
What happened: The Midland City Council approved a drainage utility fee increase on second and final reading Tuesday, Jan. 27. The…
Dianne Anderson on finishing what the county starts
Editor’s note: Dianne Anderson is running for a second term as Midland County Commissioner, Precinct 4, one of five representatives…
Joe Watters with a hands-on approach to county leadership
Editor’s note: Joe Watters is running for Midland County Commissioner, Precinct 2, one of five representatives who sit on the…
Council removes previously imposed bar, venue restrictions
What to watch: The Midland City Council met on Tuesday, Jan. 27, to approve airport planning contracts, review alcohol permit…
Hospital to consider FEMA eligibility hazard mitigation plan
What to watch: The Midland County Hospital District Board of Directors will meet on Thursday, Jan. 29, to consider adoption…
Don Woodward emphasizes access to officials, smart growth
Editor’s note: Don Woodward is running for Midland County Commissioner, Precinct 4, one of five representatives who sit on the…
Council to review restrictions placed on two venues
What to watch: The Midland City Council will meet Tuesday, Jan. 27, to consider airport design funding, a naming-rights partnership…
Terry Johnson on governing Midland County like a business
Editor’s note: Terry Johnson is running for a third term as Midland County Judge, who presides over the Commissioners Court,…
MISD ends JJAEP agreement with Midland County
What happened: The Midland ISD Board of Trustees met on Jan. 22 and approved a state-required policy allowing teachers to…
Court allows Sheriff to keep vehicle after DA weighs in
What happened: The Midland County Commissioners Court met on Tuesday, Jan. 20, and revisited a previously denied request involving an…
ISD trustee, City at odds over economic incentives, drainage fees
What happened: A public disagreement has emerged between Midland ISD trustee Matt Friez and City of Midland officials over economic incentives,…
What tax abatements are — and what they aren’t
What happened: Debate over the City of Midland’s recent vote to increase the drainage fee has repeatedly turned into a broader argument about…