The national debate over books has come to West Texas. And librarians are stuck in the middle.

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How an internship program hopes to end “brain drain” in Texas’ Permian Basin and other rural regions

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A Texas energy company will pay $1.3 million over pollution in the Permian Basin, EPA says

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Finding and keeping workers in post-pandemic economy is a struggle for West Texas, local leaders tell Fed

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Watch a May 9 conversation on Texas communities and their access to water

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Midland is the latest Texas city to issue a boil-water notice

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Odessa City Council will meet to reconsider firing two top employees after lawsuit

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Did party politics cost a Texas city manager and attorney their jobs?

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Texas’ oil and gas industry will produce “massive amount” of toxic wastewater with few reuse options, study finds

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The Odessa water outage underscored a growing problem: Aging pipes in Texas cities are getting more fragile

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