The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Customs and Border Protection officers in Hidalgo arrested five people found to be unlawfully present in the U.S. during 4 ...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations officers assigned to the Hidalgo Port of Entry, including Special Response Team operators apprehended five illegal aliens unlawfully ...

About 50 people gathered Thursday at a park on the edge of downtown Brownsville to peacefully protest the border buoys that ...

Latino voters helped propel record turnout in last week's Texas Democratic primary, a trend Democrats are watching closely as ...

A Mexican national who was living illegally in West Virginia pleaded guilty and was sentenced for a federal fraud crime.

Those families include 154 children, all of whom are citizens.

EXCLUSIVE: Cristina Rodlo has signed with Global Artists Agency for representation. Most recently, Rodlo starred as Corporal ...

The family, including the mother and her five children, detail in letters what they describe as neglectful medical care, inedible food and a disregard for their religious accommodations. They’ve been ...

Antonio Gámez-Cuéllar, 18, was held in a separate facility from the rest of his parents and siblings, who were sent to a ...

A 24-year-old Mexican national has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for his involvement in smuggling illegal aliens into the United States, resulting in a ...

Leighton Meester shared some of her favorite self-care items, from the go-to product that’s helped improve her skin’s texture to her signature perfume for date nights with husband Adam Brody.