On Thursday, July 24th, the Ector County Courthouse was forced to close for the day because of a water and sewer leak. Today ...

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — A sewage leak forced the Ector County Courthouse to close early Thursday, underscoring the persistent ...

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Ector County leaders held an emergency meeting Monday morning following the partial collapse of a storage building behind the Permian Playhouse.

A West Texas juvenile probation officer, Jayda Floyd, and others died in Kerr County floods. The community mourns, honors them, and supports the victims.

During this morning’s Ector County Emergency Meeting, Judge Dustin Fawcett approved the motion to declare a state of emergency on the Permian Playhouse storage building.

ECTOR COUNTY, Texas — Ector County leaders held an emergency meeting on Monday morning following the partial collapse of a ...

Ector County Judge Dustin Fawcett said the extensions can be up to 30 days but he will extend the original 7 day declaration until June 24, which is the next scheduled commissioners meeting.

Ector County officials are preparing to welcome home Jayda Floyd, a beloved juvenile detention officer who died during the ...