The oil-fueled boomtown may be running out of water, but there’s still plenty of shopping and culture to be found.
As the drought tightens its grip on Texas, its effects are being felt everywhere, from rivers to reservoirs to the formerly verdant lawns of Midland.
Ernest Willis spent seventeen years on death row for a crime he didn’t commit. And he has a few things to say about the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed in 2004 for a strangely similar crime that many experts believe he didn’t commit either.
Skip Hollandsworth talks about rigs, the trickle-down effect, and the new generation of oilmen.
From out of the West Texas plains comes the rich, beautiful sound of the Thouvenel String Quartet.
From out of the West Texas plains comes the rich, beautiful sound of the Thouvenel String Quartet.
What’s remarkable about this exclusive jazz party isn’t just that it’s in Midland. The biggest surprise comes when the music starts.
Residents in the more upscale half of the Permian Basin make more money per capita than people in New York, San Francisco, Dallas, and Houston.
November 30, 2012 | by Jason Cohen
Jehovah’s Witnesses in Dallas have their Kingdom on earth; Presbyterians in Midland have taken root on the dusty plain.