A Texas high school teacher is accused of having sex with a male student in 2023, allegedly texting him to meet up, court ...

Molly Colleen Spears is accused of having sex with a student in 2023. She surrendered at the Chambers County Jail on Tuesday, ...

Arts and language teacher Molly Colleen Spears, 35, is also accused of contacting the student — whose age was not revealed — through text to meet up.

Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas expands services in rural areas, opening a new center in Winnie to aid disaster ...

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Senate Bill 4 would raise tax exemptions on Texans’ primary homes to $140,000 and would apply only to taxes levied by public ...

Over the past month, the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating a series of thefts targeting parked ...

CHAMBERS COUNTY, Texas — A Chambers County judge ruled Thursday against dismissing charges in a shocking 2016 double homicide case. Spencer Bienek is accused of killing his grandparents ...

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

Rather than target sex-ed curriculum directly, the bills in question amend the Texas Penal Code in a way that could make ...

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials are forecasting that this spring will be prime white bass fishing season in ...

A suspect from Houston was taken into custody after leading Chambers County authorities on a stolen car pursuit two weeks ago.