State Rep. Brooks Landgraf, has filed House Bill 92 in an effort to eliminate the STAAR test and reduce standardized testing ...

AUSTIN, Texas — State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has filed a new bill to scrap the STAAR Test from Texas ...

State Rep. Brooks Landgraf has once again filed a bill to eliminate the STAAR standardized test in public schools, this for the upcoming special session of the Texas legislature. “Texans have made it ...

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

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

TEXAS, USA — State Rep. Brooks Landgraf filed House Bill (HB) 221, the bill proposes significant reforms to remove standardized testing in Texas school curriculums. According to a Friday news ...

At the 2025 Texas Legislative Session, House Bill 2 was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. This bill, which was co-authored ...

Mar. 1—State Rep. Brooks Landgraf took a variety of questions Saturday on education savings accounts and school funding. About 71 people attended the education-focused town hall at Nimitz Middle ...

Brooks Landgraf. Edyta Blaszczyk/Odessa American via AP Tom Blauvelt never imagined that he would be discussing the party house at 16601 Jackson Street with state lawmakers.

Jan. 14—AUSTIN — State Rep. Brooks Landgraf, R-Odessa, took the oath of office at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, marking the beginning of a new term serving the Ector, Loving, Ward and Winkler ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Brooks Landgraf, state representative (R-Odessa), has filed House Bill 268 to address the rise in hoax threats that target schools and critical infrastructure, according to a ...

Brooks Landgraf took to social media on Wednesday night to provide an update on the Permian Basin Containers site amid the aftermath of the July 23 fire. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...