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State Representative Brooks Landgraf is once again filing a motion to eliminate the STAAR standardized test in public schools.

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

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

After multiple failed attempts in recent years, State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) is once again trying to ...

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

Landgraf, in a statement to NewsWest 9, said some West Texans are among those dead as a result of the flash flooding in Kerr ...

The law, slated to take effect in September, requires health plans to cover the treatment given by in-network providers, not ...

State representative Brooks Landgraf said change is on the way for a deadly intersection between Odessa and Kermit. “Two ...

Texas Legislative Session, several pieces of legislation were submitted to the Texas Congress relating to water infrastructure.

Following the contentious Season Four finale, The Bear has officially been renewed for another round of culinary chaos.

The Bear Season 4 has arrived, but will it also be the last? Here’s what we know about Season 5 of the hit FX TV show.