Crude oil futures steadied following volitile week

Crude oil futures Thursday were little changed as prices steadied following a tumultuous week so far.Front-month Apr25 ICE Brent futures were trading at $74.53/b (1705 GMT) compared to Wednesday's settle of $74.61/b and a range of $74.24-$75.40/b.At the same time Mar25 NYMEX WTI was trading at $70.

LPD Chief O’Bryon provides 2024 Activity, Racial reports

Levelland Police Chief Erica O’Bryon presented the 2024 Annual Police Activity Report and the 2024 Racial Profiling Report to the Levelland City Council Monday.

City of Smyer announces regular meeting agenda

The City of Smyer Board of Alderman will be holding a regular meeting Thursday, February 6, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Smyer Senior Citizens’ Building located at 224 Lincoln.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick shares priority bills during 89th legislative session

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement last Wednesday announcing the first round of his top 40 priority bills for the 89th regular legislative session: “Thousands of bills are filed by Texas senators each session. Traditionally, bill numbers one through 20 have indicated the Lt.

TMO commissions impact study

In 2015, the Texas Music Office commissioned the first of a series of biennial studies on the impact of the music business on the Texas economy.In 2025, the Texas Music Office continued its work with Jon Hockenyos and his team of economists at TXP, Inc.

Xcel converted station utilized clean natural gas

At the end of 2024, Xcel Energy converted Harrington Station to utilize locally-produced, clean natural gas.The conversion to a natural gas fuel system was made in partnership with the State of Texas in 2020 and will be fully complete in May 2025.

FCIC discloses amount saved from fraud losses

In the three years since it officially opened, the Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center (FCIC) prevented $273,848,699 in monetary losses due to fraud in Texas and recovered 20,428 credit cards and credit card numbers, as well as 968 credit card skimmers from gas pumps, ATMs and point-of-sale...

DSHS announces two confirmed measles cases

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has announced two confirmed cases of measles in residents of Gaines County.Both cases are in unvaccinated school age children who were hospitalized in Lubbock and have since been discharged.