Midland County, TX

MIDLAND, Texas — Jury duty is something that comes with democracy. But in Midland, jury duty seems to come around often. Now that COVID restrictions have been lifted, the courts here are playing catch up - and are busier than ever. “The role of the juror is to be impartial,"...

Vector Fleet Management has agreed to pay Midland County nearly $1.2 million after one of their employees allegedly submitted fraudulent invoices to the county for work done by Vector. The Midland County Commissioners’ Court voted Monday to accept a settlement offer from Vector, which County Judge Terry Johnson said was...

Midland County Commissioners on Monday approved reallocating $1 million to begin renovations to an abandoned building the county purchased across from the courthouse. The county purchased the building several years ago and needed to treat it for asbestos, according to County Judge Terry Johnson. He said asbestos will also have to be removed from the roofing material and a new roof constructed before it can be used.

MIDLAND, Texas — Midland County Commissioners voted to extend a disaster declaration on June 21. The declaration, issued by Judge Terry Johnson on June 16, was intended to help the county while resources are stretched thin due to the border crisis. It will allow Midland County to get help from...

Midland County’s streak of monthly sales tax decreases ended at 20 months – barely. The Texas Comptroller’s website reported a 0.96 percent year-over-year increase in June. During the first five months of the year, decreases ranged from 17 to 47 percent. The county collected $3.55 million, which topped the $3.51...

MIDLAND, Texas — An inmate died while in the Midland County Jail due to lack of medical treatment for his chronic illness, according to the Texas Rangers. Savion Hall was arrested on June 21st, 2019 and taken to the Midland County Texas Jail. The jail learned that Hall had a "serious injury/hospitalization in the last 90 days" upon intake, which took place just the day before. They were also informed that he had asthma and shortness of breath. Hall needed breathing treatments during his detention due to significant physical difficulties. He left the jail after a number of days in an ambulance, later dying in the hospital.

The family of 30-year-old Savion Hall, who died in July of 2019 after he was transferred to the hospital from the Midland County jail because of low oxygen levels, filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday claiming Hall’s constitutional right to medical care was violated, according to a press release. Five nurses...

A Midland teen facing a murder charge in connection with the shooting death of another teenager last month is being held on a $1 million bond. Greg Anthony Barrera, 17, was arrested Sunday on a warrant by the deputies with the Andrews County Sheriff’s Office. He is being charged with murder — a first-degree felony charge — and was being held Wednesday in Midland County jail.

MIDLAND, Texas — Christopher Gonzales, 26, was arrested by Midland police officers Sunday and charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he ran over his pregnant wife, killing her unborn baby. According to an affidavit of probable cause, Midland County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a medical...

The city of Midland reported Wednesday that a 257th resident of Midland County has passed away because of complications with COVID-19. The city stated that a male in his 50s with underlying health conditions was being treated at Midland Memorial Hospital but passed away on June 11.

MIDLAND, TX -- On Wednesday, Midland County Judge Terry Johnson issued a disaster declaration in response to the border crisis. "The health, life, and property of the residents of Midland County is under an imminent threat of disaster from the human trafficking occurring on our border with Mexico," the declaration states.

Texas man Christopher Gonzales has been charged with the murder of his unborn baby after allegedly running over his wife, who was eight months pregnant, with his truck. As the Midland Reporter-Telegram reports, the 26-year-old man was arrested and charged Sunday with first-degree murder of an unborn child and second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

MIDLAND, Texas — Midland County has issued a Local Disaster Declaration as of June 14. Midland County Judge Terry johnson decided to issue this declaration in response to the border crisis. This also comes after Governor Greg Abbott's disaster declaration back on May 31. The main reason for this declaration...

At 10:30 a.m. Monday the Big Spring Police Department was dispatched to 1601 Martin Luther King Blvd (Scenic Mountain Medical Center) at the request of Scenic Mountain Medical Center staff due to a rumor that a subject was possibly on their property and the subject had recently been involved in a Robbery/Stolen Vehicle in Midland County.

Savion Hall was in custody at the Midland County Jail at the time of his passing. He was arrested on June 21,2019 and placed into custody at the Midland County Jail. A few days later he was transported by ambulance to Midland Memorial Hospital, where he later died. His family is now suing the Midland County Jail. In a statement released through the attorney representing the family Texas Medial released the following report:

A Texas man has been arrested and charged with murder after allegedly running over his pregnant wife with a truck during an argument, killing her unborn child. Christopher Gonzales, 26, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder and second-degree aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on Sunday, online jail records show.

Dan Corrales will run for an at-large Midland City Council seat. The businessman and attorney told the Reporter-Telegram he will make a formal announcement at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Pi Social, 203 W Wall St., across from Centennial Park. Corrales is vying for one of two at-large positions on the...

Midland County Judge Terry Johnson has filed a disaster declaration because of the ongoing crisis at the U.S.-Mexico border and the funds and resources devoted to combating the crisis in the county. The declaration will allow the county to be reimbursed by the state for any expenses related to the...

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Midland County Judge Terry Johnson has issued a disaster declaration for the county in response to the border crisis. The declaration states that residents of the county are ‘under an imminent threat of disaster from the human trafficking occurring on our border with Mexico.’. It goes...