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Odessa (/ ˌ oʊ ˈ d ɛ s ə /) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Ector County with portions extending into Midland County. [4]Odessa's population was 114,428 at the 2020 census, making it the 34th-largest city in Texas; it is the principal city of the Odessa metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Ector County.
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Midland–Odessa is a metropolitan area located in The Texas Plains approximately half-way between El Paso and Fort Worth, Texas.This combined statistical area (CSA) is made up of two metropolitan statistical areas (the Midland MSA and the Odessa MSA) and one micropolitan statistical area (Andrews μSA), and comprises four counties: Andrews, Ector, Martin, and Midland counties.
The Odessa American is a newspaper based in Odessa, Texas, that serves Odessa and the rest of Ector County. [ 2 ] The paper is particularly notable for its Pulitzer Prize -winning picture of Baby Jessica McClure when she was rescued from her well in neighboring Midland, Texas .
It was home to the Odessa/West Texas Roughnecks indoor football team from 2004 until the team folded in 2012. On April 29, 1983 - after rehearsing with new production for several days - the British band Def Leppard launched their first headlining tour at the coliseum.
The home was built in 1939 [2] and was purchased by the Bush family in 1951 for $9,000 (equivalent to $106,000 in 2023). They lived in the 1,400-square-foot (130 m 2) home until late 1955. It was also the earliest childhood home of Governor Jeb Bush. The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. It was purchased for ...
Terrell is located in northern Kaufman County. U.S. Route 80 passes through the city center, leading west to Dallas and east 15 miles (24 km) to Wills Point. Interstate 20 passes through the south side of the city, leading west 19 miles (31 km) to Interstate 635 in the southeastern suburbs of Dallas (Balch Springs) and east 27 miles (43 km) to Canton.