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Midland leaders promoting life this Mothers Day weekend Choose Life Midland hosted representative August Pfluger, mayor Patrick Payton, county judge Terry Johnson and national activist Abby Johnson. Author: Rachel Ripp (News West9) Published: 3:49 AM CDT May 10, 2021 Updated: 3:49 AM CDT May 10, 2021 MIDLAND, Texas — Just one week after our neighbors to the north in Lubbock voted on making their city a sanctuary city, Midland is hosting a pro-li...

Midland mayor working to change the oil and gas narrative at a national level Patrick Payton tells NewsWest 9 that advocating for the importance of the oil and gas industry is a conversation he plans on taking to Washington D.C. Author: Sammi Steele Updated: 11:22 PM CDT May 4, 2021 MIDLAND, Texas — The 2021 State of Midland was at the Bush Convention Center Monday. City, county and private sector leaders gathered to talk about everything from Improving Midland...

Midland Mayor Patrick Payton to Talk Importance of the Oil & Gas Industry to Leaders in Washington Midland Mayor Patrick Payton is ready to discuss the importance of the oil & gas industry to the nation and the world to leaders in Washington, D.C. According to NewsWest 9, the mayor says most in Washington do not realize the importance of oil & gas around the world and also in our nation. “We have been calling different mayors from all over the country and working with Senator Cruz, Congressma...

City of Midland Plans to Modernize Airpark if Moved Midland mayor Patrick Payton sent a letter to the FAA to get approval for the Midland Airpark to move to Midland International Air & Space Port along with his plans to make the airpark more modern if the move is approved. According to the Midland Reporter-Telegram, mayor Payton sent the letter on March 1, 2021 asking guidance on moving the airpark stating that the hangars at the existing facility are well over 30 years old and if the move is a...

Midland Mayor Patrick Payton and Odessa Mayor Javier Joven discuss future plans for the Permian Basin They talked about Odessas sale tax and how it will effect cities planning to annex the county in the near future. Author: Zach Leff Updated: 4:30 AM CDT April 23, 2021 ODESSA, Midland — Midland Mayor Patrick Payton and Odessa Mayor Javier Joven came together last night to discuss the future of the Basin.  One of the main topics discussed was the county sales t...

Midland City Council members contemplate moving Midland Airpark to the citys International Air & Space Port Moving the airpark to a different location is something that has been tossed around since the 60s, but now it just might happen. Author: Sammi Steele Updated: 6:49 PM CDT April 13, 2021 MIDLAND, Texas — Midland City Council members are contemplating moving the Midland Airpark to the Midland International Air and Space Port.  Moving the airpark to a diffe...

More migrant kids coming to Midland Migrant kids between the ages of 5 and 12 are expected to get to the Midland facility soon. Author: Jonathan Polasek (News West9) Published: 11:06 PM CDT April 13, 2021 Updated: 11:07 PM CDT April 13, 2021 MIDLAND, Texas — U.S. Representative August Pflugers office was alerted that more migrant kids would be coming to Midland. However, there is a twist this time. The kids will be boys and girls and between the...

An editorial on CNN said: “There were signs on Tuesday that the administration is beginning to recognize the political peril from the border situation as well as its humanitarian consequences as several senior officials appeared on television and defended the White Houses handling of border policy changes.” Of course, the Biden administration is blaming the Trump administration for leaving the new president a broken system. Thats a lie. Biden knows it’s a lie, and the American people must...

Health and Human Services meets with local officials to discuss migrants in Midland Midland Mayor Patrick Payton said that HHS "didnt provide substantive answers" to the majority of questions that were asked. Author: Jonathan Polasek (News West9) Published: 11:51 PM CDT March 16, 2021 Updated: 11:51 PM CDT March 16, 2021 MIDLAND, Texas — Local officials still have many questions after a meeting with Health and Human Services regarding the migran...

Associated Press The U.S. government wants to house up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers at the center as it struggles to find space for a surge of migrant children who have inundated the border and strained the immigration system just two months into the Biden administration. The emergency intake site at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas will temporarily house up to 3,000 boys ages 15 to 17 for up to 90 days. Two hundred immigrant teenagers arrived at the Kay Bailey Hutchison...