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Forecast data comes from the National Weather Service API. We link to the public TxDOT map for road conditions. Event listings combine Midland and Odessa public iCalendar feeds, organizer-verified entries and the Wagner Noël venue calendar; broader calendars remain links. Check the original organizer before traveling. Last editorial review: September 29, 2026.
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Downtown Midland, Texas skyline seen from above
Downtown Midland, Texas skyline seen from above

Quintin Soloviev ↗ · CC BY 4.0

Odessa, Texas skyline looking east from TX-302
Odessa, Texas skyline looking east from TX-302

Vasiliymeshko ↗ · CC BY 4.0

Stonehenge replica on the University of Texas Permian Basin campus in Odessa
Stonehenge replica on the University of Texas Permian Basin campus in Odessa

Carol M. Highsmith / Library of Congress ↗ · No known restrictions

Aerial view across downtown Midland and surrounding neighborhoods
Aerial view across downtown Midland and surrounding neighborhoods

Dclemens1971 ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0

Presidential Museum and Leadership Library in Odessa
Presidential Museum and Leadership Library in Odessa

Billy Hathorn ↗ · Public domain

Oil pump jacks silhouetted against a sunset near Midland, Texas
Oil pump jacks silhouetted against a sunset near Midland, Texas

NIOSH / CDC ↗ · Public domain

A busy Midland, Texas street with horse-drawn wagons in 1894
A busy Midland, Texas street with horse-drawn wagons in 1894

Unknown / Portal to Texas History ↗ · Public domain

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