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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-most populous city in Texas; it is the principal city of the Odessa metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Ector County.
A Prayer for the City (1998) Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream is a 1990 non-fiction novel written by H. G. Bissinger, following the story of the 1988 Permian High School Panthers football team from Odessa, Texas, as they made a run towards the Texas state championship.
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 Globe of the Great Southwest is a theater in Odessa, Texas inspired by the Globe Theatre. As well, the complex has a replica of Anne Hathaway 's cottage. [1] Both buildings are located on the campus of Odessa College. The Globe Theatre is a non-profit organization presenting classical and modern plays on an Elizabethan stage.
KOSA-TV (channel 7) is a television station licensed to Odessa, Texas, United States, serving as the CBS affiliate for the Permian Basin area. It is owned by Gray Television alongside MyNetworkTV affiliate KWWT (channel 30, also licensed to Odessa), Big Spring–licensed CW+ affiliate KCWO-TV (channel 4), Telemundo affiliate KTLE-LD (channel 7.5) and The365 affiliate KMDF-LD (channel 22).
Midland Legacy (fka Lee), Odessa High School. Website. Permian High School. Permian High School is a public high school located in Odessa, Texas and is one of two high schools in the Ector County Independent School District. It was the subject of the book Friday Night Lights, which in turn inspired a movie and TV series of the same name.
November 1, 1954 (age 69) New York City, United States. Occupation. Journalist. Harry Gerard Bissinger III, also known as Buzz Bissinger and H. G. Bissinger (born November 1, 1954) [1] is an American journalist and author, best known for his 1990 non-fiction book Friday Night Lights. He is a longtime contributing editor at Vanity Fair magazine.
The Odessa Meteor Crater is a meteorite crater in the southwestern part of Ector County, southwest of the city of Odessa of West Texas, United States. It is accessible approximately 3 mi (5 km) south of Interstate 20 at Exit 108 (Moss Road). [1] This is one of three impact crater sites found in Texas, the others being the older and much larger ...