Mary Kate Hamilton

5 days ago | firstalert7.com | Mary Kate Hamilton

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - Conservative members of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce were in the Permian Basin today with Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) touring a hydraulic fracking site and learning from local industry leaders. The Congressmen were in West Texas at a time when questions surrounding domestic energy output are in play, and the Permian Basin is a central character. Under President Biden, the United States set domestic oil production records.

3 weeks ago | firstalert7.com | Mary Kate Hamilton

BIG SPRING, Texas (KOSA) - Mary Kate Hamilton sits down with Big Spring Superintendent Jay McWilliams to discuss House Bill 2. “School choice is passed. It’s passed. We’re not going back. So set that over here.” Senate Bill 2, which allocates one billion dollars for education savings accounts in Texas has been signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott. Now, public education advocates await the passage of House Bill 2, the public education funding bill, which remains stalled in the Senate Wednesday.

3 weeks ago | firstalert7.com | Mary Kate Hamilton

MIDLAND, Texas (KOSA) - Mr. Curtis is a pastor, Vietnam veteran, husband, father, crossing guard - but most people call him “friend.”“Alright, my friend! You have a blessed day!”At Fannin Elementary School, everyone is a friend. “Morning, friend!”And there’s no greater friend than Mr. Curtis. “Good morning friend. Y’all do good in school.”On Monday, at the corner of Lanham Street and Fannin Avenue, Fannin celebrated Mr. Curtis Day.

1 month ago | firstalert7.com | Mary Kate Hamilton

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - “We are extremely at maximum capacity.”Spring has sprung, and it’s that time of year where even you may stumble across a litter. “A lot of people what happens is you find kittens outside in your yard or you see them under a shed, and you think ‘oh my goodness I need to get these kittens’” Beth Meeks, Director of Shelter Operations at Midland Cat Wranglers said. It’s an understandable reaction... but the Midland Cat Wranglers want you to resist that urge.

1 month ago | firstalert7.com | Mary Kate Hamilton

ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - In animal hoarding cases, once the Midland County Sheriff’s Office’s job is done, the job for animal advocacy groups has just begun. In the case now being dubbed “the chihuahua house,’ the road ahead is particularly long. “When you’re out at a hoarding situation, you’re just grabbing dogs.”78 dogs, rescued from a Midland County home last week. “Who can take one dog? Who can take two dogs?