For years, one Texas Department of Transportation employee said he’s heard racial jokes and derogatory comments thrown around casually at the San Angelo district headquarters.

“These comments were said throughout the day. They’d stand up in your face and tell you, ‘You need to go back to where you came from. You don’t belong here,’” he said.

Several current and former employees asked to remain anonymous as they detailed their experiences working at the state agency to KXAN Investigators. They described jokes about the U.S.-Mexico border and the Ku Klux Klan, escalating to slurs about Black and Hispanic individuals.

“It makes you feel like you’re not worthy, and all your hard work that you put into that field — it’s a slap in the face,” another employee said. “I love my job. I love it, but it is just certain people who make it impossible for your to do your job.”

The first employee we interviewed said, “I finally got fed up with it and went over the boss’ head and did what I had to do.”

In May 2018, he filed a complaint with the agency’s human resources department, just a few weeks after another KXAN investigation exposed hundreds of harassment complaints from people of color and female employees at TxDOT.

The Bulldogs won 5-4 in 8 innings.

The multi-company hiring event featured many employers who were looking for newcomers and veterans of the energy industry.

You may have seen the Odessa Police Academy recruits directing traffic Thursday morning at the intersection of Third and Grant.

Hobbs downtown is getting a face lift! This is all in an effort to draw more community engagement to the downtown area.

The Odessa Police Department is asking for help from the community to locate a missing man.

The 23-inning game set a new Texas state record for longest high school baseball game.

This locally owned restaurant and brewery opened its doors in 2019 and was initially successful, with patrons wanting a good meal and a peek inside of the massive restaurant situated on Tres Hermanas Boulevard in Odessa. Then, a worldwide pandemic shuttered businesses globally; the restaurant was hit hard, like many others across the nation. Once bars were allowed to reopen in Texas, the owners were hit again with a devastating loss. The once promising restaurant closed its doors, but Herriage said the time is right for anyone looking for a unique business opportunity.

For more Permian Basin weather…check here on https://www.yourbasin.com/weather/forecast/. Muggy conditions will persist through most of the afternoon in West Texas as with an unsettled piece of energy arriving, Meteorologist Ryan DePhillips predicts a line of strong thunderstorms to form around the region. Before then, along with a mix of clouds and sunshine, temperatures will climb to slightly above-normal criteria for most in the high 70’s, 80’s, and lower 90’s. South-southeasterly muggy winds in eastern areas of The Basin, along with the incoming disturbance as south-southwesterly drier winds develop in The Trans Pecos, will combine to ignite storms capable of briefly producing heavy rain, large hail, frequent lightning bolts, and stronger wind gusts. Stable weather will return tomorrow with humid air lingering in far eastern areas as temperatures will climb a little bit more with westerly winds.

The RockHounds won 3-1.

Permian Hiring Events will be holding a multi-company hiring event at the MCM Fundome on Thursday.

The Tall City City Council held a meeting on Tuesday that included a lot of new proclamations and a big donation.

At Tuesday night's City Council meeting, there was a "Memorandum of Understanding," announcing new sponsorships for the future sports complex.