Report: Midland, Ector counties record highest road deaths as Basin fatalities fall

MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- Road fatalities across much of the Permian Basin declined in 2025, according to a year-end report released by the Permian Road Safety Coalition, with Midland County overtaking Ector County for the highest number of road deaths in the region. Data from the Texas Department of Transportation and the New Mexico Department of [...]