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On Midland-Odessa Dirt: Cleaning Up Houses Used as Clandestine Meth Labs

By Leah Shafer / March 5, 2015 /

Kirk Flippin has seen some pretty sad situations in his line of work. Flippin is the owner of Texas Decon Environmental Services, a New Braunfels-based waste cleanup company that addresses methamphetamine lab cleanup as one of its specialties. He once stood in front of a house in Grapevine, Texas, and threw out a little girl’s toys, clothes, and…

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On MidlandDirt: Should the Permian Basin Panic Over Drop in Jobs?

By Joanna England / March 3, 2015 /

The shrinking job market in Midland-Odessa has some people in panic mode, with rumors of multifamily developments poised for certain collapse should renters renege on their leases and abandon their apartments. Should we worry about Midland Real Estate? Not so fast, says this story by WFAA. Sure, part of the oil and gas industry’s workforce…

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Midland Texas Real Estate is Still Among Highest in Texas. So Guess What We Did?

By Candy Evans / February 18, 2015 /

We started a blog there! You are looking at the very humble beginnings of Midland Dirt, an offspring of CandysDirt/DallasDirt. In the fall, I went out to Midland to visit a farm/vineyard — yes, they have a LOT of vineyards in the area — and I kind of fell in love. There’s something about Midland…

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Midland-Odessa Home Prices Projected to Grow Despite Shrinking Oil Prices

By Joanna England / February 11, 2015 /

The dip in oil prices doesn’t appear to affect the housing market, at least according to the lastest report on Midland and Odessa from Local Market monitor. Both West Texas cities will see year-over-year growth, and the economic analysts studying the investment situation in the area consider these two markets as “low risk” Read a…

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