Odessa is still healing five years after a mass shooting
“It’s like time passes, but it also freezes,” said Rosie Granados, whose twin sister was killed during the shooting. Full Story
![Bright Star Memorial Plaza in Odessa, Texas construction for the victims of the Odessa mass shooting in 2019 on 8/21/24.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/8TkaBIHL7naBfNQBfyj1oB5TuDs=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f98437e6d3b1a0d89c5d57a03e57323a/Odessa%20Memorial%20CC%20TT%2022.jpg)
Carlos Nogueras Ramos is a regional reporter based in Odessa. Carlos joined The Texas Tribune in 2023 as a corps member with Report for America. Carlos tells the stories of Texas from the vast energy-rich Permian Basin region. Before the Tribune, Carlos spent time in Philadelphia writing about local politics, including the city’s 100th mayoral election. A Spanish speaker, Carlos was one of the few Latino reporters on the campaign trail, covering the most expensive primary election to date in Philly. He is a proud Puerto Rico native, born and raised in Cayey. He studied at Berklee College of Music in Boston and the University of Puerto Rico.
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