[PAR] [TLE] Odessa, Texas [SEP] Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County, Texas, United States.  It is located primarily in Ector County, although a small portion of the city extends into Midland County.  Odessa's population was 118,918 at the 2010 census making it the 29th-most populous city in Texas; estimates as of July 2015 indicate a population of 159,436 in the city.  It is the principal city of the Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Ector County.  The metropolitan area is also a component of the larger Midland–Odessa combined statistical area, which had a 2010 census population of 278,801; a recent report from the United States Census Bureau estimates that the combined population as of July 2015 is 320,513.  In 2014, "Forbes" magazine ranked Odessa as the third fastest-growing small city in the United States. [PAR] [TLE] Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream [SEP] Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream is a 1990 non-fiction book written by H. G. Bissinger.  The book follows the story of the 1988 Permian High School Panthers football team from Odessa, Texas, as they made a run towards the Texas state championship.  While originally intended to be a "Hoosiers"-type chronicle of high school sports that holds together a small town, the final book ended up being critical about life in the town of Odessa.  It was later adapted for television and film.
[PAR] [TLE] Odessa , Texas [ SEP ] Odessa is a city in and the county seat of Ector County , Texas , United States . It is located primarily in Ector County , although a small portion of the city extends into Midland County . Odessa 's population was 118,918 at the 2010 census making it the 29th - most populous city in Texas ; estimates as of July 2015 indicate a population of 159,436 in the city . It is the principal city of the Odessa Metropolitan Statistical Area , which includes all of Ector County . The metropolitan area is also a component of the larger Midland – Odessa combined statistical area , which had a 2010 census population of 278,801 ; a recent report from the United States Census Bureau estimates that the combined population as of July 2015 is 320,513 . In 2014 , " Forbes " magazine ranked Odessa as the third fastest - growing small city in the United States . [PAR] [TLE] Friday Night Lights : A Town , a Team , and a Dream [ SEP ] Friday Night Lights : A Town , a Team , and a Dream is a 1990 non - fiction book written by H. G. Bissinger . The book follows the story of the 1988 Permian High School Panthers football team from Odessa , Texas , as they made a run towards the Texas state championship . While originally intended to be a " Hoosiers"-type chronicle of high school sports that holds together a small town , the final book ended up being critical about life in the town of Odessa . It was later adapted for television and film .
Odessa, the city featured in Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream, is the seat of what Texas county?
Odessa , the city featured in Friday Night Lights : A Town , a Team , and a Dream , is the seat of what Texas county ?
Ector County
Ector County