Midland, Texas Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === State and federal representation === Midland is represented in the US Senate by [[John Cornyn]] and [[Ted Cruz]] and in the US House of Representatives by [[August Pfluger]]. Midland residents are represented in the [[Texas Senate]] by Republican [[Kevin Sparks]], District 31. Midland has been represented in the [[Texas House of Representatives]] by Republican [[Tom Craddick]], the former [[Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives|Speaker]] from District 82, since 1969. Craddick is the longest serving representative in the history of the Texas House and the longest serving incumbent state legislator in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|last=Kurtz|first=Adam|title=44 years in, Sen. Ray Holmberg is tied for longest serving state senator in the nation|date=January 8, 2021|newspaper=[[Grand Forks Herald]]|url-access=limited|url=https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/44-years-in-sen-ray-holmberg-is-tied-for-longest-serving-state-senator-in-the-nation|archive-date=December 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211231193032/https://www.grandforksherald.com/news/44-years-in-sen-ray-holmberg-is-tied-for-longest-serving-state-senator-in-the-nation}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Moritz|first=John C.|title=Longest-serving man, woman of the Texas Legislature show that grit endures|date=January 7, 2019|newspaper=[[Abilene Reporter-News]]|access-date=March 16, 2022|url=https://www.reporternews.com/story/news/politics/2019/01/07/they-texas-legislatures-longest-serving-man-and-woman/2486893002/}}</ref> The [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]] operates the headquarters of Parole Division Region V in Midland; the Midland District Parole Office is in the Region V headquarters.<ref>"[http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff5.htm Parole Division Region V] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125221343/http://www.tdcj.state.tx.us/parole/parole-directory/paroledir-rgnldisparoff5.htm |date=2010-01-25 }}." [[Texas Department of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved on May 21, 2010.</ref> The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Midland Main Post Office on the grounds of [[Midland International Airport|Midland International Air and Space Port]].<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/midland-10000-loop-40-midland-tx-1435828 Post Office Location β MIDLAND] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100620152014/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/midland-10000-loop-40-midland-tx-1435828 |date=2010-06-20 }}." [[United States Postal Service]]. Retrieved May 22, 2010.</ref> The other four post offices are Claydesta,<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/claydesta-612-veterans-airpark-ln-midland-tx-1358242 Post Office Location β CLAYDESTA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617095416/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/claydesta-612-veterans-airpark-ln-midland-tx-1358242 |date=2010-06-17 }}." United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 22, 2010.</ref> Downtown Midland,<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/downtown-midland-100-e-wall-st-midland-tx-1361139 Post Office Location β DOWNTOWN MIDLAND] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617095437/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/downtown-midland-100-e-wall-st-midland-tx-1361139 |date=2010-06-17 }}." United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 22, 2010.</ref> Graves,<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/graves-3304-w-wadley-ave-midland-tx-1365457 Post Office Location β GRAVES] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615232658/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/graves-3304-w-wadley-ave-midland-tx-1365457 |date=2010-06-15 }}." United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 22, 2010.</ref> and Village.<ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/village-2315-w-louisiana-ave-midland-tx-1385985 Post Office Location β VILLAGE] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100617110328/http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/village-2315-w-louisiana-ave-midland-tx-1385985 |date=2010-06-17 }}." United States Postal Service. Retrieved May 22, 2010.</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page