The newspaper's special coverage includes the "Permian Basin Oil Report", a weekly section devoted to news of the gas and oil industry, and Mywesttexasjobs.com, a weekly employment magazine that is free to the community and has a wide distribution throughout the Permian Basin.

[2] The Reporter-Telegram moved from its longtime location at 201 E. Illinois Ave. to the Apex Building in ClayDesta — 15 Smith Road, Suite 1004 — on Nov. 22, 2021.

Prior to the appointment, Shabram was Vice President of Midland Newspapers and Senior Director of Digital for Berkshire Hathaway Media based in Omaha, Nebraska.

[5] Longtime employee Stewart Doreen left his role as editor in December 2023, having spent nearly 29 years at the Reporter-Telegram.

His reporting on transportation issues in the Permian Basin earned him the American Planning Association Texas Chapter journalism award in 2017.