Ten-year agreement could bring more than 1,000 permanent jobs, major airport improvements and millions in annual revenue to the city.

BIG SPRING, Texas - The Big Spring City Council voted Wednesday evening to approve a 10-year, $2. 5 billion agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), clearing the way for the reopening of two detention facilities and what officials describe as one of the largest economic development projects in the city's history.

The council voted 7-0 to approve the intergovernmental service agreement during a special meeting on October 28.