January 2025

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Body WEEK Meet Luna! This sweet girl has been in the shelter for a while and is very deserving of a home to call her own. She enjoys pets and attention, is outgoing and playful, enjoys playgroup and wrestling with the other dogs, and loves to go on walks.

Body Upcoming events January at Davis Mountains State Park Mondays 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Space is the Place meet in the parking lot across from the interpretive center with your chair and binoculars to learn about our dark skies.

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Body The Far West Texas Summit held on January 17 and 18 brought over 200 interested community members together from all over the region, including Alpine, Fort Davis, Marfa, Marathon, Presidio, and Terlingua.

Body The Fifth Annual Lone Star Cowboy Poetry Gathering is saddling up for another celebration of Western culture and artistry, taking place February 20-22 at Sul Ross State University in Alpine.

Body Recently, the board members of the Smoke in the Mountains BBQ and Ribeye Shootout held each June in Fort Davis attended the 2024 Champions Barbecue Alliance Awards Banquet in Seguin.

Body Legislative budget writers are proposing nearly $5 billion to increase teacher pay and $1 billion to implement a school voucher program in the next biennium, the Austin American Statesman reported.

Body It looks now like the issue of birthright citizenship will come before the U.S. Supreme Court, and that’s a good thing because there is way too much misunderstanding about what the 14th Amendment says and what it does not say.

Body “If your doctor’s last name is Google, it’s time to get a second opinion.” ― Toni Bernhard, author of “How to live with Chronic Pain and Illness: A Mindful Guide.” It was past dark thirty.