August 2025

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On July 26, scouting volunteers Hector Holguin, Susan Billings, and Selena Martin received the District Award of Merit from the Buffalo Trail Council, Scouting America. The awards were presented at the Adult Leadership Appreciation Dinner held in Alpine and honored these volunteer scouters who have rendered service of an outstanding nature in the Big Bend District.

The Museum of the Big Bend, located on the campus of Sul Ross State University, has recently announced the dates for the 39th Annual Trappings of Texas exhibit. Trappings of Texas is the longest-running exhibit and sale dedicated to Western art and custom cowboy gear.

Attorney General Ken Paxton has asked the Texas Supreme Court to remove 13 of the more than 50 House Democrats who fled the state to break quorum and effectively halt the special session to prevent a mid-decade redistricting plan, the Austin American-Statesman reported.

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Dear Neil, we have had this bed of Mexican oregano for 14 years. It was there when we bought our property west of Boerne. It has done well for all those winters. It freezes back most years, and I just trim it to within a few inches of the ground. This year, however, about half of the planting has exhibited very pale leaves with very little flowering. Could this be from too much rain earlier in the summer? Might it just be too old? Time to replace?

Alpine Avalanche.

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