February 2026

Body At least 11 people have died in Texas, nearly half of them children, after Winter Storm Fern swept the state last week, the Texas Standard reported. Among those killed were three young brothers who fell through ice on a private pond near Bonham, about 60 miles northeast of Texas.

Body Many voters may have received postcard applications to submit for an absentee ballot for the Republican Primary by mail recently. The postcard applications ask for your sensitive personal information, such as birthdate, social security number, and driver’s license number.

Body HEAD OVER MEALS Nothing stirs up division quite like meatloaf.

Body Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche.com February 7 Pioneer Reunion February 7 Bake Sale, 9 a.m. at Lowe’s Market, Boy Scout Troop 41 will have breakfast items and a variety of baked goods for sale to earn money for summer camp.

Body Cereal arrived at the shelter in early January, one of many dogs and puppies rescued from a publicized hoarding case in Terlingua. All the other dogs that were seized found foster placements, except Cereal.

Body The Paisano Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, presented DAR Good Citizen Awards to seniors from area high schools at an awards ceremony on Sunday afternoon, February 1, held in the First Presbyterian Church of Alpine.

Body The Alpine High School Lady Bucks varsity basketball team came up just short on the road last week, dropping a hard-fought district game to Kermit High School, 47-41, in a battle until the final horn.

Body Sul Ross State University Women’s Basketball (3–15, LSC 2–10) earned a hard-fought Lone Star Conference victory Saturday afternoon, defeating Texas A&M University–Kingsville (4–14, LSC 4–8) 62–58 at the Pete P. Gallego Center.

Body S______ _._ B__ B__ __ D____ M _______ C _____ Alpine Avalanche Photos from the Alpine Avalanche Archives at Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library and Portal of Texas. .

Body Dear Neil, Regarding your recommendation of crape myrtles along streets, I do admit that under certain circumstances they can be spectacular, but they are not native to our state, and their seeds can spread into natural areas and crowd out species more useful to our environment.