March 2026

The Big Bend chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will hold its 2026 annual plant sale on Saturday, April 25 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 308 W. Ave. E in Alpine. Native plants, cacti, flowering plants, perennials, as well as shrubs will be available for purchase.

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Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche.com March 27 Travel Talk, at 7 p.m. Alpine Public Library.

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After the dust settled from the March 3 primary elections, and all the votes were canvassed, several state offices are on the ballot for the May 26 run-off election. The Democrats will have a run-off for both the Lieutenant Governor and the Attorney General.

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Islamic schools admitted to voucher program after suit Four Islamic schools have been admitted to the Texas voucher program after a federal judge ordered the state to invite the schools to apply, the Houston Chronicle reported.

SRSU RODEO March 26-28: SRSU @ Ranger College- Sweetwater April 9–11: SRSU @ Pecos April 16–18: SRSU @ Tarleton-Stephenville SRSU BASEBALL March 27–29: Cameron vs SRSU April 2–3: SRSU @ UTPB April 10–12: UT Tyler vs SRSU SRSU SOFTBALL March 29: SRSU @ UT Dallas (double header) April 1: Texas A&M...

On a Chamber Sunday a couple of weeks ago, my wife and I pointed the truck toward Fort Davis with some good friends and a simple plan: go see what all the talk was about at Rendezvous.

Dear Neil, I live in Round Rock, and I’d like to grow hydrangeas. However, I’ve met with repeated failures. I even bought one in Aurora, Colorado. The hydrangea guy there assured me it would do well in my much warmer setting, but it did not. A friend has one that comes back year after year.