March 2026

Body The Big Bend Regional Hospital District (BBRHD) is a bi-county hospital district that serves Brewster and Presidio Counties. The management, control, and administration of all funds and resources of the district are vested in the Board of Directors.

Body Applications are now being accepted for Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) grants from the City of Alpine for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

Body Beautiful golden barrel and claret cup cactus, Astrophytum, Queen Victoria and whale’s tongue agave, sotol, and many other species will be offered for sale at the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute’s (CDRI) cactus and succulent Sale.

Body Primary turnout smashes recent midterm records Nearly 4.5 million Texans voted in the Democratic and Republican primaries, according to The Texas Tribune, surpassing recent turnout numbers. A total of 2.3 million ballots were cast in the Democratic primary and 2.

Body Send your community events to kara.gerbert@alpineavalanche.com March 12 Skyline Drive Geology Tour, 10-11:30 a.m. at the Interpretive Center at Davis Mountains State Park.

Body Set on one of the prettiest town squares in Texas, framed by the recently refurbished Mason County Courthouse, which was tragically burned to the ground by arson just a few years ago, sits Willow Creek Cafe & Club.

Body Dear Neil, I have been trying to propagate agarita for years without success. I take cuttings and use the rooting stuff. They grow lots of leaves, but no roots, and the leaves eventually die. What seeds I can gather before the birds beat me to them never sprout.

Body Alpine Avalanche Photos from the Alpine Avalanche Archives at Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library and Portal of Texas. .

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Body The AHS golf teams have been traveling around West Texas lately, competing against weather and other golfers in the region.