June 2026

Israel and Palestine have been in the news a lot lately, and it hasn’t been good news. Let us remember that this was where Jesus was born, where he taught, fed the thousands, cured the sick, and raised the dead. It was where he died and rose from the dead. These are the Holy Lands. It is the land of the Jews and the Christians.

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The Alpine City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. All council members were present.

Black bears are once again part of the wildlife story of Far West and Southwest Texas, and Sul Ross State University graduate student Jesse Ellgren is working to better understand what their return means for the region’s future.

The ongoing controversy involving the building of a border wall in Big Bend looks to be forging ahead, despite multiple organizations and conservation advocates’ pleas, as well as comments from Customs and Border Protection’s Commissioner Rodney Scott to the contrary.

Michael“Mike”Murphy Mike and his wife Debbie arrived in the Davis Mountains in 1997, rolled up their sleeves, and helped craft one of the largest, most important conservation projects in Texas. They were inseparable, and they loved the land and each other.