June 2026

Hector Ismael Balderrama, 80, passed away Tuesday, June 02, in Fort Stockton. He was born in Terlingua on February 24, 1946. Hector loved participating in Special Olympics not only in Alpine, where he was raised, but also in Carlsbad, New Mexico, and in Fort Stockton.

Yolanda Parras Marquez, 74, passed away on June 3, 2026, in Alpine. Yolanda was born on July 8, 1951, in Alpine, to Francisco Parras and Ramona Ramos Parras.

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The Alpine City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, June 9, at 5:30 p.m. to enter into an executive session with the city attorney to address and deliberate the employment, discipline, or outright dismissal of City of Alpine Secretary Geoffrey “Geo” Calderon, who was placed on administrative...

In just a few short weeks, one of the world’s foremost museums, education, and research facilities will take a seat in Alpine at the Museum of the Big Bend. Beginning July 3 and running through August 8, the Museum of the Big Bend will host “Spark!

On Tuesday, the Trump Administration and the Department of Homeland Security continued to bypass a multitude of environmental laws to expedite the construction of border barriers and roads through Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park.

By now, most of us have heard of the current return of the New World Screwworm to American soil through a confirmed case on Wednesday, June 3, in a calf in South Texas.

We met Bobbi Jo at a restaurant across the street from our Appleton, Wisconsin hotel.

Former principal speaks With regard to my exit as Fort Davis principal. I would like to clarify that I resigned from the position on May 15, 2026 (in FDISD’s public statement, the dates are both off by one day).

On Saturday, June 13, at 1 p.m. in the Alpine Public Library, the Big Bend Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will host a program on Pollinators in the Davis Mountains by Eliana Goodwin of the Borderlands Research Institute. The event is open to the public, and all are welcome.