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Trio of judges to rule on congressional map The same plaintiffs who are challenging the state’s 2021 congressional map are asking a panel of three federal judges to block the use of the new GOPapproved districts in the March midterms. The Texas Tribune reported that this is the first legal test for the redrawn districts, which are intended to increase the number of Texas congressional seats held by Republicans by five.

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Landowners across West Texas are invited to attend a one-day workshop in Alpine on November 13, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., designed to help them navigate a rapidly changing landscape of land use opportunities.

The Big Bend Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will hold a program on Saturday, October 25, in the AEP room of the Alpine Public Library at 1 p.m. Wizzy Brown, Senior Extension Program Specialist with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, will present “Insects found on native plants in the Big Bend area.” She will discuss common insects and other arthropods found in the Alpine region, including butterflies, moths, bees, wasps, ants, true bugs, dragonflies, and damselfl ies.

The largest fundraiser of the year for the Alpine Humane Society is just a few weeks away, scheduled for Saturday, October 25, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Big Bend Regional Hospital District’s (BBRHD) Executive Director, Lynette Brehm, released the findings from the formal investigation she submitted to Assured Imaging after the district received multiple complaints from patients and providers about mammogram results.