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Dear Neil, How can we have the best results in raising a pineapple from the top of a fruit? I’ll give you the steps I have always followed with almost 100% success. • Start with a healthy, green top on the fruit that you buy.

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The non-profit partnership between Marfa ISD, Marathon ISD, and Alpine ISD has been designated a Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). This designation allows the Big Bend Rural Initiative for Success in Education (BB-RISE) alliance, which focuses on small, rural districts, to collaborate across district lines to create shared college and career pathways. BB-RISE can now expand high-quality postsecondary opportunities for these rural students via coordinated efforts across the districts, higher education institutions, and the workforce.

Legislative session wraps up The dust hasn’t quite settled on the 2025 legislative session, but here’s a sampling of bills already sent to Gov. Greg Abbott.

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The 67th Texas State Park police and Texas Game Warden class is set to begin service after eight months of intensive training. Brewster and Presidio counties will have two new Texas Game Wardens stationed in Alpine. Pecos County will also have two new officers begin their service in West Texas.

If you thought football season was still months away, think again. The Alpine Bucks 7-on-7 team just gave fans a sneak peek at the returning firepower, blazing speed, and game-changing talent they’re bringing into the fall.

The 2025 Pecos League season is underway, and the Alpine Cowboys have already shown flashes of grit, power, and promise despite a rocky 2-4 start. Under the guidance of newly appointed manager Lance Myers, the Cowboys split a six-game opening homestand that included a hard-fought series against the Pecos Bills and a dramatic extra- inning battle with the Tucson Saguaros.