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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.

Applications are now being accepted for Hotel Occupancy Tax (HOT) grants from the City of Alpine for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. Visitor events and other projects that draw overnight visits to the City are eligible for funding consideration, according to the requirements of state law.

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. Our primary mission is to provide the Presidio Brewster County Indigent Health Care Program to our bi-county residents in a quality and costeff ective manner.

More than 350 landowners, scientists, groundwater conservation district leaders, legislators, judges, nonprofit partners and community members gathered at Sul Ross State University for Water in the Desert 2026 — the first major event hosted by the newly launched Meadows Research Institute for West Texas Water. The strong turnout, up significantly from the inaugural 2024 conference, underscored both the urgency of water challenges in Far West Texas and the growing momentum behind a coordinated, science-driven response.

If anyone in Kermit on Saturday thought the Alpine Varsity Fightin’ Lady Bucks were intimidated by the defending Class 3A state champions, they didn’t stay confused for long. Alpine marched into Coahoma’s backyard on February 28 and went pitch-for-pitch, swingfor- swing with the number four-ranked team in the state, falling just short in an 8-9 heart-stopper that felt more like a playoff game than a February matchup.

The Alpine Fightin’ Buck golf teams were spread out across West Texas last week, with the boys’ JV team competing in Pecos, the boys’ varsity competing in Iraan, David Baca and Ace Granado competing in Andrews, and the girls’ team also played in Iraan for the first time as a complete team. “Overall, we had a good week as we passed the midpoint of the season,” said Coach Marco Gomez. “I have seen improvement every week in our players, and that is one of our goals.”

The Alpine City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in the council chambers with all council members present.

The Brewster County Commissioners held their regular meeting on Tuesday, February 24, at the Brewster County Courthouse. All commissioners were present.