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This month, the Alpine Animal Services shelter is offering an adoption special of $25, a steep discount from the regular rate of $100. Alpine Animal Services is planning some maintenance on the kennels, and it would be helpful to them not to have as many dogs to move. It would certainly be helpful to the dogs that are waiting for their forever home. There is a nice mix of breeds, personalities, and ages to suit the needs of any household. All the pets are spayed, neutered, vaccinated, and microchipped.

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The May 3 general election will elect two positions to the Alpine City Council and the Alpine ISD Board of Trustees. The filing deadline was last Friday at 5 p.m.

Some services in the Chisos Mountains to remain open through June. Major construction projects to improve visitor services and critical infrastructure in the Chisos Basin area of the park are now expected to begin July 1.

The Texas Lottery Commission and its former director are under scrutiny after they allegedly helped a single entity win a $95 million Lotto Texas Jackpot, the Houston Chronicle reported. Written testimony at a state legislative hearing last week from an attorney indicated an entity called Rook TX guaranteed it would win the jackpot by buying virtually every one of the nearly 26 million possible six-number combinations in the drawing, held in April 2023.

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