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The 38th Annual Trappings of Texas exhibit and sale will begin tonight at the Museum of the Big Bend on the Sul Ross campus. This long-standing exhibit and sale of one of the nation’s foremost collections of contemporary Western art and cowboy gear begins its opening weekend with a slate of events that continues through Saturday evening, September 14.

The Brewster County Commissioner’s Court held its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 10 at 9:30 a.m. in the commissioner’s courtroom.

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A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that in 2023, 509,000 park visitors spent an estimated $48.7 million in local gateway regions while visiting Big Bend National Park and Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River. These expenditures supported a total of 661 jobs, $18.8 million in labor income, $29.8 million in value-added, and $56.4 million in economic output in local gateway economies surrounding Big Bend National Park.

When you think of pasta, the word curry usually does not come to mind. Likely, you think of a rich, creamy tomato sauce or a decadent alfredo. Perhaps you even think of an herbaceous and nutty pesto, but curry is not one of those sauces that makes that mental connection with pasta.

Dear Neil, this little weed is taking over my Asian jasmine. It now covers a section that’s 12 ft.

Photos courtesy of the Archives of the Big Bend at the Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library and the Portal of Texas. .

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Meet Luna II! Luna II arrived at the shelter in mid-July with her sister Daisy and was then surrendered by her previous owner. Luna is petite for a pittie, she has a loving and gentle look in her eyes.