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The Brewster County Commissioner’s Court held its regularly scheduled meeting July 7, at 9:30 a.m. In this Tuesday meeting, several notable items were discussed, such as future budget items coming up for update and renewal, the Sunshine House shared the efforts they’ve made in the community, and...

This year, the Borderlands Research Institute, located at Sul Ross State University, culminates its 15-year anniversary of conservation biology and land stewardship in the Trans-Pecos and Chihuhuan desert region of West Texas and northern Mexico, as well as areas in the Texas panhandle, New Mexico,...

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The Alpine City Council held a special meeting July 11, to make up for the July 4th holiday break last week. The reports on the agenda were given by Mayor Catherine Eaves and City Manager Megan Antrim.

The I-20 Wildlife Preserve will enlarge its outdoor classroom in an entirely new way this summer when they welcome high school students into its new Conservation Job Corps program Monday morning.

The Texas Senate on the first day of the Legislature’s second special session unanimously passed a tax bill last Wednesday that increases the homestead exemption and includes a pay hike for teachers, the Austin American- Statesman reported.

Dear Neil: Please identify this mystery plant that is growing in my lantana bed. I don’t want to pull it if it would be an attractive groundcover, but I don’t want it to take over the entire bed.

During high school I played basketball my freshman and sophomore years. My junior year I was a technician for the band, and I have been a part of the yearbook staff since I was a sophomore.

Recently I received a call from an old friend who was coming to town, and she asked if I wanted to meet up for lunch. As luck would have it, it was a Tuesday in Alpine and most sit-down restaurants were closed.