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WEEK Meet Titan This relaxed and handsome guy came into the shelter in late July after being found as a stray. He has a quiet, laid-back personality and will supervise you while you do your chores and watch a movie with you.

Send your community events to kara. gerbert@alpineavalanche.com September 18-20 Trappings of Texas September 19-20 West Fest Cabrito Cookoff, Post Park, Marathon September 19 Master Naturalist Hike, 9 a.m.

After two special sessions ended without lawmakers agreeing on how to regulate the state’s THC market, Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order restricting the use of products infused with the psychoactive cannabis compound to adults age 21 and older, The Dallas Morning News reported.

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More than two dozen students at Sul Ross State University have been selected to receive more than $250,000 in scholarships from a variety of sources through the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI). It is the largest amount of scholarship funds ever distributed to BRI-affiliated students.

ConocoPhillips and Texan by Nature (TxN) announce the Delaware River Basin Restoration Project, a restoration effort aimed at improving ecological health and economic resilience in the Delaware River Basin. Industry peers, conservation organizations, and landowners in Culberson County and beyond are invited to get involved through technical collaboration, co-investment, or land restoration participation.

The Big Bend Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will hold a program on Saturday, September 27, in the AEP room of the Alpine Public Library at 1 p.m. The program will focus on Earth’s warming climate and how it ultimately affects its ecosystems.

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As the Borderlands Research Institute (BRI) celebrates 18 years of conservation, education, and outreach in the Trans-Pecos, it marks a milestone in funding that will transform the future of its mission: to fill the void in wildlife and habitat research in the Trans-Pecos.

The BB-RISE (Big Bend Rural Initiative for Success in Education) program, a nonprofit partnership among Alpine ISD, Marathon ISD, and Marfa ISD, held its official kickoff on Tuesday afternoon in the Espino Conference Center on the campus of Sul Ross State University.