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Jordy came into the shelter as a stray in late August, and staff discovered she was a shelter alum from some time ago. She is the sweetest and loves people; she does well with humans of all ages and likes attention and snacks.

The mule deer fawn crop in the Alpine area should be above average this year, according to Shawn Gray, mule deer and pronghorn program leader for Texas Parks and Wildlife.

Presidio County Commissioners Court met Wednesday, September 9, in Marfa. Presidio County Judge Joe Portillo presided over the meeting, which addressed general housekeeping issues, grants, and a reported case of screwworm.

Sul Ross State University began the Fall 2026 semester with 25% enrollment growth, according to preliminary Texas State University System data. SRSU reported 2,904 students enrolled across its Alpine and International campuses, an increase of 573 over the previous fall, the highest total since 2017.

The Bucks got off to a hot start in their home matchup against Mountain View on Friday night, but the early momentum would not last as the Lobos came away with a 34-9 win in Alpine. It was a game where the Bucks may have been considered the favorites coming in, and Alpine looked the part early.

Quick – Who’s your favorite apostle? Maybe you don’t walk around with a ready-made answer to that question. I didn’t. Recently, however, that changed. Let me share who mine is – and hopefully, we can see three truths about following Jesus today.

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Birthday The “Ice Giant,” as the planet Uranus is referred to, was observed by the Hubble Space Telescope at the same time that the New Horizons spacecraft observed the planet. This dual observation allowed scientists and researchers to interpret the data sent back by New Horizons..

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope continues to find exciting things throughout the universe. Using the telescope, a team of scientists led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) identified a previously unknown moon orbiting Uranus, bringing the planet’s known satellites to 29.

Week of September 13-19 Book one of 17, the first novel in the New York Times best-selling series The Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher, takes the reader on a journey through magical Chicago through the eyes of professional wizard Harry Dresden.