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With the legislative session ending on Monday, June 2, lawmakers are scrambling to pass or kill bills, the Austin American- Statesman reported. Among the bills passed or likely to soon pass: • All handgun licenses issued in other states will be honored in Texas if, as expected, Gov.

The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC), Texas Western District, held its spring convention on March 29 in the AEP meeting room of the Alpine Public Library. Attendees from the 20th Century Study Club of Midland, the Tau Lambda Study Club of Monahans, the Culture Club of Sanderson, and the Woman’s Club ofAlpine were in attendance.

The Texas Historical Commission’s Heritage Tourism Program announced that the Museum of the Big Bend at Sul Ross State University has been selected to host the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit in Summer 2026. Selections are made through a rigorous application process. MOBB partnered with the City of Alpine and Texas Mountain Trail to outline project goals, developments, recent exhibits and innovations, historical connections, and how the exhibit will be promoted in the region.

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The Alpine City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday. All council members were present, and Alpine Mayor Catherine Eaves led the meeting.

One of Texas Parks and Wildlife’s (TPWD) most prized successes is in jeopardy. The Desert Bighorn restoration project, which aims to establish breeding populations of the native sheep back in Texas, has seen a significant decline in animal numbers since 2021.

Sul Ross State University has been nationally recognized with two new Carnegie designations. SRSU has earned both Research College and University (RCU) and Opportunity College and University (OCU) and is the smallest university in the United States to do so.

If you happen to read this article after millions of people have disappeared, please know there is still hope. This event is called the rapture of the church (1 Thess 4:13-18, 1 Cor 15:51-52). It marks the end of the Age of Grace and the beginning of the transition to a new age when Jesus Christ returns to earth to rule for 1,000 years (Rev 20:4).

INGREDIENTS Vegetable oil spray 2 large eggs 2 ½ cups whole milk 2 tablespoons of salted, melted butter 2 tablespoons of pure vanilla extract 1 ½ cups of sugar 4 packed cups of 1-inch-cubed sourdough bread ½ cup of chopped pecans BOURBON SAUCE 1 stick (1/2 cup) of salted butter ½ cup heavy whipping cream ½ cup of sugar ¼ cup of bourbon DIRECTIONS • Heat oven to 325. • Spray a 9 or 10-inch square baking dish with vegetable oil spray.

HEAD OVER MEALS What do you get when you mix a good Bourbon and an even Better Steakhouse? Lots of things, but this week, we are focusing on dessert- not just any dessert, but one infused with Kentucky Bourbon. I need to be honest, I have never been a fan of bread pudding EVER, but on a recent trip to Perini Steakhouse in Buffalo Gap, I have been changed.