Opinion

When House Bill 2 (HB-2) passed the Texas Legislature last month, Alpine ISD— like many school districts across the state—welcomed the additional funding with open arms. The bill was a crucial and timely investment in public education, offering much-needed relief to districts that the state had long underfunded. We appreciate the hard work of members of the Texas House and Senate in increasing funding for Texas public schools. Every dollar was desperately needed, is graciously received, and will be put to good use to improve academic and well-being outcomes for the children of Texas.

Serving on Alpine’s City Council is both a privilege and a responsibility I take seriously. As your representative, I believe local government should work for the people— with transparency, accountability, and a clear commitment to serving our community, not personal agendas.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Moore Airfield Base in South Texas as a location for a U.S.-based sterile fly dispersal facility to combat the spread of the New World screwworm (NWS). The announcement comes after a resurgence of NWS in southern Mexico that has prompted significant actions from both lawmakers and federal agencies to protect the U.S. agricultural industry.

Thank You On behalf of Audie’s family, we wanted to take a moment to tell you all how grateful we are. The amount of love and support we have received has been overwhelming.

Gov. Greg Abbott just before the midnight deadline Sunday vetoed a bill on THC products and said he would call a special legislative session to regulate products containing the substance, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The veto angered the bill’s chief champion, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

At Sul Ross State University, we are proud to serve the students of Far West Texas and the Middle Rio Grande Region with quality education, dedicated faculty, and a commitment to rural access and student success. This year, I’m pleased to share that the 89th Texas Legislature has made historic investments in higher education that directly benefi t Sul Ross and the communities we serve.

“Since I’m late sending you this birthday card, let’s make sure that doesn’t happen again. Please consider this your first happy birthday wish for the year.” — My standard birthday card greeting.

Gov. Greg Abbott says he got everything he pushed for during the Legislature’s 89th session, which ended on June 2.

Many Thanks Many thanks to Jeff Davis County Library for the excellent recent program, “How Mountain Birds are Responding to Climate Change,” by Eric Iverson, PhD candidate at UTAustin. Afterward, Friends of the Library hosted a reception.

“Time flies” — English idiom in common usage since the 19th century. That tossed-about old saying has a peculiarly special meaning among old pilots.