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PET OF THE WEEK

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.
PET OF THE WEEK

UPCOMING EVENTS

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.
UPCOMING EVENTS

Texas Capital Highlights

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.

Record number of scholarships awarded to BRI students

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.
Pictured are 22 of the 29 BRI scholarship recipients for 2025-2026. These students are involved in research on black bears, invasive species such as aoudad, grassland habitats, pronghorn, and birds such as quail and other species. Photo courtesy of BRI

Native Plant Society to meet September 27

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.

BB-RISE kicks off with a full house

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.
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