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Dear Neil, How can we have the best results in raising a pineapple from the top of a fruit? I’ll give you the steps I have always followed with almost 100% success. • Start with a healthy, green top on the fruit that you buy.

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The non-profit partnership between Marfa ISD, Marathon ISD, and Alpine ISD has been designated a Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) by the Texas Education Agency (TEA).

Legislative session wraps up The dust hasn’t quite settled on the 2025 legislative session, but here’s a sampling of bills already sent to Gov. Greg Abbott.

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The 67th Texas State Park police and Texas Game Warden class is set to begin service after eight months of intensive training. Brewster and Presidio counties will have two new Texas Game Wardens stationed in Alpine. Pecos County will also have two new officers begin their service in West Texas.

The Alpine ISD Board of Trustees met for their regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 21, in the Board Room at the Administration Building.

The Big Bend Regional Hospital District (BBRHD) held its regular meeting last Thursday in Alpine. The highlights of the meeting were presentations by the two architectural firms for the new Presidio facility.

On Tuesday, the Brewster County Commissioners Court held its regular meeting in the commissioner’s courtroom at the Brewster County Courthouse. All commissioners except Precinct 3 Commissioner Ruben Ortega were present, with County Judge Greg Henington presiding.

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